Homogenic

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Homogenic
Studio album by Björk
Released	September 23, 1997
Recorded	El Cortijo Studios, Spain August 1996 - August 1997
Genre	Pop/Electronica/Trip-Hop/Alternative Rock
Length	43:58
Label	One Little Indian
Producer(s)	Björk Mark Bell Guy Sigsworth Howie B
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME September, 1997 p. 54 The A.V. Club (Mixed) link Pitchfork Media (9.9/10) link Rolling Stone RS 771 Slant Magazine link Spin October, 1997 p. 135
Björk chronology
Telegram (1997)	Homogenic (1997)	Selmasongs (2000)

Homogenic, released in September of 1997 is an album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk. It was produced by Björk herself, Howie B, Guy Sigsworth and Mark Bell and was received with great enthusiasm by critics, who particularly enjoyed the mix between electronic music and classical strings. Homogenic has been certified gold in the U.S. It peaked at #4 in the UK album chart. Homogenic was also nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 1998 Grammys while Bachelorette was nominated for Best Music Video.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Singles 4 Charts 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Björk, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Hunter" – 4:15
2. "Jóga" (Björk/Sjón) – 5:05
3. "Unravel" (Björk/Guy Sigsworth) – 3:17
4. "Bachelorette" (Björk/Sjón) – 5:16
5. "All Neon Like" – 5:53
6. "5 Years" – 4:29
7. "Immature" – 3:06
8. "Alarm Call" – 4:19
9. "Pluto" (Björk/Mark Bell) – 3:19
10. "All Is Full of Love" – 4:32
11. "Nature Is Ancient" – 3:39 (Japanese bonus track)

[edit] Samples

[edit] Singles

• "Jóga"
• "Bachelorette" UK #21
• "Hunter"" UK #44
• "Alarm Call" UK #33
• "All is Full of Love" UK #24, US Dance #8

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Billboard 200	28

Certified Platinum in 2006

[edit] External links

• Homogenic mini-site