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| Name = Me and Armini |
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Revision as of 20:51, 5 August 2013
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
ARTISTdirect | [3] |
Blender | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
PopMatters | [6] |
Slant | [7] |
Paste Magazie | [8] |
Me and Armini is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) studio album by the Icelandic singer and songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey.
The album was released on 8 September 2008, preceded by the digital single "Me and Armini" on 19 August. "Big Jumps" was the next single and was released on 29 September 2008.[9] The third single, "Jungle Drum," was released as a digital download on March 9, 2009, and later that year, on June 19, it had a physical release on CD (in Germany only). The single became a number one in some European countries, such as Germany, Austria and Iceland and in Belgium.[10] The album entered the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #30.[11]
On May 4, 2010, the song "Gun" was used over the end credits for the opening episode of the TV-series Luther on BBC One. It was also used on the CSI: NY episode "Command+P".
Track listing
- "Fireheads" - 3:44
- "Me and Armini" - 4:17
- "Birds" - 6:23
- "Heard It All Before" - 4:13
- "Ha Ha" - 3:15
- "Big Jumps" - 3:01
- "Jungle Drum" - 2:13
- "Hold Heart" - 2:04
- "Gun" - 5:45
- "Beggar's Prayer" - 2:55
- "Dead Duck" - 5:36
- "Bleeder" - 4:50
Bonus tracks
- "The Wolf Song" - 4:24 (bonus track on iTunes and the Japanese edition)[12]
- "Me and Armini" (dub version) (bonus track on the Japanese edition)[12]
Gold Edition bonus disc
After the success of the "Jungle Drum" single in Germany, this edition of the album was released on September 25, 2009.[13][14][15]
- "Me and Armini" (Mr Dan's "Magic Typewriter" remix) a.k.a. Dan Carey remix
- "Me and Armini" (Simone Lombardi remix)
- "Beggar's Prayer" (KRCW session)
- "Big Jumps" (music video)
- "Jungle Drum" (music video)
- "Heard It All Before" (music video)
Charts
Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||||||
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UK | GER | FRA | NL | CH | BE | AUS [16] | ||
2008 | Me and Armini | 96 | 19 | 56 | 94 | 71 | 56 | 102 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date |
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Worldwide | 8 September 2008 |
United States | 9 September 2008 |
Japan | 26 November 2008 |
References
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/me-and-armini/emiliana-torrini/critic-reviews
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ ARTISTdirect review
- ^ Blender review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Slant review
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini.html
- ^ Free Download: Emilíana Torrini "Me and Armini". ArjanWrites Music Blog (10 July 2008). Retrieved on 13 July 2008.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Album entry on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ a b "Album entry in the HMV store". HMV Japan. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu
- ^ Amazon.com: Me & Armini — Gold Edition: Emiliana Torrini: Music
- ^ Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini (Gold-Edition - 2CD (P)2009 @ FaN Sklep z Muzyką (pl)
- ^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Emilíana Torrini; 'Me and Armini')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.