Volta (album)
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| Studio album by Björk | ||||
| Released | 1 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–07 | |||
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| Length | 51:03 | |||
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Hispanic American, East European, Universal special editions, Universal Music Indonesia standard editions
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| Robert Christgau |
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| NME | 8/10 |
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| Stylus Magazine | A− |
Volta is the sixth studio album by Icelandic singer Björk,, first released on 1 May 2007 by One Little Indian Records. A wide array of artists collaborated with Björk on material for the album, including Mark Bell, Timbaland and Danja. The full album was accidentally made available on the UK iTunes Store at midnight on April 23, 2007 for a total of six hours, two weeks before the album's official release date. This led to the album being leaked online the following day.
The album attracted attention due to the inclusion of three tracks co-produced by R&B record producer Timbaland. The album received positive reviews upon its initial release, and is Björk's first and only album to crack the top ten on the Billboard 200 peaking at number nine. Volta spent nine weeks at number one on the US Top Electronic Albums chart and in the first three months of release sold over half a million copies worldwide. It has been certified Silver in the United Kingdom. The lead single, "Earth Intruders", reached number 67 on the UK Official Download Chart, and number 78 on the main UK Singles Chart, while the remix EP later released charted on its own at number 150. In the United States, the song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 84 in the issue dated April 28, 2007, her second entry on that chart (after "Big Time Sensuality"). Björk went on an 18-month tour in support of the album, which was her first tour in four years.
The album was re-released in June 2009 under the name Voltaïc. It refers to five separate releases of related material from Volta. The full version of the release includes a CD of 11 songs performed live at the Olympic Studios, a DVD of Björk's live performances in Paris and Reykjavík during the Volta tour, a second DVD of the Volta music videos as well as videos of the top ten runners-up from the "Innocence" video contest, and a second CD of remixes from Volta's singles. The official worldwide release date of all editions was June 23, 2009. The artwork was nominated for an award at the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards.
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