Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield

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Tracklist

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1Guilty
recording of:
Guilty
composer:
Mike Oldfield
4:16
2Family Man
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield
guest lead vocals:
Maggie Reilly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
recording of:
Family Man
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
writer:
Tim Cross (UK keyboardist and producer), Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert and Maggie Reilly
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Josef Weinberger Ltd. (33 Crawford Street, London W.1., UK), Musik-Edition Discoton, Oldfield Music Ltd., TBP Music Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Limited
2.53:48
3Five Miles Out
engineer and producer:
Tom Newman (producer, guitarist) and Mike Oldfield
guest drums (drum set):
Graham Broad
guest lead vocals:
Maggie Reilly
additional conductor:
Martyn Ford (conductor)
strings arranger:
Morris Pert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
recording of:
Five Miles Out
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1982)
3.654:19
4Moonlight Shadow
engineer:
Nigel Luby
producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (rock drummer) (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
vocals:
Maggie Reilly (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Shadow (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Oldfield Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1983)
3.93:40
5Shadow on the Wall
engineer:
Nigel Luby
producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
banjo, bass, guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (rock drummer) (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
guitar:
Ant (Anthony Glynne, Guitar Player) (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
vocals:
Roger Chapman (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
recorded at:
Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
recording of:
Shadow on the Wall (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
3.43:10
6To France
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
guest vocals:
Maggie Reilly
performer:
Mike Oldfield
recording of:
To France
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin Music Ltd., Oldfield Music Overseas Ltd. (in 1984) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1984)
44:41
7Etude
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland
sound engineer:
Geoff Young (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield
guest percussion and percussion:
Morris Pert
guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield
orchestra:
Orchestra Of The Bavarian State Opera (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Eberhard Schoener
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
recording of:
Étude (Mike Oldfield instrumental)
orchestrator:
David Bedford (composer)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
is based on:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
44:39
8Magic Touch
producer:
Geoff Downes and Mike Oldfield
guest vocals:
Jim Price (horn session musician)
recording of:
Magic Touch
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
34:17
9Islands
engineer:
Richard Barrie (in 1987)
producer:
Tom Newman (producer, guitarist), Mike Oldfield and Alan Shacklock
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Mike Oldfield and Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Islands (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) (in 1987)
44:21
10Heaven’s Open
recording of:
Heaven’s Open
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
44:31
11Tattoo
recording of:
Tattoo
composer:
Mike Oldfield
3:47
12The Song of the Sun
additional programming:
Henry Jackman (English score composer)
assistant engineer:
Gregg Jackman and Tom Newman (producer, guitarist)
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield
cover recording of:
O son do ar
composer:
Bieito Romero
34:35
13Summit Day
recording of:
Summit Day
writer:
Mike Oldfield
33:47
14Lake Constance
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
5:19
15Broad Sunlit Uplands
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
4:05
16The Doge’s Palace
additional guest choir vocals:
The London Händel Choir
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
3:08
17Amber Light
guest percussion:
屋敷豪太 (Gota Yashiki)
additional guest vocals:
The Grant Gospel Choir, Andrew Johnson (St.Paul's Treble) and The London Händel Choir
guest vocals:
Nicola Emmanuel, David Serame and Miriam Stockley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
3:47
18Angelique
34:42
19On My Heart
engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) and Mike Oldfield
mixer:
Mike Oldfield
lead vocals:
Hayley Westenra
orchestra:
The Sinfonia Sfera Orchestra
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
orchestrator:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
concertmaster:
Richard Stutt (violinist, conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
On My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
32:29