Project 1001: Debut by Björk; June 21, 2024
Project 1001: Debut by Björk; June 21, 2024
This is Björk’s first album after leaving The Sugarcubes. I remember her being a critical darling but I can’t recall anybody I knew talking about her very much. She has a beautiful voice. Upon listening, the first descriptors that come to mind: atmospheric and moody. Lots of good stuff on this record and I liked it quite a bit.
My Rating:
Johnny Dee wrote this about Debut: “This is an album that believes music can be magical and special. It will either puzzle you or pull you into its spell. And if you fall into the latter category, 'Debut' will make every other record you own seem flat, lifeless and dull by comparison.”1
NME ended up ranking it the best album of 1993.2
The Independent called Debut “a major achievement”.3
Charts
• Debut peaked at #61 on the Billboard album chart.
• Big Time Sensuality peaked at #88 on the singles chart.
Released on July 5, 1993. Here’s what else was happening:
Pop Culture
• Number one song: That’s the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson4
• Number one album: janet by Janet Jackson5
• Number one movie: The Firm by Sydney Pollack6
• Most watched TV program: 60 Minutes7
• NYT bestseller, fiction: The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller8
• NYT bestseller, non-fiction: The Way Things Ought To Be by Rush Limbaugh9
Other albums released that month
• Zooropa by U2
• No World Order by TR-i (Todd Rundgren)
• The Sound of Speed by The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Altered Beast by Matthew Sweet
• Toni Braxton by Toni Braxton
• The Battle Rages On... by Deep Purple
• Debravation by Deborah Harry
• The Anthology by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
• Black Sunday by Cypress Hill
• Candlebox by Candlebox
• Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team
• Haircut by George Thorogood
• Promises and Lies by UB40
• Represent by Fat Joe da Gangsta
• Sex & Religion by Vai
• Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Sport
• Jul 3 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In the centenary women's singles final, German Steffi Graf beats Czech Jana Novotná 7-6, 1-6, 6-4.
• Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats fellow American Jim Courier 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 for his first of 7 Wimbledon titles.
• Jul 5 As' outfielder Rickey Henderson leads off both games of Oakland's doubleheader vs Cleveland with homers (first time since 1913).
• Jul 11 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Jack Nicklaus wins by 1 stroke ahead of Tom Weiskopf for his second US Senior title.
• Jul 13 64th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore. Kirby Puckett named MVP.
• Jul 16 SF outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consecutive errorless games.
• Jul 17 Graeme Obree breaks the world hour cycling record, riding 51.596km on Old Faithful at the Hamar velodrome in Norway.
• Jul 18 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Australian Greg Norman fires final round 64 to win his 2nd Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Englishman Nick Faldo.
• Jul 22 New York Yankees Don Mattingly hits his 200th HR.
• Jul 23 Chris Boardman cycles a world record 1 hour distance of 52.27 km.
• Jul 23 NY Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2.
• Jul 24 Met Vince Coleman injures 3 when he throws cherry bomb at Dodger fans.
• Jul 25 Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel Induráin makes it 3 straight Tour titles.
• Jul 25 US Open Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Lauri Merten fires a final round 68 (−4) to win her lone major title.
• Jul 27 Detroit 3B Travis Fryman hits for cycle but Tigers lose, 12-7 to NY Yankees.
• Jul 28 Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. is 3rd to hit HRs in 8 straight games.
Notable Births
• Jul 1 Raini Rodriguez, American actress (Austin & Ally '"Trish"; Paul Blart: Mall Cop films), born in Bryan, Texas.
• Jul 2 Saweetie [Diamonté Harper], American rapper (My Type), born in Santa Clara, California.
• Jul 15 Masataka Yoshida, Japanese NPB and MLB baseball outfielder (Orix Buffaloes, Boston Red Sox), born in Fukui, Japan.
• Jul 18 Taemin [Lee Tae-min], South Korean pop singer-songwriter, dancer (Shinee - "Sherlock"; "Danger"; Super M), and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea.
• Jul 26 Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl), born in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Jul 27 Jordan Spieth, American golfer (US Masters, US Open 2015; British Open 2017), born in Dallas, Texas.
• Jul 28 Harry Kane, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, captain of England), born in London.
• Jul 29 Dak Prescott, American football quarterback (NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2016; Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year 2022; Pro Bowl 2016, 18; Dallas Cowboys), born in Sulphur, Louisiana.10
Notable Deaths
• Jul 1 Ray Elliott, Irish rock and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and keyboard player (Them), dies of brain cancer at 54.
• Jul 2 Fred Gwynne, American actor (Car 54 Where Are You, Munsters), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66.
• Jul 3 "Curly" Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges), dies of pneumonia at 83.
• Jul 3 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1959, 63, 65; 9 x MLB All Star; Cy Young Award 1962; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56.
• Jul 7 Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965).
• Jul 8 Charles Adkins, American boxer (Olympic gold light welterweight 1952), dies at 61.
• Jul 10 Sam Rolfe, American screenwriter (co-creator Have Gun - Will Travel).
• Jul 11 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82.
• Jul 12 Gusti Huber, Austrian American actress, (The Diary of Anne Frank), dies of heart failure at 78.
• Jul 13 Davey Allison, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1992), dies in a plane crash at 32.
• Jul 15 William S. Harvey, American graphic designer and album cover artist (The Doors; The Stooges; Tim Buckley), dies at 72.
• Jul 21 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist, and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), dies of prostate cancer at 49.
• Jul 23 James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl, South Carolina.
• Jul 25 Vincent Joseph Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (cloud seeding), dies at 87.
• Jul 26 Matthew Ridgway, American general (World War II, Korean War, NATO Supreme Commander) and Chief of Staff of the US Army (1953-55), dies of cardiac arrest at 98.
• Jul 27 Reggie Lewis, American NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27.
• Jul 30 Donald Myrick, American saxophonist ("If Leaving Me Is Easy, One More Night, Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins), is fatally shot by police during a narcotics investigation at 53.
• Jul 31 Baudouin I, King of Belgium (1951-93), dies from heart issues at 62.
Enjoy and listen without prejudice. Cheers!
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