Gling-Gló
Sign in to saveGling-Gló is the only studio album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, consisting of Björk Guðmundsdóttir on vocals, Guðmundur Ingólfsson on piano, Guðmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Þórður Högnason on bass. The album's title "Gling-gló" is the Icelandic equivalent of the English onomatopoeia "ding dong", referring to the sound that a bell makes.
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Gling-Gló
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
- Album.cover
- Glingglo.jpg
- Album.released
- October 1990
- Album.recorded
- 23 August, 1 and 3 September 1990
- Album.studio
- Stúdio Sýrland
- Album.genre
- Vocal jazz
- Album.length
- 50:39
- Album.producer
- Tómas Tómasson
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Key dates
- Published
- October 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- jazz
- Record label
- Bad Taste
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- P407
- Icelandic
- P7937
- studio album
- P291
- Iceland
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Background and recording
- Composition
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Year-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- Notes
- References
- External links
Gling-Gló is the only studio album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, consisting of Björk Guðmundsdóttir on vocals, Guðmundur Ingólfsson on piano, Guðmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Þórður Högnason on bass. The album's title "Gling-gló" is the Icelandic equivalent of the English onomatopoeia "ding dong", referring to the sound that a bell makes.
Most of the songs were recorded on 1 September and 3 September 1990 at Stúdio Sýrland, except for two tracks, which were recorded on 23 August 1990. It was produced by Tómas Magnús Tómasson, the bassist of Stuðmenn. The album was released in October 1990 by Smekkleysa. It received mixed reviews by critics.