Robyn Is Here is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Robyn. It was originally released on 13 October 1995 in Sweden by Ricochet Records, Ariola Records and BMG. The original edition of the album only received a release in Sweden, Japan and certain Asian and Latin American territories. However, a revised edition received an international release throughout 1997 and 1998. The album peaked at number eight on the Swedish chart and was certified double platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). In the United States, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[4] and had sold more than 922,000 copies by June 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] Worldwide, the album has sold over 1.5 million copies.[6]
International cover. On certain pressings, the cover has a red or beige tint and/or different colored text.
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.
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."[8] In his consumer guide for MSN Music, critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B+ rating,[9] indicating "remarkable one way or another, yet also flirts with the humdrum or the half-assed".[11] 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".[9]
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In 2004 a decade long partnership between Robyn and BMG ended. After hearing "Who's That Girl", BMG reacted negatively,[12] 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".[13]
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Robyn Is Here is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Robyn It was originally released on 13 October 1995 in Sweden by Ricochet Records Ariola Records and BMG The original edition of the album only received a release in Sweden Japan and certain Asian and Latin American territories However a revised edition received an international release throughout 1997 and 1998 The album peaked at number eight on the Swedish chart and was certified double platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association GLF In the United States the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 4 and had sold more than 922 000 copies by June 2010 according to Nielsen SoundScan 5 Worldwide the album has sold over 1 5 million copies 6 Robyn Is Hereoriginal Swedish and Japanese coverStudio album by RobynReleased13 October 1995 1995 10 13 StudioBAG StudiosCheiron StudiosPolar StudiosRadio NovaSoftsound StudiosSoundtrade StudiosGenrePopdance popR amp BLength55 43LabelRicochetAriolaBMGProducerAnders BaggeChristian FalkGhostMax MartinDenniz PopHarry SommerdahlRobyn chronologyRobyn Is Here 1995 My Truth 1999 Singles from Robyn Is Here You ve Got That Somethin Released 1995 Do You Really Want Me Show Respect Released 11 September 1995 1 Do You Know What It Takes Released 22 January 1996 2 Show Me Love Released 24 February 1997 3 Alternative coverInternational cover On certain pressings the cover has a red or beige tint and or different colored text 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 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Robyn s Best 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Musicians 4 2 Technical 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Melody MakerPositive 8 MSN Music Expert Witness B 9 Music Week nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 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 8 In his consumer guide for MSN Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B rating 9 indicating remarkable one way or another yet also flirts with the humdrum or the half assed 11 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 9 Robyn s Best editIn 2004 a decade long partnership between Robyn and BMG ended After hearing Who s That Girl BMG reacted negatively 12 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 13 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Robyn Do You Know What It Takes co written by Herbie Crichlow and Show Me Love co written by Max MartinRobyn Is Here Original Swedish releaseNo TitleMusicLength1 Bumpy Ride RobynUlf LindstromJohan Ekhe4 092 In My Heart RobynLindstromEkhe3 593 You ve Got That Somethin RobynLindstromEkhe3 444 Do You Know What It Takes RobynDenniz PopMax MartinHerbie Crichlow3 395 The Last Time RobynLindstromEkhe4 406 Just Another Girlfriend RobynChristian Falk5 207 Don t Want You Back RobynLindstromEkhe4 008 Do You Really Want Me Show Respect RobynLindstromEkhe4 259 How RobynLindstromEkhe4 3810 Here We Go RobynAnders BaggeHarry Sommerdahl4 4311 Where Did Our Love Go RobynBagge5 1812 Robyn Is Here RobynFalk5 2513 I Wish a cappella live at Radio Nova Robyn2 30Total length 56 30 Robyn Is Here Japanese editionNo TitleLength14 You ve Got That Somethin Marco s hard mix 4 51Total length 61 21 Robyn Is Here International edition and Swedish reissueNo TitleMusicLength6 Show Me Love RobynMartin3 477 Just Another Girlfriend RobynFalk5 208 Don t Want You Back RobynLindstromEkhe4 009 Do You Really Want Me Show Respect RobynLindstromEkhe4 2510 How RobynLindstromEkhe4 3811 Here We Go RobynBaggeSommerdahl4 4312 Robyn Is Here RobynFalk5 2513 I Wish a cappella live at Radio Nova Robyn2 30Total length 54 59 Robyn Is Here Japanese reissueNo TitleLength14 Do You Know What It Takes Allstar short 3 5615 Show Me Love Blue Hill remix 3 47Total length 62 42 Robyn s BestNo TitleLength1 Do You Know What It Takes 3 392 Do You Really Want Me Show Respect 4 253 Show Me Love 3 474 Bumpy Ride 4 095 In My Heart 3 596 You ve Got That Somethin 3 447 Don t Want You Back 4 008 Here We Go 4 439 How 4 3810 The Last Time 4 40Total length 41 57Personnel editMusicians edit Robyn vocals all tracks background vocals tracks 4 Jeanette Soderholm background vocals tracks 4 Johan Ekhe background vocal arrangement tracks 6 12 Mogge Sseruwagi additional background vocals tracks 7 Joe Watts additional background vocals tracks 10 Picks Sjoholm guitars tracks 1 3 8 Henrik Janson guitars tracks 10 Mattias Thorell guitars tracks 12 Christian Falcon Falk keyboards tracks 6 12 Niklas Medin additional keyboards tracks 6 Pal Svenre additional keyboards tracks 12 Per Rusk Trask Johansson saxophone tracks 3 Goran Kajfes trumpet tracks 3 Ronny Farsund horns tracks 10 S N Y K O strings tracks 10 11 Janson amp Janson string arrangement tracks 10 11 Technical edit Ulf Lindstrom production arrangement recording amp mixing tracks 1 3 5 7 9 vocal production track 11 Johan Ekhe production arrangement recording amp mixing tracks 1 3 5 7 9 vocal production track 11 Denniz Pop production arrangement recording amp mixing track 4 Max Martin production arrangement recording amp mixing track 4 Christian Falcon Falk production arrangement recording amp mixing track 6 12 Anders BAG Bagge production arrangement recording amp mixing track 10 11 vocal production track 11 Ronny Lahti mixing track 6 12 Harry Slick Harry Sommerdahl recording amp mixing track 10 co production track 11 Bjorn Engelmann mastering Hakan Wollgard engineering Anders Lundin assistant engineering Peter Swartling creative direction amp executive production Alex Strehl creative direction amp art direction Marlene Waltman hair amp makeup Miles Cockfield stylist Christian Coinbergh photographyCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1995 Peakposition Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 14 8 Chart 1997 98 Peakposition Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 15 21 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 16 62 French Albums SNEP 17 68 UK R amp B Albums OCC 18 26 US Billboard 200 19 57 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 20 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 21 51 Year end charts edit Chart 1995 Position Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 22 25 Chart 1996 Position Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 23 64 Chart 1997 Position Canadian Albums SoundScan 24 64 Chart 1998 Position Canadian Albums RPM 25 84 Canadian Albums SoundScan 26 103 US Billboard 200 27 130Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 28 2 Platinum 200 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 29 Gold 25 000 Sweden GLF 30 Gold 50 000 United States RIAA 4 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Album Label Sweden 13 October 1995 CD Robyn Is Here RicochetAriolaBMG Japan 21 February 1996 BMG United States 24 June 1997 CDcassette RCA Canada United Kingdom 31 9 March 1998 United States 1 June 2004 CD Robyn s Best BMGReferences edit Robyn Do You Really Want Me click2music se in Swedish Archived from the original on 21 June 2002 Retrieved 16 November 2023 Robyn Do You Know What It Takes click2music se in Swedish Archived from the original on 26 April 2002 Retrieved 16 November 2023 Robyn Show Me Love click2music se in Swedish Archived from the original on 26 April 2002 Retrieved 16 November 2023 a b American album certifications Robyn Robyn Is Here Recording Industry Association of America 10 April 1998 Retrieved 2 October 2017 McLean Craig 11 June 2010 Swedish Pop Sensation Robyn Brings Body Talk To United States Billboard Retrieved 6 July 2010 Lofthus Kai R 19 June 1999 Robyn s Second Album Displays Matured Sound Billboard Vol 111 no 25 p 50 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved 2 October 2017 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Robyn Is Here Robyn AllMusic Retrieved 2 October 2017 a b Robinson Peter February 28 1998 Review Robyn Robyn Is Here RCA Melody Maker p 43 ISSN 0025 9012 a b c Christgau Robert Expert Witness Robyn MSN Music Archived from the original on 9 March 2011 Retrieved 18 February 2011 Reviews Albums PDF Music Week 9 August 1997 p 12 Retrieved 16 August 2022 Christgau Robert 2000 10 15 CG 90s Key to Icons Robert Christgau Retrieved 2011 02 05 ukfestivalguides artsist bio ukfestivalguides Retrieved 19 December 2020 K Ross Hoffman AllMusic review Allmusic com Retrieved 16 October 2012 Swedishcharts com Robyn Robyn Is Here Hung Medien Retrieved 11 February 2011 Top RPM Albums Issue 3286 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 2 October 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