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The First Crusade is the first and only studio album by the Icelandic band Jakobinarina. It was released on October 1, 2007 on 12 Tónar in Europe, and on Regal/EMI in the UK. The First Crusade was released on CD and LP. The original track listing listed "I've Got A Date With My Television" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye" as "(I've Got A Date With) My Television" and "Spit Me In The Eye". Jakobinarina disbanded shortly after the album's release on March 8, 2008.

Track listing

"Monday I'm In Vain" – 3:04
"His Lyrics Are Disastrous" – 2:17
"17" – 2:43
"Jesus" – 2:46
"Call For Advice" – 4:13
"End Of Transmission No.6" – 1:32
"Sleeping In Seattle" – 2:24
"I've Got A Date With My Television" – 2:51
"This Is An Advertisement" – 4:01
"I'm A Villain" – 2:58
"Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" – 3:08
"So, Spit Me In The Eye" – 5:29

Personnel

Gunnar Ragnarsson – vocals
Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson – guitar and backing vocals
Ágúst Fannar Ásgeirsson – keyboard
Björgvin Ingi Pétursson – bass
Heimir Gestur Valdimarsson – guitar
Sigurður Möller Sívertsen – drums
Marteinn Knaran Ómarsson - piano on "Jesus"
Eric Yip, Collette Hazen, Jack Duckett and Nick Fry - Strings on "I've Got A Date With My Television, "This Is An Advertisement", "I'm A Villain", "Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye"
Stan Kybert - producer
Mike Crossley - mixer
Roy Merchant and Jim Anderson - engineers

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+{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
+| Name        = The First Crusade
+| Type        = studio
+| Artist      = [[Jakobínarína]]
+| Cover       = Thefirstcrusade.jpg
+| Released    = October 1, 2007
+| Recorded    = Monnow Valley, Monmouth Wales
+| Genre       = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]], [[Punk rock|Punk]]
+| Length      = 35:26
+| Label       = [[12 Tónar]], [[Regal]]/[[EMI]]
+| Format      = [[Compact Disc|CD]] & [[LP album|LP]]
+| Producer    = Stan Kybert
+| Reviews     = *[[morgunbladid|Morgunblaðið/MBL]] {{Rating|5|5}} [http://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?radnr=1171924 link]
+*[[Neu Magazine]]  {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/articles/1693/Jakobinarina---The-First-Crusade.html link]
+*[[NME]] {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.nme.com/reviews/9023 link]
+*Monitor  {{Rating|8.5|10}} [http://www.monitor.is/3008-0.swf?i=11&expand=2-11&b=1,85,review_view.html link]
+| Last album  =
+| This album  = '''''The First Crusade'''''<br/>(2007)
+| Next album  =
+| Misc        = {{Extra album cover
+  | Upper caption  = Promo cover
+  | Type           = studio
+  | Cover          = Thefirstcrusadepromo.jpg
+  | Lower caption  = Promotional copy of ''The First Crusade''
+  }}
+  {{Singles
+  | Name          = The First Crusade
+  | Type          = studio
+  | single 1      = [[Jesus (single)|Jesus]]/Filipino Girl
+  | single 1 date = May 21, 2007
+  | single 2      = [[This Is An Advertisement]]/Water Wasser Everywhere
+  | single 2 date = July 23, 2007
+  | single 3      = [[His Lyrics Are Disastrous]]/Do My Love
+  | single 3 date = September 24, 2007
+  }}
+}}
+'''''The First Crusade''''' is the first and only [[studio album]] by the [[Iceland]]ic band [[Jakobinarina]]. It was released on October 1, 2007 on [[12 Tónar]] in Europe, and on [[Regal]]/[[EMI]] in the UK. The First Crusade was released on [[CD]]  and  [[LP album|LP]]. The original track listing listed "I've Got A Date With My Television" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye" as "(I've Got A Date With) My Television" and "Spit Me In The Eye". Jakobinarina disbanded shortly after the album's release on March 8, 2008.
+==Track listing==
+#"Monday I'm In Vain" – 3:04
+#"[[His Lyrics Are Disastrous (single)|His Lyrics Are Disastrous]]" – 2:17
+#"17"  – 2:43
+#"[[Jesus (single)|Jesus]]" – 2:46
+#"Call For Advice" – 4:13
+#"End Of Transmission No.6" – 1:32
+#"Sleeping In Seattle" – 2:24
+#"I've Got A Date With My Television" – 2:51
+#"[[This Is An Advertisement]]" – 4:01
+#"I'm A Villain" – 2:58
+#"Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" – 3:08
+#"So, Spit Me In The Eye" – 5:29
+==Personnel==
+* Gunnar Ragnarsson – [[singing|vocals]]
+* Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson – [[guitar]] and [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
+* Ágúst Fannar Ásgeirsson – [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]
+* Björgvin Ingi Pétursson – [[bass guitar|bass]]
+* Heimir Gestur Valdimarsson – guitar
+* Sigurður Möller Sívertsen – [[drum kit|drums]]
+* Marteinn Knaran Ómarsson - [[piano]] on "[[Jesus (single)|Jesus]]"
+* Eric Yip, Collette Hazen, Jack Duckett and Nick Fry - [[String instrument|Strings]] on "I've Got A Date With My Television, "[[This Is An Advertisement]]", "I'm A Villain", "Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye"
+* Stan Kybert - producer
+* Mike Crossley - mixer
+* Roy Merchant and Jim Anderson - engineers
+{{DEFAULTSORT:First Crusade, The}}
+[[Category:2007 albums]]
+[[Category:Albums by Icelandic artists]]