The Crown Jewels is the first studio extended play (EP) by Marina Diamandis, released under her previous stage name 'Marina and the Diamonds'.
It was released on June 1, 2009, and June 22, 2009, through Neon Gold Records and 679 Recordings respectively.
Background[]
The EP contains three songs and one remix from her first studio album The Family Jewels, which were chosen to promote the album and give a preview of it. The plans changed and the songs found on the EP would no longer belong to the standard version of the album or would not be part of it. The version of I Am Not a Robot found on the EP it was going to be the album version, but the outro of the song was cut, now it's used as the radio edit. Seventeen was removed from the track listing of the standard edition and included in the Japanese edition of it, Simplify was removed from the album, and I Am Not a Robot (Starsmith 24 Carat Remix) was included in the US deluxe edition of the album.
Marina said:[1]
❝ It’s basically a precursor to the album, which will be called ‘The Family Jewels’. [Looks at EP cover] This is actually the old artwork, I’m not sure why they’ve used it. But, anyway, it’s got the track ‘I Am Not A Robot’ on it, which is the lead single I guess. The aim isn’t to get radio play or anything, but really to give people something they could buy which wasn’t called (previous single) ‘Obsessions’ (laughs). ❞
Artwork[]
*(Link to HQ remake) The woman is the Queen Consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, who the pizza was named after;[2] the artwork was designed by Cristiana Couceiro.
Tracklist[]
| Physical edition (7" - EP / 3-Track Promo) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Co-Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | I Am Not a Robot (Radio Edit) | N/A | Liam Howe | 4:22 |
| 2. | Seventeen | N/A | Howe | 3:05 |
| 3. | Simplify | N/A | Martin Craft | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 9:54 | |||
| Digital Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Co-Writer(s) | Length |
| 4. | I Am Not a Robot (Starsmith 24 Carat Remix) | N/A | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 15:12 | ||
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