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Gling-Gló, released in 1990, is the only album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir & Tr?? Gu?mundar Ing?lfssonar was an Icelandic jazz and bebop music band.The band formed in 1990 when the singer-songwriter Bj?rk, who at the time sang and wrote for The Sugarcubes, joined the Tr?? Gu?mundar Ing?lfssonar ....
, consisting of Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Björk

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actor and record producer, whose work includes seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....
 on vocals, Guðmundur Ingólfsson on piano, Guðmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Þórður Högnason on bass. Gling-Gló is an Icelandic
Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic languages, the language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese language and Norwegian dialects such as Telemark dialect and Sognam?l....
 onomatopoeia
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 whose English
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 equivalent is "Ding Dong," or the sound that a bell
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 makes.

This album was recorded on September 1 and September 31990 at Stúdio Sýrland. It was produced by Tómas Magnús Tómasson, the bassist of Stuðmenn, who also did the mix for this album.

Gling-Gló contains Icelandic themes, and most of the songs are sung in Icelandic
Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic languages, the language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese language and Norwegian dialects such as Telemark dialect and Sognam?l....
.






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Gling-Gló, released in 1990, is the only album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir & Tr?? Gu?mundar Ing?lfssonar was an Icelandic jazz and bebop music band.The band formed in 1990 when the singer-songwriter Bj?rk, who at the time sang and wrote for The Sugarcubes, joined the Tr?? Gu?mundar Ing?lfssonar ....
, consisting of Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Björk

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actor and record producer, whose work includes seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....
 on vocals, Guðmundur Ingólfsson on piano, Guðmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Þórður Högnason on bass. Gling-Gló is an Icelandic
Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic languages, the language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese language and Norwegian dialects such as Telemark dialect and Sognam?l....
 onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing, such as animal noises like "oink" or "meow", or suggesting its source object, such as "boom", "zoom", "click", "bunk", "clang", "buzz", "zap", or "bang"....
 whose English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 equivalent is "Ding Dong," or the sound that a bell
Bell (instrument)

A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually an open-ended hollow drum which resonates upon being struck....
 makes.

This album was recorded on September 1 and September 31990 at Stúdio Sýrland. It was produced by Tómas Magnús Tómasson, the bassist of Stuðmenn, who also did the mix for this album.

Gling-Gló contains Icelandic themes, and most of the songs are sung in Icelandic
Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic languages, the language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese language and Norwegian dialects such as Telemark dialect and Sognam?l....
. There are also five versions of English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 songs by other artists: “Ruby Baby
Ruby Baby

"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Drifters and was a major R&B hit for them in 1956....
,” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and the jazz standard “I Can’t Help Loving That Man”, by Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II was an American writer, Theatrical producer, and Theatre director of Musical theatre for almost forty years, collaborating on many of the most important pieces of musical theatre of the twentieth century....
 and Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern

Jerome David Kern was an American composer of popular music. He wrote around 700 songs, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance ", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight", and "Who? ", a 6-week #1 hit for George Olsen & his Orchestra in 1925....
; and in Icelandic “Það Sést Ekki Sætari Mey”, which means in English “There Is No Sweeter Girl”, and is misattributed in the album notes and on the CD as having been written by "Rogers/Hammerstein", but is in reality a completely reworded cover of "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
You Can't Get a Man with a Gun

"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" is a song from the 1946 in music musical theatre Annie Get Your Gun , by Irving Berlin. It was originally performed by Ethel Merman....
" by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin was a Jewish American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway theater songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs....
 from the famous musical Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (musical)

Annie Get Your Gun is a musical theater with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields....
. There is also the Icelandic version of Sway
Sway (song)

"Sway" is the English version of "?Qui?n ser??", a 1953 Mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltr?n Ruiz. In 1954 the English language lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel and recorded by Dean Martin ....
, Í Dansi með Þér. Additionally, "Bílavísur" is a reworked rendition of "The Blacksmith Blues," first performed by Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse

Ella Mae Morse , was an United States popular music singer. One of the most talented and overlooked vocalists of the 1940s, Morse blended jazz, country music, pop music, and Rhythm and blues; at times she came remarkably close to what would be known as rock and roll....
. "Ég veit ei hvað skal segja" is also a reworked rendition of "Ricochet Romance
Ricochet (song)

"Ricochet" is a popular music song. The credits show it to be written by Larry Coleman, Joe Darion, and Norman Gimbel, without apportioning the work on the lyrics and music, in 1953 in music....
", performed by the likes of June Carter Cash.

Track listing

  1. "Gling gló" – 2:44
  2. "Luktar-Gvendur" – 4:05
  3. "Kata rokkar" – 2:56
  4. "Pabbi minn" – 2:44
  5. "Brestir og brak" – 3:23
  6. "Ástartröfrar" – 2:43
  7. "Bella símamær" – 4:00
  8. "Litli tónlistarmaðurinn" – 3:23
  9. "Það sést ekki sætari mey" – 4:00
  10. "Bílavísur" – 2:38
  11. "Tondeleyo" – 3:29
  12. "Ég veit ei hvað skal segja" – 3:03
  13. "Í dansi með þér" – 2:26
  14. "Börnin við tjörnina" – 2:46
  15. "Ruby Baby" – 4:00
  16. "I Can't Help Loving That Man" – 3:40


Credits

Vocals: Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Björk

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actor and record producer, whose work includes seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....
.
Piano and tambourine: Guðmundur Ingólfsson.
Drums, maracas, and Christmas bells: Guðmundur Steingrímsson.
Bass: Þórður Högnason.

01: Composition: Alfreð Clausen. Lyrics: Kristín Engilbertsdóttir.
02: Composition: Nat Simon. Lyrics: Eiríkur K. Eiríksson.
03: Composition and lyrics: Theodór Einarsson.
04: Composition: P. Burkhard. Lyrics: Þorsteinn Sveinsson.
05: Composition: Jón Múli Árnason. Lyrics: Jónas Árnason.
06: Composition and lyrics: Valdimar Auðunsson.
07: Composition: Mark Fontenoy. Lyrics: Loftur Guðmundsson.
08: Composition and lyrics: 12 September.
09: Composition: Richard Rodgers and Hammerstein Mistaken attribution on the album itself. In reality: Irving Berlin. Lyrics: Loftur Guðmundsson.
10: Composition: Holmes. Lyrics: Jón Sigurðsson.
11: Composition: Sigfús Halldórsson. Lyrics: Tómas Guðmundsson.
12: Composition: Coleman, Darion and Gimbel. Lyrics: Loftur Guðmundsson.
13: Composition: Pablo Beltran Ruiz. Lyrics: Þorsteinn Sveinsson.
14: Composition and lyrics: Jenni Jónsson.
15: Composition and lyrics: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
16: Composition and lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern.

Note: “Ruby Baby” and “I Can't Help Loving that Man” were recorded on August 23, 1990 on Ríkisútvarpið (National Icelandic Broadcasting Service).
The recordings were made for Djasskaffi, a radio programme hosted by Ólafur Þórðarsson.

Personnel Producer: Tómas Magnús Tómasson.
Technician: Georg Magnússon.
Graphic design: Óskar Jónasson.

External links

  • - including
  • - Producer.
  • - Icelandic text of “Bílavísur”.
  • - Complete discography listing, it includes DVDs, VHS, books and her collaborations with other artists.


Note: This article features Icelandic characters. For more information see Icelandic language
Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic languages, the language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese language and Norwegian dialects such as Telemark dialect and Sognam?l....
.