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| Released | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 58:36 | |||
| Label | JAPIS | |||
| Emilíana Torrini chronology | ||||
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Merman is the second album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini, released in 1996. It includes covers of Tom Waits' "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" and The Velvet Underground's "Stephanie Says". [1] [2] [3] It was the highest selling album in Iceland in 1996. [4] It was co-produced and co-written by Jón Ólafsson. [5] The song "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet" was nominated as the song of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards. [6]
All songs written by Emilíana Torrini and Jón Ólafsson unless otherwise noted.
- "Blame It on the Sun" ( Stevie Wonder)
- "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet"
- "Stephanie Says" ( Lou Reed)
- "Red Woman Red"
- "Old Man and Miss Beautiful"
- "Chelsea Morning" ( Joni Mitchell)
- " I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" ( Tom Waits)
- "Première Lovin'"
- "Merman"
- "I Really Loved Harold" ( Melanie Safka)
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^ Magnús Geir Guðmundsson (31 December 1996).
"Léttur og Mjúkur "Marbendill"". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 31. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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^
"Emilíana og Hafsveinninn".
Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 November 1996. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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^ Árni Matthíasson (20 November 1996).
"Um víðan völl".
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 48. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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^
"Við erum ekki eins blönk og við vorum".
Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 16 January 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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^ Guðbjartur Finnbjörnsson (20 March 1997).
"Ég er með IKEA-rödd". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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^
"Þverskurður af íslenskri tónlist 1996".
Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 March 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
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| Merman | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 58:36 | |||
| Label | JAPIS | |||
| Emilíana Torrini chronology | ||||
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Merman is the second album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini, released in 1996. It includes covers of Tom Waits' "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" and The Velvet Underground's "Stephanie Says". [1] [2] [3] It was the highest selling album in Iceland in 1996. [4] It was co-produced and co-written by Jón Ólafsson. [5] The song "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet" was nominated as the song of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards. [6]
All songs written by Emilíana Torrini and Jón Ólafsson unless otherwise noted.
- "Blame It on the Sun" ( Stevie Wonder)
- "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet"
- "Stephanie Says" ( Lou Reed)
- "Red Woman Red"
- "Old Man and Miss Beautiful"
- "Chelsea Morning" ( Joni Mitchell)
- " I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" ( Tom Waits)
- "Première Lovin'"
- "Merman"
- "I Really Loved Harold" ( Melanie Safka)
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^ Magnús Geir Guðmundsson (31 December 1996).
"Léttur og Mjúkur "Marbendill"". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 31. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
-
^
"Emilíana og Hafsveinninn".
Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 November 1996. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
-
^ Árni Matthíasson (20 November 1996).
"Um víðan völl".
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 48. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
-
^
"Við erum ekki eins blönk og við vorum".
Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 16 January 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
-
^ Guðbjartur Finnbjörnsson (20 March 1997).
"Ég er með IKEA-rödd". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
-
^
"Þverskurður af íslenskri tónlist 1996".
Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 March 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via
Tímarit.is.
|
| This 1990s R&B/ soul album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This blues album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |