Recorded 1972–1992 Release date 25 May 1993 | Length 63:22 | |
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Released 13 September 1993 (1993-09-13) Similar Mike Oldfield albums, Progressive rock albums |
Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1993 by Virgin Records.
Contents
The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is most commonly available form today. It was later released alongside the original Tubular Bells, as a double CD album. Other related releases include a 4-CD box set and a video album.
This compilation was released by Virgin after Oldfield had left the label, but includes "Sentinel" from Tubular Bells II courtesy of the Warner label.
Two of Oldfield's previous hits, "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Moonlight Shadow", were reissued alongside the album.
Track listing
All tracks by Mike Oldfield except where noted.
- "Tubular Bells (Opening theme)" – 4:19
- "Family Man" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield, Morris Pert, Maggie Reilly) – 3:45
- "Moonlight Shadow" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 3:36
- "Heaven's Open" – 4:27
- "Five Miles Out" – 4:15
- "To France" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 4:43
- "Foreign Affair" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Oldfield, Reilly) – 3:54
- "In Dulci Jubilo" (Pearsall) – 2:50
- "Shadow on the Wall" (feat. Roger Chapman) – 5:07 (12" version)
- "Islands" (feat. Bonnie Tyler) – 4:17
- "Etude" (Francisco Tárrega) – 3:07
- "Sentinel" – 3:56 (Single version)
- "Ommadawn (Excerpt)" – 3:38
- "Incantations part four (Excerpt)" – 4:39
- "Amarok (Excerpt)" – 4:43
- "Portsmouth" – 2:00
Musical Scores
Other Elements albums
Songs
1Tubular Bells4:17
2Family Man3:46
3Moonlight Shadow3:37
References
Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA