Post (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Post
Type = studio
Artist = Björk

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Released = June 13, 1995
Recorded = Compass Point Studios, Bahamas, 1994-April 1995
Genre = Electronica, Experimental, Jazz, Tribal House, Trip hop, Pop
Length = 46:10 (International Editions) , 50:55 (Japanese Editions)
Label = One Little Indian
Producer = Björk Nellee Hooper Graham Massey Tricky Howie B
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nl5s8qznbtq4 link]
*"NME" Rating|3.5|5 October, 1995 p. 46
*"Q" Rating|4|5 July, 1995 p. 114
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=149&name=Bj%F6rk link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/93772 link]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=363 link]
*"Spin" Rating|4|5 July, 1995 p. 72
Last album = "The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels" (1994)
This album = "Post" (1995)
Next album = "Telegram" (1996)Singles
Name = Post
Type = album
single 1 = Army of Me
single 1 date = April 21, 1995
single 2 = Isobel
single 2 date = August 14, 1995
single 3 = It's Oh So Quiet
single 3 date = November 13, 1995
single 4 = Hyperballad
single 4 date = February 12, 1996
single 5 = Possibly Maybe
single 5 date = October 28, 1996
single 6 = I Miss You
single 6 date = February 24, 1997

"Post" is the third studio album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. It was released in June of 1995. The album was produced in conjunction with Nellee Hooper, Tricky, Graham Massey of 808 State, and electronic music producer Howie B.

Building on the success of her previous album "Debut", Björk continued to pursue different sounds, taking particular interest in dance and techno. Production by Tricky and Howie B also provided trip hop-like sounds on tracks like "Possibly Maybe". It was these producers' influence that gave Björk impetus to create material like the storming "Army of Me" and "Enjoy".

However, Björk had not lost her old fascination with Hollywood-style numbers. Her cover of the Betty Hutton track "Blow a Fuse", retitled "It's Oh So Quiet", became one of Björk's most well-known moments. After "Army of Me" reached the UK top 10, and the subsequent release of "Isobel" (which did less well), One Little Indian scheduled "It's Oh So Quiet" as a novelty Christmas hit. To their surprise, it reached number four in December 1995; it was even later spoofed by The Smurfs. Despite Björk later disowning the song, the commercial attention led to her subsequent single releases "Hyperballad" and "Possibly Maybe" charting higher than expected.

Much material was produced during the album's genesis in 1994, including "I Go Humble", which would later be released as a B-side. Many of the vocals were recorded in Nassau, Bahamas by Compass Point Studios with Björk standing well out into the ocean at sunset. The vocal for "Cover Me" was originally recorded in a nearby bat-infested cave, but was replaced in favour of the studio version. The original version of this song is found on "Family Tree", a box set of rare, previously unreleased material.

"Post" eventually went to number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Björk's second biggest seller there after "Debut". A remix album, "Telegram", soon followed and Björk was now officially Iceland's biggest musical export.

"Post" has been certified platinum in the U.S.

It was ranked #26 in "Spin"'s "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". "Post" and "Homogenic" were placed back to back on Pitchfork's "Best of the 90's" list. RS500|373

The album was re-released in 2006 as a DualDisc including new DTS 96/24 5.1-channel surround sound mixes. The DualDisc also formed part of the "" box set.

In March 2008, the website Stereogum released the original album Enjoyed: A Tribute To Bjork's Post. The collection, available free at [http://stereogum.com/bjork stereogum.com/bjork] , features cover songs by Liars, Dirty Projectors, Xiu Xiu, Final Fantasy & Ed Droste, Atlas Sound, No Age, and others.

The original cover featured Björk surrounded by silver balls with her tongue extended towards a falling silver ball. It was shot by Jean Baptiste Mondino, who did the sleeve for "Debut". The cover was later scrapped, and re-shot by Stéphane Sednaoui.

Track listing

# "Army of Me" (Björk/Graham Massey) – 3:54
# "Hyper-Ballad" (Björk) – 5:21
# "The Modern Things" (Björk/Graham Massey) – 4:10
# "It's Oh So Quiet" (Hans Lang/Bert Reisfeld) – 3:38
# "Enjoy" (Björk/Tricky) – 3:56
# "You've Been Flirting Again" (Björk) – 2:29
# "Isobel" (Björk/Nellee Hooper/Marius de Vries/Sjón) – 5:47
# "Possibly Maybe" (Björk/Nellee Hooper/Marius de Vries) – 5:06
# "I Miss You" (Björk/Howie B) – 4:03
# "Cover Me" (Björk) – 2:06
# "Headphones" (Björk/Tricky) – 5:40
# "I Go Humble" (Björk/Graham Massey) – 4:45 (Japan bonus track)

Charts and certifications

amples

Personnel

*John Altman – orchestra arrangements, conductor
*Gary Barnacle – soprano sax
*Howie Bernstein – producer, programming, engineer, mixing
*Björk – producer, keyboards, organ, string arrangements, brass arrangements
*Stuart Brooks – trumpet
*Jim Couza – hammer dulcimer
*Einar Orn – trumpet
*Eumir Deodato – string arrangements, conductor
*Marcus Dravs – programming, engineer, mixing
*Al Fisch – engineer
*Lenny Franchi – programming, engineer
*Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor
*Nellee Hooper – producer
*Graham Massey – producer, keyboards, programming
*Maurice Murphy – trumpet
*Tony Pleeth – cello
*Steve Price – engineer
*Guy Sigsworth – harpsichord
*Talvin Singh – percussion
*Rob Smissen – viola
*Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
*Al Stone – engineer
*Tricky– producer, keyboards, programming
*Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
*Gavin Wright – orchestra leader

References

External links

* [http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/post/ "Post" mini-site]
* [http://stereogum.com/bjork Enjoyed: A Tribute To Bjork's Post]