Voices (Vangelis album)

Voices
Studio album by
Vangelis
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
Recorded1995
GenreElectronica
Length54:25
LabelEast West (Europe) / Atlantic (USA)
ProducerVangelis
Vangelis chronology
Foros Timis Ston Greco
(1995) 		Voices
(1995) 		Oceanic
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

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".[2]

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.[3]

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 for the Hotpoint-Ariston Aqualtis washing machine in 2006, which won the Lion Award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.[4]

Credits

Production
  • Vangelis — producer, arranger[2]
  • Philippe Colonna — engineer, mixer
  • Frederick Rousseau — assistant producer
  • Stylorouge — design
  • Jim Freedman — cover photography
  • Alex Misiewicz — underwater photography

Charts

Chart (1995–1996) Peak[5]
Austria 6
Belgium 16
Germany 24
Netherlands 36
Norway 25
Sweden 50
Switzerland 31
UK 58
Billboard New Age Albums 9[6]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[7] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 250,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Brenholts, Jim (2011). "Voices - Vangelis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Sleeve note from the 1995 album edition
  3. ^ "Vangelis" (select "Albums" and "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Nemo: Vangelis - chapter 15". nemostudios.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Vangelis - Voices". DutchCharts. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Vangelis Chart History - New Age Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Vangelis – Voices" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vangelis; 'Voices')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.