- ambient, new age, progressive rock
- 56 min
- 17 tracks
- Reprise Records
The Songs of Distant Earth is the sixteenth studio album by English musician, songwriter and producer Mike Oldfield, released on 21 November 1994 by WEA. It is a concept album based on the 1986 science fiction novel The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke. The album reached No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Grave, contemplative, character-led and earnest.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1In the Beginning1:24
- 2Let There Be Light4:58
- 3Supernova3:24
- 4Magellan4:41
- 5First Landing1:16
- 6Oceania3:20
- 7Only Time Will Tell4:27
- 8Prayer for the Earth2:10
- 9Lament for Atlantis2:44
- 10The Chamber1:48
- 11Hibernaculum3:33
- 12Tubular World3:22
- 13The Shining Ones3:00
- 14Crystal Clear5:43
- 15The Sunken Forest2:38
- 16Ascension5:49
- 17A New Beginning1:37
17 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mike Oldfield
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Mixed Mode CD
- Country
- US
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