For Emma, Forever Ago

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For Emma, Forever Ago
For Emma, Forever Ago

For Emma, Forever Ago is the debut album by the Indie guy Bon Iver. The album has sold 130,000 copies in the United States.

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[edit] About

For Emma, Forever Ago was released on February 19, 2008 under 4AD records. The album hit no.1 on the U.S. Top Heatseekers and no.64 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album has a bonus track "Wisconsin". The track "Skinny Love" was used in the series' season 5 premier. Another song "Re: Stacks" was also played during the season 4 finale "Wilson's Heart" of the TV show House M.D.

[edit] Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Flume 3:39
2 Lump Sum 3:21
3 Skinny Love 3:58
4 The Wolves (Act I and II) 5:22
5 Blindsided 5:29
6 Creature Fear 3:06
7 Team 1:56
8 For Emma 3:40
9 Re: Stacks 6:41

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year Album Top Heatseekers The Billboard 200 Top Independent Albums
2008 For Emma, Forever Ago 1 64 4

[edit] Credits

Performance Credits

Bon Iver Primary Artist

Christy Smith Drums, Vocals

Technical Credits

Nick Petersen Mastering

Justin Vernon Engineer

[edit] Trivia

  • The album got a rate of 5/5 and "Album of the Month" reviews in both MOJO and Uncut magazines.
  • Most of the songs were written and composed by Justin Vernon.

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