Fisherman's Woman

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Fisherman's Woman
Studio album by
Released31 January 2005
GenreIndie pop, folk, acoustic
Length39:23
LabelRough Trade
ProducerDan Carey
Emilíana Torrini chronology
Rarities
(2000)
Fisherman's Woman
(2005)
Me and Armini
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[3]
Stylus Magazine''B−[4]

Fisherman's Woman is an album by Emilíana Torrini, released on 31 January 2005 in the UK[5] and 26 April 2005 in the United States.[5] The songs "Lifesaver", "Sunnyroad" (UK #82)[6] and "Heartstopper" (UK #126)[6] were released as singles.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Emilíana Torrini and Dan Carey unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Nothing Brings Me Down" – 3:56
  2. "Sunnyroad" – 3:04
  3. "Snow" (Emilíana Torrini, Dan Carey, Jamie Cruisey) – 1:58
  4. "Lifesaver" (Torrini, Carey, Siggi Baldursson) – 4:00
  5. "Honeymoon Child" (Bill Callahan) – 3:09
  6. "Today Has Been OK" – 3:31
  7. "Next Time Around" (Sandy Denny) – 3:36
  8. "Heartstopper" – 3:02
  9. "At Least It Was" – 4:18
  10. "Fisherman's Woman" (Torrini, Eg White) – 1:51
  11. "Thinking Out Loud" (Torrini, Liam Coverdale-Howe, Chris Corner) – 3:21
  12. "Serenade" (Carey, Jeymes Samuel) – 3:37

The Japanese edition has a bonus disc, which has the same tracks as the single "Heartstopper".

Personnel[edit]

  • Emilíana Torrini – vocals, bellow, creaks, korg
  • Dan Carey – guitars, organ, pedal steel, wurlitzer, bass guitar, melodica, glockenspiel, shaker, tabla, bouzouki
  • Julian Joseph – piano
  • Samuli Kosminen – drums, percussion
  • Pharoah S. Russell – drums (on "Heartstopper")

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Fisherman's Woman
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 97
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 73
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 94

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Stylus Magazine review
  5. ^ a b "Emiliana Torrini: Fisherman's Woman < PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  6. ^ a b Chart Log UK: T Zobbel.de
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 283.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Emilíana Torrini – Fisherman's Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Emilíana Torrini – Fisherman's Woman" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Emilíana Torrini – Fisherman's Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Emilíana Torrini – Fisherman's Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Emilíana Torrini – Fisherman's Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.