| Only Teardrops | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Emmelie de Forest |
| Cover: | Only Teardrops cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | 2012, April 2013 |
| Genre: | Pop, folk |
| Length: | 40:18 |
| Label: | Universal Music Denmark |
| Producer: | Anders Fredslund-Hansen |
| Next Title: | Acoustic Session |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Only Teardrops is the debut album of the Danish singer-songwriter Emmelie de Forest. The album was released on 6 May 2013 on Universal Music.[1] [2] In late March she signed a contract with Universal Music.[3] The song of the same name won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 for Denmark.
Owing to her status as Eurovision winner, the album's release attracted a number of reviews from Eurovision fan sites. James Sayer of ESC Views gave it a mixed review, saying that "there is nothing wrong with any of the individual songs, there’s just not a great deal which leaps out of the realms of the ordinary".[4] Angus Quinn of Wiwi Bloggs was of the opinion that "Only Teardrops gets it right most of the time and seems to respect the authenticity of the artist".[5]
"Only Teardrops" was released as the lead single of the album in Denmark on 22 January 2013, and worldwide on 2 May 2013. The song was a large success in Denmark and reached No 1 in the charts. The song also charted elsewhere in Europe following its Eurovision performance. It reached a new chart position of 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 26 May. "Hunter & Prey" was released as the second single of the album in Denmark on 19 August 2013.
| Country | Release date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark[7] | 6 May 2013 | CD, digital download | Universal Music |
| Worldwide | 14 May 2013 | Digital download | |
| Germany[8] | 7 June 2013 | CD |