Robyn's Best

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Robyn's Best
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Released1 June 2004
Label BMG
Robyn chronology
Don't Stop the Music
(2002)
Robyn's Best
(2004)
Robyn
(2005)

Robyn's Best is the reissue of Swedish pop singer Robyn's first studio album Robyn Is Here . It was released by BMG on 1 June 2004 in the United States. While the album is titled like a greatest hits compilation, it is actually just a repackaging of the US edition of Robyn's debut album, Robyn Is Here, with a revised running order and three tracks, "Just Another Girlfriend", "Robyn Is Here" and "I Wish", removed.

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K. Ross Hoffman of AllMusic calls the reissue "a shamelessly misleading and essentially worthless release that seems misguided even as a straight-up cash-grab attempt". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Do You Know (What It Takes)"Robyn, Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Herbie CrichlowPop, Martin3:39
2."Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)"Robyn, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé4:25
3."Show Me Love"Robyn, MartinPop, Martin3:47
4."Bumpy Ride"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé4:09
5."In My Heart"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé3:59
6."You've Got That Somethin'"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé3:44
7."Don't Want You Back"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé4:00
8."Here We Go"Robyn, Anders Bagge, Harry SommerdahlBagge, Sommerdahl4:43
9."How"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé4:38
10."The Last Time"Robyn, Lindström, EkhéLindström, Ekhé4:40
Total length:41:57

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References

  1. 1 2 K. Ross Hoffman. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.