Only Teardrops is the debut album of the Danish singer-songwriter Emmelie de Forest. The album was released on 6 May 2013 on Universal Music.[1][2] In late March she signed a contract with Universal Music.[3] The song of the same name won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 for Denmark.
Only Teardrops | ||||
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Released | 6 May 2013 (2013-05-06) | |||
Recorded | 2012, April 2013 | |||
Genre | Pop, folk | |||
Length | 40:18 | |||
Label | Universal Music Denmark | |||
Producer | Anders Fredslund-Hansen | |||
Emmelie de Forest chronology | ||||
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Singles from Only Teardrops | ||||
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Owing to her status as Eurovision winner, the album's release attracted a number of reviews from Eurovision fan sites. James Sayer of ESC Views gave it a mixed review, saying that "there is nothing wrong with any of the individual songs, there’s just not a great deal which leaps out of the realms of the ordinary".[4] Angus Quinn of Wiwi Bloggs was of the opinion that "Only Teardrops gets it right most of the time and seems to respect the authenticity of the artist".[5]
"Only Teardrops" was released as the lead single of the album in Denmark on 22 January 2013, and worldwide on 2 May 2013. The song was a large success in Denmark and reached No 1 in the charts. The song also charted elsewhere in Europe following its Eurovision performance. It reached a new chart position of 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 26 May. "Hunter & Prey" was released as the second single of the album in Denmark on 19 August 2013.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Teardrops Overture" | Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard | 0:47 |
2. | "Hunter & Prey" | Emmelie de Forest, Cabble, Jakob Glæsner | 3:29 |
3. | "Change" | Forest, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing | 3:59 |
4. | "Only Teardrops" | Cabble, Jakobsen, Stengaard | 3:02 |
5. | "What Are You Waiting For" | Jakobsen, Bjørnskov, Dissing | 3:36 |
6. | "Haunted Heart" | Forest, Cabble, Stengaard | 3:35 |
7. | "Force of Nature" | Forest, Marcus Winther-John | 3:43 |
8. | "Beat the Speed of Sound" | Forest, Cabble, Glæsner | 3:50 |
9. | "Soldier of Love" | Forest, Jakobsen, Rune Braager | 3:25 |
10. | "Running in My Sleep" | Forest, Winther-John | 3:38 |
11. | "Let It Fall" | Forest, Cabble, Frederik Thaae | 3:49 |
12. | "Only Teardrops" (symphonic version) | Cabble, Jakobsen, Stengaard | 3:18 |
Chart (2013) | Peak positions |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 140 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] | 4 |
French Digital Albums Chart[8] | 91 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 61 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 32 |
Country | Release date | Format | Label |
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Denmark[11] | 6 May 2013 | CD, digital download | Universal Music |
Worldwide | 14 May 2013 | Digital download | |
Germany[12] | 7 June 2013 | CD |
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