![]() Play Dead, the only song added to the reissue, was written after Debut and is based on the main character of the film 'The Young Americans' as she wrote the track after seeing the film. The track is about a specific person (rumoured to be her former boyfriend Dominic Thrupp) whom she is protective of and sees everything with a beauty point of view. Venus As a Boy was written solely by Björk in her living room in Iceland, and was one of the last songs recorded for the album. The track is about the relationship of humans and animals and includes several instruments from the timpani to synth riffs. Human Behaviour was written by Björk in her teen years, however she did not want to release it with The Sugarcubes as it had a completely different sound to the band. She first worked with the band Graham Massey from 808 Slate before being introduced to the main producer of Debut, Nellee Hooper. ![]() After this, Björk left Iceland for London and officially worked on what would become Debut.ījörk had already written countless songs for Debut, including the hit lead single Human Behaviour, however had not recorded any tracks. The Sugarcubes slowly drifted apart after less critical and commercial acclaim with their album 'Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!' and, in 1992, released their third and final album 'Stick Around For Joy'. In 1988, The Sugarcubes (whom she was in the position of vocalist) released the single Birthday to critical and commercial acclaim, reaching number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Hildur Hauksdóttir (Björk's mother) designed the cover and the photo was taken at a local Reykjavík studio.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪllMusic critic Joslyn Layne gave the album an overwhelmingly negative review, stating: "Novelty value can only carry an album so far, and even covers of Stevie Wonder's 'Your Kiss Is Sweet', sung in Icelandic, and the Beatles' 'The Fool on the Hill' will probably not be enough to keep you laughing, or interested for the duration.Björk debuted as a solo artist in 1977 with her eponymous album Björk, however it was not until the late 1980s when she truly began strongly working in the music industry. It was recorded at Hljóðriti Studios in Reykjavík. The album was released in two formats, vinyl and cassette, in fairly limited edition (at least 7000 copies) and is rare outside of Iceland. With the money she earned she bought herself a piano and started composing new songs of her own. The songs were a mixture of covers translated into Icelandic, like The Beatles' " The Fool on the Hill" ('Álfur Út Úr Hól'), Edgar Winter's "Alta Mira", Melanie Safka's "Christopher Robin" ('Bænin') and Stevie Wonder's song " Your Kiss Is Sweet" ('Búkolla'), but it also contained some songs written specifically for the album, like the song "Arabadrengurinn" ('The Arab Boy') written by stepfather Sævar, and one instrumental recorder-tribute to Icelandic painter Jóhannes Kjarval, written and performed by 11-year-old Björk.ījörk was offered the chance to do a second album, but she turned it down. ![]() The album is reputed to be juvenilia work and it is not included in the singer's official solo discography, hence the 1993 release Debut is widely considered to be Björk's first studio album. In 1976, Björk appeared on Icelandic radio singing " I Love to Love" through the music school she attended, which led her to a record deal and the release, with the help of stepfather Sævar, of her first solo album in 1977. Björk is the only studio album by Icelandic singer Björk as a child singer, released in December 1977 by Fálkinn.
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