Scarlett Johansson’s Debut Album Premieres Exclusively on Imeem

May 13, 2008

imeem today announced that Scarlett Johansson’s highly anticipated first album, Anywhere I Lay my Head, is now available for free streaming exclusively on imeem, one week prior to its North American release on May 20, 2008.

Starting today, fans can listen to Johansson’s debut album in its entirety on her imeem profile (http://imeem.com/scarlettjohansson), where they can also find music videos and photos from the singer and actress. In addition, fans can use imeem’s embeddable audio and video widgets to easily share Johansson’s album with friends or embed it on their blogs, web sites, and profiles on other social networking services, including MySpace and Facebook. Johansson’s album will also be available for pre-order on imeem.

Anywhere I Lay My Head is a compilation of Johansson’s distinctive interpretations of ten songs by acclaimed singer and actor Tom Waits and one original composition. The album is produced by Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) and features guest appearances from Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, Sean Antanaitis from Celebration, and David Bowie, among others. The album will be released Tuesday, May 20, through Atco/Rhino Records.

imeem lets users create their own music, video and photo playlists, mixing and matching songs and media from their favorite artists and newly discovered bands. Users can upload their own music and videos to their personal imeem profiles, or choose from millions of songs and videos available in imeem’s wide-ranging library. Fans can also use imeem’s embeddable audio and video widgets to easily share playlists they create or find on imeem across the Web.

Johansson is the latest artist to debut her music on imeem, the third largest social network in the U.S. Over the past month alone, artists including The Rolling Stones, Avril Lavigne and Ray J have debuted new music and videos on imeem.

Track listing on Anywhere I Lay My Head:

1. “Fawn” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Alice)

2. “Town with No Cheer” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Swordfishtrombones)

3. “Falling Down” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Big Time)

4. “Anywhere I Lay My Head” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Rain Dogs)

5. “Fannin Street” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards)

6. “Song for Jo”

7. “Green Grass” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Real Gone)

8. “I Wish I Was in New Orleans” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Small Change)

9. “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Bone Machine)

10. “No One Knows I’m Gone” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Alice)

11. “Who Are You?” (originally on Tom Waits’ album Bone Machine)