The Singer (Teitur Lassen album)
Encyclopedia
The Singer is the third major English-language album
by Teitur Lassen
, released worldwide in early 2008 on the independent labels Cheap Lullaby and Playground Music. It was recorded on the Swedish
island of Gotland
. Upon its release, the album reached the top 10 in Denmark and has received favorable reviews worldwide.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Teitur Lassen
Teitur Lassen
Teitur is a Faroese singer-songwriter. On 3 March 2007, he was awarded Best Male Singer at the Danish Music Awards.The word teitur is Old Norse and means happy. In Modern Faroese, it is archaic but used as a male given name....
, released worldwide in early 2008 on the independent labels Cheap Lullaby and Playground Music. It was recorded on the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
island of Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
. Upon its release, the album reached the top 10 in Denmark and has received favorable reviews worldwide.
Track listing
- "The Singer" (Lassen) - 3:31
- "Your Great Book" (Lassen) - 4:17
- "The Girl I Don't Know" (Cohen, Lassen) - 4:13
- "We Still Drink the Same Water" (Lassen) - 4:58
- "Catherine the Waitress" (Lassen) - 3:58
- "Legendary Afterparty" (Lassen) - 5:59
- "Guilt by Association" (Bak, Lassen) - 5:44
- "Start Wasting My Time" (Kershaw, Lassen) - 5:03
- "Letter from Alex" (Ejsmont, Lassen) - 4:29
- "Don't Let Me Fall in Love with You" (Hewerdine, Lassen) - 5:15
- "You Should Have Seen Us" (Cohen, Lassen) - 4:46