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  Type studio
  Artist Björk
  Cover BjorkDebutjpg
  Released July 13 , 1993
  Genre Pop , Electronica , House , New Age
  Length 48:26
  Label One Little Indian <small>(UK)</small><br> Elektra <small>(US)</small>
  Producer Nellee Hooper , Björk
  Last Album '' Björk ''<br>(1977)
  This Album '''''Debut'''''<br>(1993)
  Next Album '' Post ''<br>(1995)


''Debut'', released in July 1993, is an album by Iceland ic 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 . " 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/

The album was re-released in '' box set.


TRACK LISTING

#" Human Behaviour " (Björk, Hooper) – 4:12
#"Crying" (Björk, Hooper) – 4:49
#" Venus As A Boy " (Björk) – 4:41
#"There's More to Life Than This" (Björk, Hooper) – 3:21
#"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, VanHeusen) – 4:33
#" Big Time Sensuality " (Björk, Hooper) – 3:56
#"One Day" (Björk) – 5:24
#"Aeroplane" (Björk) – 3:54
#"Come to Me" (Björk) – 4:55
#" Violently Happy " (Björk, Hooper) – 4:58
#"The Anchor Song" (Björk) – 3:32
#"Atlantic" (Björk) (Japan only bonus track) – 2:04
#" Play Dead " (Björk, Arnold, Wobble) (UK, Portugal and Japan only bonus track) – 3:58


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  • Garry Hughes – keyboards, Hammond organ, programming

  • Oliver Lake – arranger, brass

  • Corky Hale – harp

  • Björk – arranger, keyboards, producer

  • Gary Barnacle – brass

  • Paul Corkett – engineer

  • Marius DeVries - 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



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