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Album Review: Telegram

  • Artist: Björk
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: January 14, 1997
  • Genre: Rock

Review

In theory, Telegram is a remixed album of all the songs from Post, but the arrangements are so different, it might as well be another record entirely. Björk has re-recorded several of her vocals, handing the original backing tracks to a variety of producers and musicians -- everyone from Dillinja to the Brodsky Quartet. While Telegram provides some of the most challenging listening yet heard on a Björk album, it is essentially because the new arrangements are radical -- in terms of electronic dance music, the actual music and remixes are far from radical. Still, Telegram works as an excellent introduction to techno for alternative pop fans unsure of where to begin exploring. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Possibly Maybe [Lucy Mix] (Lyrics) Björk Björk (3:03)
Hyper-Ballad Björk Gudmundsdottir, Björk Björk (4:21)
Enjoy [Further Over The Edge mix] (Lyrics) Björk, Tricky Björk (4:21)
My Spine Björk, Evelyn Glennie Björk (2:33)
I Miss You [Dobie Rub Part One-Sunshine mix] (Lyrics) Björk, Howie B Björk (5:35)
Isobel [Deodato mix] (Lyrics) Björk, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper Björk (6:11)
You've Been Flirting Again [Flirt Is A Promise mix] Björk, Björk Gudmundsdottir Björk (3:20)
Cover Me [Dillinja mix] Björk Gudmundsdottir, Björk Björk (6:22)
Army of Me [Masseymix] (Lyrics) Graham Massey, Björk Björk (5:18)
Headphones Björk, Tricky Björk (6:17)
I Miss You [Original mix] (Lyrics) Howie B, Björk Björk (3:59)

Credits

Deodato (Conductor), Björk (Vocals), Björk (Keyboards), Deodato (Arranger)
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Telegram
Remix album by Björk
Released United Kingdom November, 1996
United States January 14, 1997
Genre Electronica, experimental, ambient
Length 51:12
Label One Little Indian
Producer Björk, Nellee Hooper, Tricky, Howie B and Eumir Deodato
Professional reviews
Björk chronology
Post
(1995)
Telegram
(1996)
Homogenic
(1997)

Telegram is the first remix album by Icelandic singer-songwriter/musician Björk. It's a collection of remixes of several tracks from her album Post which had all previously appeared as B-sides of the UK versions of the singles off Post, including the non-album track, My Spine. The cover was shot by Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. All of the songs on Post were remixed, excluding "The Modern Things" and "It's Oh So Quiet". The collection also included one new song entitled "My Spine" which was originally slated to appear on Post but pushed out by "Enjoy", becoming the B-side to the UK It's Oh So Quiet single instead. The album has sold 228,000 copies in U.S. according to SoundScan.

Track listing

  1. "Possibly Maybe" (Lucy Mix - LFO) – 3:02
  2. "Hyperballad" (Brodsky Quartet version) – 4:20
  3. "Enjoy" (Further Over the Edge Mix - Outcast) – 4:19
  4. "My Spine" (w/ Evelyn Glennie) – 2:33
  5. "I Miss You" (Dobie's Rub Part One, Sunshine Mix) – 5:33
  6. "Isobel" (Deodato Mix) – 6:09
  7. "You've Been Flirting Again" (Björk's Flirt Is a Promise Mix - Markus Dravs) – 3:20
  8. "Cover Me" (Dillinja Mix) – 6:21
  9. "Army of Me" (Masseymix - Graham Massey) – 5:15
  10. "Headphones" (Ø Remix - Mika Vainio) – 6:21
  11. "I Miss You" (Original version, bonus track on some versions) – 3:59

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 59
U.S. Billboard 200 66

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