Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
Hidden Place
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
5:29 | ||
| 2 |
Cocoon
Producer, Written-By – Björk, Thomas Knak |
4:27 | ||
| 3 |
It's Not Up To You
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
5:09 | ||
| 4 |
Undo
Producer – Björk Written-By – Björk, Thomas Knak |
5:38 | ||
| 5 |
Pagan Poetry
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
5:14 | ||
| 6 |
Frosti
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
1:41 | ||
| 7 |
Aurora
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
4:39 | ||
| 8 |
An Echo, A Stain
Producer – Björk Written-By – Björk, Guy Sigsworth |
4:04 | ||
| 9 |
Sun In My Mouth
Producer – Björk Written-By – Björk, Guy Sigsworth |
2:40 | ||
| 10 |
Heirloom
Producer, Written-By – Björk, Martin Console Programmed By – Martin Console |
5:12 | ||
| 11 |
Harm Of Will
Producer – Björk Written-By – Björk, Guy Sigsworth, Harmony Korine |
4:36 | ||
| 12 |
Unison
Producer, Written-By – Björk |
6:47 |
Credits
- Arranged By [Celeste] – Guy Sigsworth (tracks: 9, 11)
- Arranged By [Choir] – Björk (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Guy Sigsworth (tracks: 1, 8, 12), Vince Mendoza (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 11)
- Arranged By [Clavichord] – Guy Sigsworth (tracks: 3)
- Arranged By [Harp] – Björk (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 12), Zeena Parkins (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12)
- Arranged By [Music Box] – Björk (tracks: 5, 6, 7)
- Arranged By [Strings] – Björk (tracks: 11), Vince Mendoza (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12)
- Design [Sleeve] – Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, M/M ‹Paris›*
- Harp – Caryl Thomas (tracks: 3), Zeena Parkins (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12)
- Keyboards [Bassline] – Björk (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9)
- Mixed By – Mark ‹Spike› Stent*
- Orchestrated By – Vince Mendoza (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Programmed By – Björk (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12), Damian Taylor (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 12), Guy Sigsworth (tracks: 1, 8, 12), Jake Davies (tracks: 1, 5, 7), Marius de Vries (tracks: 5, 7, 8), Matmos (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 12), Matthew Herbert (tracks: 1, 12), Thomas Knak (tracks: 2, 4), Valgeir Sigurdsson (tracks: 3, 9, 12)
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 71) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vespertine (2xLP, Album) | One Little Indian | TPLP101 | UK | 2001 | ||
| Vespertine (Hybrid, DualDisc, RE) | Polydor | 9853616 | Europe | 2006 | ||
| Vespertine (CD, Album, Promo) | Polydor | UICP-9001 | Japan | 2001 | ||
| Vespertine (CDr, Album, Promo) | Polydor | none | Germany | 2001 | ||
| Vespertine (CD, Album, Unofficial) | Not On Label (Björk) | AT-002 | 2001 |
Recommendations
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Björk - Post (CD, Album)
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Björk - Homogenic (CD, Album)
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Björk - Debut (CD, Album)
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Björk - Selmasongs (CD, Album, Enh)
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Björk - Medúlla (CD, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
Without a doubt the best Björk album, every angle is carefully detailed, both musically and lyrically. The whole album feels like a beautiful daydream, you just wanna lean back and let the music take over you. There's a IDM'sh feel in the drum programming, the melodies are very nice and memorable. Hard to top this one.
This is one of the best albums I've ever heard. It's my favorite album of Björk's entire (very impressive) catalog of work. I love the landscape of emotions that she explores on this one. Brilliant lyrics too -- very insightful and meaningful. Beautiful.
I was put off from this album at first, since the first single "Hidden Place" never really appealed to me for some reason I can't really put my finger on. However, after one of my favourite webradios played "Harm Of Will" a few years later, I felt as if I hadn't been giving Björk a real chance, so I bought this album. And while my feeling about it was good, I never imagined that I would be moved as deeply as this. The combo of superb talent productionwise (Matmos and Matthew Herbert are some of the names involved) and the sheer emotional power of Björk's voice makes for a breathtakingly emotive experience that I cannot believe that I missed the first time around. The standout track for me personally on this album would have to be "Cocoon", where Thomas Knak's warm and fuzzy blend of quirky sounds provides the perfect contrast to Björk's heartfelt and trembling vocals.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, you've converted another skeptic in spite of your rather eccentric nature, and for that I salute you.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, you've converted another skeptic in spite of your rather eccentric nature, and for that I salute you.
Bjork's best album. Absolutely beautiful - the lyrics and sound are perfectly entwined in each song such that they reside in their own perfectly realised situation/space. It does what all great music does - it evokes novel thoughts and feelings
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