SHM-CD

Vespertine

Album by Björk

Released 18 August 2001

electronic art pop ambient

Tracklist

1
Hidden Place
5:28
4.3 ★
2
Cocoon
4:28
4.1 ★
3
It’s Not Up to You
5:08
4.3 ★
4
Undo
5:38
4.1 ★
5
Pagan Poetry
5:14
4.3 ★
6
Frosti
1:41
4.0 ★
7
Aurora
4:39
4.1 ★
8
An Echo, a Stain
4:04
4.0 ★
9
Sun in My Mouth
2:40
3.9 ★
10
Heirloom
5:11
4.3 ★
11
Harm of Will
4:36
4.1 ★
12
Unison
6:47
4.2 ★
13
Generous Palmstroke
4:24
4.0 ★

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xcxwhore 13 Aug 2026

★★★★★

MOTHERRRR björk's every album is absolutely gagging and her songs never disappoint. even though this is NOT her best album, it's still wonderful. if i had to choose my favorite tracks, i'd pick aurora and hidden place

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Release credits

Aaron Franz
assistant [1-12]
Adrian Dawson
assistant [1-12]
Björk
bass [5], bass guitar [7], choir vocals [1, 3-4], harp [3, 5, 7, 12], lead vocals [4, 11], musical box [5-7], producer, programming [1-2, 5, 7, 9, 12-13], strings [11]
Bobby Gosh
assistant [5-7], musical box [5-7]
Caryl Thomas
harp [3]
Console
producer [10], programming [10]
Damian Taylor
audio [1], programming [1, 7-8, 12]
Damon Iddins
assistant [1-12]
Eric Schilling
assistant [1-12]
Erik Gosh
musical box [5-7]
Geoff Foster
strings [3-4, 8-9, 11-12]
Guy Sigsworth
celesta [8-9, 9, 11], choir vocals [1, 8, 12], clavichord [3], programming [1, 8, 12]
Jack Perron
task [5-7]
Jake Davies
audio [1, 3-4, 7, 12], lead vocals [10], programming [1, 5, 7, 13], recording [4, 8, 13]
Jan “Stan” Kybert
audio [4]
Jay Spears
assistant [1-12]
Leigh Jamieson
audio [3]
Marius de Vries
additional [5, 7], producer [13], programming [5, 8, 13]
Mark “Spike” Stent
mix
Matmos
programming [1, 7-8, 12-13]
Matthew Herbert
producer [12], programming [1, 12]
Ricardo “Gary” Walker
assistant [1-12]
Riʞky
assistant [3-4, 8-9, 11-12], strings [3-4, 8-9, 11-12]
Rory Romano
assistant [1-12]
Steve Rosenthal
assistant [1-12]
Thomas Knak
producer [2], programming [2, 4]
Valgeir Sigurðsson
audio [3-4, 12], programming [3, 9, 12], recording [4, 8-9, 11]
Vince Mendoza
arranger [9], choir vocals [1, 3, 8, 11], orchestrator [1, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12], strings [3-4, 8-9, 12]
Zeena Parkins
harp

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Vespertine
CD
18 August 2001
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Vespertine
CD
21 August 2001
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Vespertine
CD
27 August 2001
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Vespertine
CD (UK limited edition gatefold)
27 August 2001
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CD
28 August 2001
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CD
28 August 2001
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DVD-Audio
6 November 2001
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DVD-Audio
12 November 2001
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CD
2001
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CD
2001
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2x 12" Vinyl
2001
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Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
16 March 2004
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Digital Media
3 August 2004
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2x DualDisc
2006
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SHM-CD
26 March 2008
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2x 12" Vinyl
30 June 2008
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Digital Media
2012
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2x 12" Vinyl
2013
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Cassette
26 April 2019
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Digital Media (Bandcamp release)
18 June 2020
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2x 12" Vinyl
2022
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Digital Media (EU version)
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12x CD (Dazed)
January 2002
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Unknown format
August 2001
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CD
2001
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CD
2001
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CD (+ Bonus)
2001
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CD
2005

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