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Voices (Vangelis album)

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Released
  
October 24, 1995

Length
  
54:25

Artist
  
Vangelis

Label
  
East West Records

Genre
  
Electronica

Recorded
  
1995

Voices (1995)
  
Oceanic (1996)

Release date
  
17 October 1995

Producer
  
Vangelis

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Similar
  
Oceanic, Spiral, Themes, 1492: Conquest, El Greco

Voices is a studio album by Greek electronic composer Vangelis, released in 1995.

Contents

Overview

Caroline Lavelle sings and plays cello on the song "Come To Me", Paul Young sings on "Losing Sleep", while Stina Nordenstam on "Ask the Mountains".

Release

The album reached #58 position in the UK Albums Chart on March 2, 1996. The single "Ask The Mountains" was co-released with Stina Nordenstam, and reached #77 position in the UK Singles Chart on March 16, 1996.

Track listing

  1. "Voices" (Vangelis) – 7:00
  2. "Echoes" (Vangelis) – 8:20
  3. "Come To Me" (Vangelis, Lavelle) – 4:40
  4. "P.S." (Vangelis) – 2:05
  5. "Ask The Mountains" (Vangelis, Nordenstam) – 7:55
  6. "Prelude" (Vangelis) – 4:24
  7. "Losing Sleep (Still, My Heart)" (Vangelis, Young) – 6:41
  8. "Messages" (Vangelis) – 7:30
  9. "Dream In An Open Place" (Vangelis) – 5:50
  • The music was used in the soundtrack for the 1998 documentary Deep Sea, Deep Secrets co-produced by The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel, together with music from Vangelis next album, Oceanic.
  • The track "Ask the Mountains" was used as the background music for the TV commercial by Indesit Company for the Hotpoint-Ariston Aqualtis washing machine in 2006, which won the Lion Award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

    • Credits

  • Vangelis – composer, performer
  • Caroline Lavelle – vocals, cello, lyrics
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals, lyrics
  • Paul Young – vocals, lyrics
  • Athens Opera Company – vocals on "Voices"
    • Production
  • Vangelis — producer, arranger
  • Philippe Colonna — engineer, mixer
  • Frederick Rousseau — assistant producer
  • Stylorouge — design
  • Jim Freedman — cover photography
  • Alex Misiewicz — underwater photography

    • Songs

    1Voices7:02
    2Echoes8:25
    3Come to Me4:34

    References

    Voices (Vangelis album) Wikipedia
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