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Merman
Studio album by Emilíana Torrini
Released	1996
Genre	Soul blues
Length	58:36
Label	JAPIS
Emilíana Torrini chronology
Crouçie d'où là (1995) Merman (1996) Love in the Time of Science (1999)

Merman is the second album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini, released in 1996. It includes covers of Tom Waits' "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" and The Velvet Underground's "Stephanie Says". It was the highest selling album in Iceland in 1996. It was co-produced and co-written by Jón Ólafsson. The song "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet" was nominated as the song of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards.

Track listing

All songs written by Emilíana Torrini and Jón Ólafsson unless otherwise noted.

1. "Blame It on the Sun" (Stevie Wonder)
2. "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet"
3. "Stephanie Says" (Lou Reed)
4. "Red Woman Red"
5. "Old Man and Miss Beautiful"
6. "Chelsea Morning" (Joni Mitchell)
7. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits)
8. "Première Lovin'"
9. "Merman"
10. "I Really Loved Harold" (Melanie Safka)

References

1. Magnús Geir Guðmundsson (31 December 1996). "Léttur og Mjúkur "Marbendill"". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 31. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
2. "Emilíana og Hafsveinninn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 November 1996. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
3. Árni Matthíasson (20 November 1996). "Um víðan völl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 48. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
4. "Við erum ekki eins blönk og við vorum". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 16 January 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
5. Guðbjartur Finnbjörnsson (20 March 1997). "Ég er með IKEA-rödd". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
6. "Þverskurður af íslenskri tónlist 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 March 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

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