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Album DescriptionJapanese pressing of her debut album includes the UK bonus track, 'Play Dead' along with the Japanese only bonus track, 'Atlantic'. 13 tracks in all, including lyrics to all tracks . 1994 release.Amazon.com essential recordingHer first album following the breakup of the Sugarcubes, Debut is I
Album Description Japanese pressing of her debut album includes the UK bonus track, 'Play Dead' along with the Japanese only bonus track, 'Atlantic'. 13 tracks in all, including lyrics to all tracks . 1994 release.
Amazon.com essential recording Her first album following the breakup of the Sugarcubes, Debut is Icelandic trickster Björk's statement of purpose: bringing curious experimentalism to the dance floor and putting her startling, expressive voice front and center. Her perspective is a little alien--it's no accident that the first song talks about "getting close to a human"--but her leveling of genre distinctions has some wonderful results, especially the eroticized easy-listening reggae sway of "Venus As a Boy." Paired with producer Nellee Hooper (of Soul II Soul), she comes up with a series of invitingly artificial settings for her pipes, built from late-night beats and peculiar timbres, and sings like she's overwhelmed with joy from all her senses. --Douglas Wolk
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Track listing1. Human Behaviour 2. Crying 3. Venus as a Boy 4. There's More to Life Than This 5. Like Someone in Love 6. Big Time Sensuality 7. One Day 8. Aeroplane 9. Come to Me 10. Violently Happy 11. Anchor Song
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