Junior (Röyksopp album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Vision One)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Junior
File:Royksopp - Junior album cover.png
Studio album by
Röyksopp
Released18 March 2009 (2009-03-18)
Genre
Length50:55
LabelWall of Sound
ProducerRöyksopp
Röyksopp chronology
Back to Mine: Röyksopp
(2007) 		Junior
(2009) 		Senior
(2010)
Singles from Junior
  1. "Happy Up Here"
    Released: 19 January 2009
  2. "The Girl and the Robot"
    Released: 15 June 2009
  3. "This Must Be It"
    Released: 23 October 2009

Junior is the third studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 18 March 2009 by Wall of Sound. Prior to its official release, the album was made available for listening on the duo's website on 13 March 2009.[3]

Background and history

[edit | edit source]

The album features guest vocals from Scandinavian singers Robyn, Karin Dreijer, Lykke Li and Anneli Drecker.[4]

Junior debuted at number 21 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 10,378 copies in its first week.[5] By September 2010, the album had sold 36,239 copies in the United Kingdom.[6] The album's lead single, "Happy Up Here", premiered on 9 January 2009 on Pete Tong's Essential Selection on BBC Radio 1,[7] and was officially released on 19 January.[8] "The Girl and the Robot", which features Swedish singer Robyn, was released on 15 June 2009 as the album's second single.[9] "This Must Be It" features Dreijer and was released on 23 October 2009 as the third single.[10]

Use in media

[edit | edit source]

"It's What I Want" was included in the official soundtrack of the EA Sports video game, FIFA 10. "Röyksopp Forever" was also used in the background of the Flashforward Channel 5 promos during September 2009 and used as backing music on The X Factor 2009 in live shows. An instrumental version of "Vision One" was licensed for use in the video game LittleBigPlanet 2.[11] "This Must Be It" was included in the soundtrack to the 2011 comedy film Hall Pass.

Critical reception

[edit | edit source]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[12]
Metacritic74/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[14]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[15]
NME6/10[16]
The ObserverStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[17]
Pitchfork7.9/10[18]
PopMatters7/10[19]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[20]
Spin7/10[21]
The TimesStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[22]
URBStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[23]

Junior received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[13] The album was placed at number 30 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2009,[24] number 19 on Popjustice's The Top 33 Albums of 2009[25] and number 21 on Mixmag's Top 50 Albums of 2009.[26]

Track listing

[edit | edit source]

All tracks are written by Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland; additional writers indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy Up Here"
2:44
2."The Girl and the Robot"Robyn4:28
3."Vision One"
4:59
4."This Must Be It"Karin Dreijer Andersson4:41
5."Röyksopp Forever"
4:59
6."Miss It So Much"Lykke Li5:01
7."Tricky Tricky"Andersson5:58
8."You Don't Have a Clue"Drecker4:31
9."Silver Cruiser" 4:36
10."True to Life"Drecker5:50
11."It's What I Want" 3:06
iTunes Store bonus track[27]
No.TitleLength
12."Across the Graveyard"4:23
Japanese edition bonus track[28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Were You Ever Wanted"Li5:37

Notes

[edit | edit source]

Personnel

[edit | edit source]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Junior.[29]

  • Röyksopp – production, mastering (all tracks); vocals (tracks 2, 11); string arrangements, strings (track 2); vocoded mystique (track 7); backing vocals (track 8); bass (track 10)
  • Robyn – vocals (track 2)
  • Anneli Drecker – backing vocals (tracks 2, 11); vocals (tracks 3, 8, 10 and "Across the Graveyard")
  • Davide Rossi – string arrangements, strings (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9)
  • Karin Dreijer Andersson – vocals (tracks 4, 7)
  • Kato Ådland – bass (track 5)
  • Lindy-Fay Hella – additional vocals (track 5)
  • Lykke Li – vocals (track 6 and "Were You Ever Wanted")
  • Ole Vegard Skauge – bass (track 10)
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Stian Andersen – cover photography
  • Leslie David – drawings, artwork

Charts

[edit | edit source]

Release history

[edit | edit source]
Region Date Label Ref.
Japan 18 March 2009 EMI [28]
Australia 20 March 2009 [55]
Germany [56]
Italy [57]
France 23 March 2009 Labels [58]
Norway Virgin [59]
United Kingdom Wall of Sound [60]
United States 24 March 2009 Astralwerks [61]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  26. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  27. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  28. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  29. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  30. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  31. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  32. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  33. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Röyksopp – Junior" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  34. ^ "Ultratop.be – Röyksopp – Junior" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  35. ^ "Ultratop.be – Röyksopp – Junior" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  36. ^ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  37. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  38. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Röyksopp – Junior" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  39. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  40. ^ "Lescharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  41. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Röyksopp – Junior" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  42. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 14, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  43. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  44. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  45. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  46. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  47. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  48. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Röyksopp – Junior". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  49. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  50. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  51. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  52. ^ "Royksopp Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  53. ^ "Royksopp Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  54. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  55. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  56. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  57. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  58. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  59. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  60. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  61. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Junior_(Röyksopp_album)&oldid=11790106"