The Best of Mike Oldfield: Elements

~ Release by Mike Oldfield (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Price Code (On rearinlay, F): PM 527
Price Code (On CD): PM520

Annotation last modified on 2024-04-12 21:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tubular Bells (opening theme)
recording of:
Tubular Bells
composer:
Mike Oldfield
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
part of:
Tubular Bells, Part One
4.254:19
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
2.53:46
3Moonlight 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)
3.93:36
4Heaven’s Open
recording of:
Heaven’s Open
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
44:27
5Five 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)
3.654:16
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)
44:43
7Foreign Affair
engineer:
Nigel Luby
producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield
vocals:
Maggie Reilly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
recorded at:
Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
recording of:
Foreign Affair
lyricist:
Mike Oldfield and Maggie Reilly
composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Musik-Edition Discoton, Oldfield Music Ltd., Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Ltd., TBP Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
33:54
8In dulci jubilo
engineer:
Phil Newell (engineer and producer) and Mike Oldfield
producer:
Mike Oldfield
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
snare drum:
William Murray (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1975) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
The Beacon (Mike Oldfield home studio) in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1974-11) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1975-10)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (Mike Oldfield version) (from 1974-11 until 1975-10)
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Oldfield Music Ltd., Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
42:51
9Shadow on the Wall
guest lead vocals:
Roger Chapman
performer:
Roger Chapman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
recording of:
Shadow on the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.55:08
10Islands
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)
44:18
11Etude
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland
sound engineer:
Geoff Young (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield
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
edit of:
Étude by 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)
3.53:07
12Sentinel
recording of:
Sentinel
composer:
Mike Oldfield
3:56
13Ommadawn (excerpt)
recording of:
Ommadawn
composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)) and Oldfield Music Ltd.
partial recording of:
Ommadawn, Part One
composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Oldfield Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
Ommadawn
43:39
14Incantations, Part Four (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Incantations, Part Four
composer:
Mike Oldfield
4:39
15Amarok (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Amarok
composer:
Mike Oldfield
24:44
16Portsmouth
engineer:
Paul Lindsay
producer:
Mike Oldfield
accordion, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, mandolin, synthesizer and timpani:
Mike Oldfield
foot stomps [feet], kortholt and recorder:
Les Penning
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
Througham (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Portsmouth
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Mike Oldfield
is based on:
Portsmouth
42:00