Homogenic

This article is about the Björk album. For the Indonesian pop band formerly known as Homogenic, see HMGNC.

Homogenic
A picture of the album cover depicting a silver background with Björk standing facing forward in the middle. Björk is dressed in an outfit resembling a Kimono wearing large rings around her neck, silver fingernails and a large bun shaped hair style on each side of her head.
Studio album by
Björk
Released22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)
Recorded1996–1997
Studio
Genre
Length43:32
Label
Producer
Björk chronology
Telegram
(1996) 		Homogenic
(1997) 		Selmasongs
(2000)
Singles from Homogenic
  1. "Jóga"
    Released: 15 September 1997
  2. "Bachelorette"
    Released: 1 December 1997[1]
  3. "Hunter"
    Released: 3 June 1998
  4. "Alarm Call"
    Released: 30 November 1998[2]
  5. "All Is Full of Love"
    Released: 7 June 1999

Homogenic is the third studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk.[a] It was released on 22 September 1997 by One Little Indian Records. Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B, and Markus Dravs, the album marked a stylistic change, focusing on similar-sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland.

Homogenic was originally to be produced in her home in London, but was halted due to media attention from Björk surviving a murder attempt by a stalker. She later relocated to Spain to record the album. It marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Bell, whom she would cite as a major influence on her musical career.

Upon its release, Homogenic received widespread critical acclaim. It topped the Icelandic albums chart, peaking at number 28 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album produced five singles—"Jóga", "Bachelorette", "Hunter", "Alarm Call", and "All Is Full of Love"—and was further promoted with the Homogenic tour (1997–1999). Retrospectively, Homogenic has continued receiving critical acclaim, being listed among the best albums of all time by numerous critics.

  1. ^ "Singles – Releases for 1 Dec–7 Dec 1997: 186" (PDF). Music Week. United Kingdom. 29 November 1997. p. 35. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ Alarm Call (CD single 1). Björk. United Kingdom: One Little Indian Records. 1998. 232TP7CD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Homogenic". Björk's WebSense. 1997. Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Sjón (1997). "Dear readers!". Telegraph No.2. Myndstef – Honnun. Retrieved 3 April 2016. Björk is working on her third album 'Homogenic'


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