Örugglega
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Örugglega |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Björgvin Gíslason]] |
Cover = Björgvin_Gíslason_(Örugglega).jpg |
Background = Orange |
Recorded = January/February 1983 |
Released = 1983 |
Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
Length = ??:?? |
Label = [[Steinar Music]]<br><small><u>Cat. No.:</u> Steinar 065</small> |
Producer = [[Björgvin Gíslason]] and [[Gunnar Smári Helgason]] |
Reviews =
*''N/A'' |
Last album = ''[[Glettur]]''<br /> (1982) |
This album = ''Örugglega'' <br /> (1983) |
Next album = ''[[Bio (album)|Bio]]'' <br /> (2001) |
}}
<b>''Örugglega''</b>, was an album released in 1983 by [[Iceland|Icelandic]] [[guitar]] player [[Björgvin Gíslason]].<br>
''Örugglega'', which was the third solo release by Gíslason, was recorded at the beginning of 1983 and featured singer [[Björk|Björk Guðmundsdóttir]] on the track “Afi”. This song has also appeared in later compilations, such as ''[[Tvær í Takinu]]'' (1984) and ''[[Stelpurnar Okkar 1970-1994]]'' (1997). Björgvin was also accompanied by [[Pétur Hjaltested]] in keyboards and [[Ásgeir Óskarsson]] in drums and bass.<br>
Most of the tracks were written by Björgvin and [[Bjartmar Guðlaugsson]], with the exception of “Xylophone” which was written by Björgvin and [[Sigurður Bjóla Garðarsson]], and the instrumental tracks “Í Minningu…”, “Tunglskin í Trjánum”, “Tunglskin í Trjánum” and “Katla”, which were written by Björgvin himself.
''Örugglega'', that could be translated as ''Absolutely'', has never been reissued on CD format and today it is considered a collector’s item.
==Track listing==
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|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Track !! Title !! Length !! Lyrics !! Audio clips
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|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side A
|-
| 01 || L. M. Ericsson || ??? || - || -
|-
| 02 || Í Takt við Tímann || ??? || - || -
|-
| 03 || Tjútt || ??? || - || -
|-
| 04 || Lukkutröll || ??? || - || -
|-
| 05 || Hetjudraumar || ??? || - || -
|-
| 06 || Í Minningu… || ??? || instrumental || -
|-
|- style="background-color:#e9e9e9" |
! Side B
|-
| 01 || Afi || 3:12 || [http://www.bjork.com/facts/lyrics/album.php?album=Other&era=Tappi+Tikarrass link] || [http://www.bjork.digimer.pl/o/other/afi.mp3 sample]
|-
| 02 || Xylophone || ??? || - || -
|-
| 03 || Tunglskin í Trjánum || ??? || instrumental || -
|-
| 04 || Alþýðu Jón || ??? || - || -
|-
| 05 || Katla || ??? || instrumental || -
|}
==Credits==
<b><u>Side 1</u></b><br>
<b>1 - L. M. Ericsson</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Guitar, piano, synthesizer and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums and percussion:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer, and vocoder:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>2 - Í Takt við Tímann</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Guitar and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums and percussion:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>3 - Tjútt</b> <u>Music:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Guitar:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Organ:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>4 - Lukkutröll</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Guitar, synthesizer, bass and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums and percussion:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>5 - Hetjudraumar</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Guitar, vocoder and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums, percussion and bass:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>6 - Í Minningu</b> <u>Music:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Guitar, piano and synthesizer:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums, percussion and bass:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson.
<b><u>Side 2</u></b><br>
<b>1 - Afi</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Vocals:</u> Björk Guðmundsdóttir. <u>Guitar:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums and bass:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>2 - Xylophone</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Sigurður Bjóla Garðarsson. <u>Guitar, piano, synthesizer and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums, percussion and vocals:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer, vocoder and vocals:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>3 - Tunglskin í Trjánum</b> <u>Music:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Guitar and synthesizer:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums, percussion and bass:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson.
<b>4 - Alþýðu Jón</b> <u>Music and lyrics:</u> Björgvin Gíslason and Bjartmar Guðlaugsson. <u>Guitar, piano, synthesizer and vocals:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums and percussion:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer and vocals:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
<b>5 - Katla</b> <u>Music:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Guitar, piano and synthesizer:</u> Björgvin Gíslason. <u>Drums, percussion and bass:</u> Ásgeir Óskarsson. <u>Synthesizer:</u> Pétur Hjalstested.
===Personnel===
<b>Production:</b> Gunnar Smári Helgason and Björgvin Gíslason.<br>
<b>Recording engineer:</b> Gunnar Smári Helgason.<br>
<b>Arrangements:</b> Björgvin Gíslason.<br>
<b>Photography:</b> Bjarni Jónsson.<br>
<b>Cover design:</b> Sveinbjörn Gunnarsson.<br>
<b>Litography:</b> Prisma.<br>
<b>Vinyl pressing:</b> Alfa.<br>
==External links==
*[http://www.bjorgvingislason.com Official site of Björgvin Gíslason]
*[http://www.keli.is/bjoggi/ Page about Björgvin Gíslason]
*[http://www.tonlist.com/ViewArtist.aspx?AuthorID=3119 Page about Björgvin Gíslason at Tónlist.com]
*[http://www.islandia.is/allison/bjartmar Page about Bjartmar Guðlaugsson] - Songwriter.
*[http://www.studmenn.com/asgeir.htm Page about Ásgeir Óskarsson on Stuðmenn.com] - Drummer.
*[http://www.bjork.com Björk official website]
*[http://home4.inet.tele.dk/olrik/bjork/disco/ Björk's Purple Lodge Discography] - Complete discography listing, it includes DVDs, VHS, books and her collaborations with other artists.
*[http://www.bjork.digimer.pl/o/media.htm Mp3 and MIDI files] - A look through Björk’s artistic career and her collaborations with other artists.
<b>Note:</b> This article features Icelandic characters. For more information see [[Icelandic language]].
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