The Songs of Distant Earth

~ Release by Mike Oldfield (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1In the Beginning
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
spoken vocals [extract from The Book of Genesis]:
Bill Anders (astronaut)
recording of:
In the Beginning
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
31:25
2Let There Be Light
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
spoken vocals [extract from The Book of Genesis]:
Bill Anders (astronaut)
recording of:
Let There Be Light
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.84:57
3Supernova
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Supernova
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
33:24
4Magellan
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Magellan
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.254:41
5First Landing
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
First Landing
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
31:16
6Oceania
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Oceania
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.353:20
7Only Time Will Tell
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Only Time Will Tell
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.654:26
8Prayer for the Earth
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
other vocals [Saami chant]:
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
recording of:
Prayer for the Earth
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.352:10
9Lament for Atlantis
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Lament for Atlantis
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
32:44
10The Chamber
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
The Chamber
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
31:48
11Hibernaculum
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recording of:
Hibernaculum
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.653:33
12Tubular World
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Tubular World
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.353:24
13The Shining Ones
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
The Shining Ones
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
32:57
14Crystal Clear
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
spoken vocals [extract from Self hypnosis tape]:
Mike Joseph
recording of:
Crystal Clear
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.355:42
15The Sunken Forest
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
The Sunken Forest
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
32:38
16Ascension
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Ascension
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
3.655:50
17A New Beginning
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
choir vocals:
Vahine Taihara
recording of:
A New Beginning
composer:
Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
31:33

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Richard Barrie
Eric Cadieux
additional engineer:Gregg Jackman
Steve MacMillan
Tom Newman (producer, guitarist)
engineer and producer:Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
additional guest drum machine:Sugar J (electronic musician John Gosling)
guest drum machine:Mark Rutherford (UK composer/producer)
guest keyboard:Molly Oldfield
guest tabla:Pandit Dinesh
composer:Mike Oldfield (English musician, songwriter and producer)
guest vocals:Ellla Harper
Cori Josias
Roame Lowry (percussionist/singer)
Members of 'Veulam Consort'
David Nickless
The Tallis Scholars