Debut (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Debut
Type = studio
Artist = Björk


Released = July 13, 1993
October 26, 1993 (UK) [ [http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=488106 hmv.com: albums: Debut (1993) ] ]
Recorded = early 1993
Genre = Electronica, House, New Age, Pop, Tribal House
Length = 48:19 (International Version) , 52:15 (UK Edition) , 55:30 (Japanese Edition)
Label = One Little Indian (UK)
Elektra (U.S.)
Producer = Nellee Hooper, Björk
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sgdjvwmta9ik link]
*"NME" Rating|4.5|5 July 1993 p. 35
*"Q" Rating|4|5 July 1993 p. 85
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|neither [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=bjork link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/217068/debut?rating=11?rating=11?rating=11 link]
Last album = "Björk"
(1977)
This album = "Debut"
(1993)
Next album = "The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels"
(1994)
Misc = Singles
Name = Debut
Type = album
single 1 = Human Behaviour
single 1 date = June 7, 1993
single 2 = Venus as a Boy
single 2 date = August 23, 1993
single 3 = Play Dead
single 3 date = October 11, 1993
single 4 = Big Time Sensuality
single 4 date = November 22, 1993
single 5 = Violently Happy
single 5 date = March 7, 1994

"Debut", released in July 1993, is an album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. It was her first solo project after leaving The Sugarcubes, but was not her actual debut, as she released the self-titled album "Björk" in 1977. The record was produced by Nellee Hooper and established Björk's audience outside of Iceland and cult followings in the UK, U.S. and elsewhere. Sonically, the album is a mix of dance beat-driven pop ("Violently Happy", "Big Time Sensuality", "There's More to Life Than This"), earthy, new age ("One Day", "The Anchor Song", "Aeroplane", "Human Behaviour"), and seductive, rhythm-based songs ("Venus as a Boy", "Come to Me"). "Debut" has been certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA and is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. "Play Dead", Bjork's collaboration with David Arnold, was soon added as a closing bonus track on a re-released version of the album in the UK, after the single almost cracked the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in late 1993.

"Debut" topped "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers albums chart and peaked at number 61 on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 chart. It peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.

In 1998, "Q" magazine readers voted "Debut" the 74th greatest album of all time. The album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It has also sold 921,000 copies in U.S. according to SoundScan. [ [http://www.indian.co.uk/about_us/ One Little Indian ] ]

The album was re-released in 2006 as a DualDisc including new DTS 96/24 5.1-channel surround sound mixes. The DualDisc also formed part of the "" box set.

Track listing

#"Human Behaviour" - 4:10
#"Crying" - 4:52
#"Venus as a Boy" - 4:42
#"There's More to Life Than This" (Recorded Live At The Milk Bar Toilets) - 3:21
#"Like Someone in Love" - 4:33
#"Big Time Sensuality" - 3:57
#"One Day" - 5:24
#"Aeroplane" - 3:54
#"Come to Me" - 4:55
#"Violently Happy" - 4:59
#"The Anchor Song" - 3:32
#"Atlantic" (Japan bonus track) 3:15
#"Play Dead" (UK/Japan bonus track) - 3:56

amples

Personnel

*Garry Hughes – keyboards, Hammond organ, programming
*Oliver Lake – arranger, brass
*Corky Hale – harp
*Björk – arranger, keyboards, producer
*Gary Barnacle – brass
*Paul Corkett – engineer
*Marius De Vries - Keyboards, programming
*Nellee Hooper – percussion, drums, producer, engineer
*Howie B – engineer
*Luis Jardim – bass, percussion, drums
*Hugoth Nicolson – engineer
*Brian Pugsley – engineer
*Talvin Singh – director, tabla
*Bruce Willie Smith – percussion, drums
*Al Stone – engineer
*Martin Virgo – keyboards, programming
*Mark Warner – assistant engineer
*Paul Wertheimer – engineer
*Goetz Botzenhardt – assistant engineer
*Jim Abbiss – engineer
*Dave Burnham – engineer
*Jean Baptiste Mondino – photography
*Pete Lewis – assistant engineer
*Paul Waller – keyboards, programming
*Jon Mallison – guitar, assistant engineer
*Mike Marsh – mastering
*Mike Mower – brass
*Tim Dickenson – assistant engineer
*Jhelisa Anderson – backing vocals
*Andy Bradford – assistant engineer
*Oggy – assistant engineer
*H. Shalleh – engineer

Charts and certifications

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/debut/ "Debut" mini-site]

References