Vespertine, released in August of 2001, is an album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk. This album saw Björk creating an introverted and quiet world of swirling microbeats and dreamy, personal lyrical themes. On the cover she can be seen wearing the swan dress (designed by Marjan Pejoski) that caused such a stir at the 2001 Academy Awards. It peaked at number eight in the UK Albums Chart, and number 19 in the U.S. Billboard 200. Vespertine was also nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards. Recently music webzine Drowned In Sound named Vespertine the number-one album of the last six years not to garner press attention.http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1254995 Stylus Magazine placed it 36th on their 'Top 50 Albums: 2000-2005'.http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1430 Vespertine is also Björk's fastest selling album worldwide, selling 2 million copies in 2001 alone.

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