Robyn | 
| Artist: Robyn
Label: CherryTree
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 3095
Format: Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001093302
UPC: 602517644236
EAN: 0602517644236
ASIN: B0013PVGJ0
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Curriculum Vitae | | • | Konichiwa Bitches | | • | Cobrastyle | | • | Handle Me | | • | Bum Like You | | • | Be Mine! | | • | With Every Heartbeat - with Kleerup | | • | Who's That Girl | | • | Bionic Woman | | • | Crash And Burn Girl | | • | Robotboy | | • | Eclipse | | • | Should Have Know | | • | Any Time You Like | | • | Dream On | | • | Handle Me - RedOne Remix - Cherrytree Bonus Track |
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Amazon.co.uk
Robin Carlsson--better known as Robyn, the diminutive Swedish fireball who scored a hit with 1997's "Show Me Love"--has slowly but surely made her mark as an international R & B queen. Robyn, her fourth album, is arguably her strongest statement to date, jam-packed with sassy, streetwise lyrics and an array of novel beats and songs. Tracks like "Be Mine" and the playful, upbeat "Konichiwa Bitches" are instant, immaculate pop gems, while "With Every Heartbeat"--which boasts a Royksopp-esque melancholy, sidereal bleeps and rousing strings--is much more dance than R & B. "Who's That Girl" (produced by The Knife) rides an infectious electroclash groove; "Crash and Burn Girl" is a cheerful take on disco; while "Bum Like Me" and "Should Have Known" (which owes a conspicuous debt to Prince) are shiny slower jams that warn against getting hurt by time-wasting men. With the exception of "Eclipse" and "Anytime You Like", Robyn is a delightfully upbeat album, cementing Robyn's reputation as a kick-ass pop diva with some seriously deadly Ninja moves. --Danny McKenna
Album Description
2007 UK pressing of the Swedish diva's self-titled album. Although she has been recording for more than a decade, her musical reinvention at the turn of the millennium has increased her profile worldwide. The critically acclaimed album features 15 tracks including the singles 'Konichiwa Bitches' and `With Every Heartbeat'. Island.
Album Details
2007 Repackaged UK Issue of the with Fifth Album from the Swedish Blued-eyed Pop/R&b Sensation who Has Rocked her Homeland and Topped their Pop Charts. This Edition Sports Different Artwork and Includes the Singles "With Every Heartbeat" and "Konichiwa Bitches" plus a Track Not on the Swedish Version, "Cobrastyle".
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Female Pop Album of the Decade?? January 27, 2008
Cory T. Shaeffer (Pittsburgh)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you like anything along the lines of Madonna, Britney, Kylie Minogue, or Fergie, then this is right up your alley, because Robyn Carlsson combines the sonic blend of differing styles of pop and has turned out a gem of an album that is beyond being worth the extra few bucks to buy this import. This is just brilliant, with catchy rap-like sing alongs of the track "Konichiwa B***ches" and "Cobrastyle" to the string-laden uptempo pop of "Be Mine!" and the dance number "With Every Heartbeat" which is brilliant 80's style dance pop that could have come right off of Cyndi Lauper's "She's So Unusual" album. Previously I was impressed with the sound of Sweetbox, but this blows that away. I had once thought the futuristic beats of Timbaland and Danjahands were unique, but this blows that away. I was once under the impression that, as pop music goes, no new ground would ever be broken. I was wrong. This is the female dance-pop equivalent to Michael Jackson's Thriller, it is that good. All the sarcastic, sardonic jeers that I have made in past reviews about the bland, pretentious, hyped-up releases of today's lame pop stars must have been answered from above, because this album is as close to a miracle that I have heard in quite some time. Where as once I was blind, now I see....I see Robyn making a huge comeback worldwide in 2008.
A Godsend March 21, 2008
S. Burkhardt
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found out about Robyn from a friend. She put "Be Mine!" on a mix cd, & I promptly went out & found this album. I have never been as impressed with an album as I am with this. In addition to owning this fabulous album, I also had the priveledge to see Robyn in her first US concert in 10 years I think she said. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. It was the best night of my life, and the best concert I have ever been to. Listen to the samples of her songs, & make your judgement. If you don't fall in love with Robyn, there is something wrong with your hearing.
Really, really good. December 8, 2007
Justin (Atlanta, GA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'll cut to the chase -- this is a fantastic pop album, a refreshing new sound, so different from the top 40 schlock that clogs pop radio (here in the US at least). We need more albums like this; inventive, quality pop! If you like hip hop, dance, electro or futuristic pop in general, you will love this album (if you like the sound of Britney's new album, for that matter, you'll like this). It's a solid listen - the album tracks are just as good as the singles. Cough up the few extra bucks for the import price and get it. Konichiwa, b!tches!
Superpop January 11, 2008
Douglas King (Cincinnati, OH United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wish I could send this album to a plethora of current pop music stars with the following note attached: "This is what 21st century pop music should be."
Thanks to Perez Hilton for encouraging me to check out Robyn's (who I'd remembered as a one-hit wonder from about a decade ago) recent music. "Robyn" is a knockout pop album. It's full of tight, soulful, minimalist-electro grooves from a feisty, expressive vocalist. It puts most recent American pop albums to shame.
Highlights: "Bum Like You", an ode to loving bad boys, the melancholy, trance-y "With Every Heartbeat", The vulnerable/powerful "Who's That Girl" and the hidden track, an adorable cover of Prince's "Jack U Off."
Love it!! April 17, 2008
Derrick Jenkins (Hampton VA USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Robyn has been doing her thing for years overseas. I didn't even know until i decided to search for music by her and i came up with this cd along with some others. That i do plan on buying in the future. I enjoyed this one from start to finish, but i will leave a word of advice. Its a cd that is strong in all parts especially the language from now and then. Again i enjoyed each song on the cd, the bonus track 15 "Jack Off" sounds like an ode to Prince. Yes it is exactly what you think and her wanting to help someone with it if need be.
For most it would come trying to be something but Robyn handles it in a way thats fun to hear yet kind of exciting at the same time. While its not my favorite track on here. Its different and minus a couple of slower songs "Robyn" is an uptempo pop filled party that all should invite themselves to join.
Robyn, keep doing your thing. Folks are enjoying your music all around the world.
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