Robyn Is Here
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The album is mainly written and produced by Swedish production team Ghost, with all songs co-written by Robyn. Denniz Pop and Max Martin produced two of the album's four singles, "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love". Both peaked at number seven in the US, while the latter peaked at number eight in the UK.
On 1 June 2004 BMG released Robyn's Best. While titled like a greatest hits album, it is a repackaging of the US edition of Robyn Is Here.
Critical reception
Template:Album ratings Writing for Melody Maker in February 1998, Peter Robinson described Robyn Is Here as an "impressive album" and highlighted it as an alternative to other contemporaneous pop acts; "While the music loses its edge stretched over 13 tracks, and at the same time surrenders its subtlety when heard on a song-by-song basis, Robyn Is Here is nonetheless a slinky, funky album, and for all those disappointed by the weediness of Louise, disillusioned by the Spice Girls, or distracted by the hastily drafted in Kim Wilde lookalike factor of All Saints, Robyn's your gal."[4] In his consumer guide for MSN Music, critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B+ rating,[5] indicating "remarkable one way or another, yet also flirts with the humdrum or the half-assed".[6] Christgau described it as "So front-loaded it could almost be a vinyl album with a hot side and a cool side", but commented that "a few spins in, you notice a hint of velvet in her timbre—more like suede, really—that suggests not sensuality but emotional depth".[5]
Robyn's Best
In 2004 a decade long partnership between Robyn and BMG ended. After hearing "Who's That Girl", BMG reacted negatively,[7] encouraging Robyn to start her own label, founding Konichiwa Records one year later. Robyn's Best was released on 1 June 2004. While its title implies a greatest hits album, it is a repackaging of the US edition of Robyn Is Here with a revised running order and three tracks removed.
K. Ross Hoffman of AllMusic gave the album two out of five stars and calls it "a shamelessly misleading and essentially worthless release that seems misguided even as a straight-up cash-grab attempt".[8]
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
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- Björn Engelmann – mastering
- Håkan Wollgård – engineering
- Anders Lundin – assistant engineering
- Peter Swartling – creative direction & executive production
- Alex Strehl – creative direction & art direction
- Marlene Waltman – hair & makeup
- Miles Cockfield – stylist
- Christian Coinbergh – photography
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Album | Label |
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| Sweden | 13 October 1995 | CD | Robyn Is Here | Template:Hlist |
| Japan | 21 February 1996 | BMG | ||
| United States | 24 June 1997 | Template:Hlist | RCA | |
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| United Kingdom[16] | 9 March 1998 | |||
| United States | 1 June 2004 | CD | Robyn's Best | BMG |
References
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