Only Teardrops is the debut album of the Danish singer-songwriter Emmelie de Forest. The album was released on 6 May 2013 on Universal Music.[1][2] In late March she signed a contract with Universal Music.[3] The song of the same name won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 for Denmark.
| Only Teardrops | ||||
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| Released | 6 May 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012, April 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Denmark | |||
| Producer | Anders Fredslund-Hansen | |||
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| Singles from Only Teardrops | ||||
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Critical reception
editOwing to her status as Eurovision winner, the album's release attracted a number of reviews from Eurovision fan sites. James Sayer of ESC Views gave it a mixed review, saying that "there is nothing wrong with any of the individual songs, there’s just not a great deal which leaps out of the realms of the ordinary".[4] Angus Quinn of Wiwi Bloggs was of the opinion that "Only Teardrops gets it right most of the time and seems to respect the authenticity of the artist".[5]
Singles
edit"Only Teardrops" was released as the lead single of the album in Denmark on 22 January 2013, and worldwide on 2 May 2013. The song was a large success in Denmark and reached No 1 in the charts. The song also charted elsewhere in Europe following its Eurovision performance. It reached a new chart position of 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 26 May. "Hunter & Prey" was released as the second single of the album in Denmark on 19 August 2013.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Teardrops Overture" | Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard | 0:47 |
| 2. | "Hunter & Prey" | Emmelie de Forest, Cabble, Jakob Glæsner | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Change" | Forest, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Only Teardrops" | Cabble, Jakobsen, Stengaard | 3:02 |
| 5. | "What Are You Waiting For" | Jakobsen, Bjørnskov, Dissing | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Haunted Heart" | Forest, Cabble, Stengaard | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Force of Nature" | Forest, Marcus Winther-John | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Beat the Speed of Sound" | Forest, Cabble, Glæsner | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Soldier of Love" | Forest, Jakobsen, Rune Braager | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Running in My Sleep" | Forest, Winther-John | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Let It Fall" | Forest, Cabble, Frederik Thaae | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Only Teardrops" (symphonic version) | Cabble, Jakobsen, Stengaard | 3:18 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 140 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] | 4 |
| French Digital Albums Chart[8] | 91 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 61 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 32 |
Release history
edit| Country | Release date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark[11] | 6 May 2013 | CD, digital download | Universal Music |
| Worldwide | 14 May 2013 | Digital download | |
| Germany[12] | 7 June 2013 | CD |
References
edit- ^ New album out may 6 | Deforest.dk Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 14 April 2013
- ^ "Emmelie udsender album: Min drøm går i opfyldelse". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Today I signed a..." Facebook. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Album Review: Emmelie De Forest "Only Teardrops"". 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Emmelie de Forest Album Review: Only Teardrops Brings It!". 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Meilleures ventes d'Albums téléchargés en France le 27 mai 2013 (Top Albums)". chartsinfrance.net.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Emmelie de Forest Udgiver Debutalbum D. 6. Maj" (in Danish). Universal Music Denmark. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forestj" (in German). amazon.de. Retrieved 25 May 2013.