Extraordinary Ways

{{Infobox album

| name = Extraordinary Ways

| type = studio

| cover = Extraordinary Ways.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|8|30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/conjureone-extraordinary-2495869509.html |title=Conjure One: Extraordinary Ways |last=Schiller |first=Mike |date=October 12, 2005 |website=popmatters.com |location=Chicago |access-date=May 18, 2018}}

| recorded = 2005

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Electronica

| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=21}}

| label = Nettwerk

| producer = Rhys Fulber

| prev_title = Conjure One

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Exilarch

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Extraordinary Ways

| type = studio

| single1 = Extraordinary Way

| single1date = August 30, 2005

| single2 = Face the Music

| single2date = 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=extraordinary-ways-mw0000416379 |tab=Overview |label=Conjure One Extraordinary Ways |last=Hopkin |first=Kenyon |accessdate=May 18, 2018}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = (moderate){{cite journal |last=Adair |first=Mike |date=August 1, 2005 |title=Conjure One Extraordinary Ways |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/conjure_one-extraordinary_ways |journal=Exclaim! |location=Toronto |issn=1207-6600 |oclc=971916273 |access-date=May 19, 2018}}

| rev3 = Hybrid

| rev3score = (favourable){{cite web |url=http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0905/conjureone.shtml |title=Conjure One Extraordinary Ways |last=Blake |first=Embo |website=hybridmagazine.com |access-date=May 20, 2018}}

| rev4 = PopMatters

| rev4score = 5/10

| rev5 = SLUG

| rev5score = (favourable){{cite magazine |last=Spencer |first=Amy |date=September 2005 |title=Conjure One Extraordinary Ways |magazine=SLUG |url=https://archive.org/details/slug_ut_201/page/n17 |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |publisher=Eighteen Percent Gray |volume=16 |issue=201 |page=18 |oclc=48819125 |access-date=April 19, 2020}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Extraordinary Ways is an album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One. Released in August 2005, it was the second album for the project headed by Rhys Fulber.

Release and promotion

The album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

ACIDplanet.com released the complete multitracks to "Face the Music" in a remix competition that ran from December 2005 through January 2006. The winning remix by Erick Muise received inclusion on the promo release of the "Face the Music" single.{{cite web |url=http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/conjureone/ |title=Conjure One Remix Contest |author= |date=2005 |website=acidplanet.com |access-date=May 18, 2018}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_music = Rhys Fulber except where noted

| title1 = Endless Dream

| lyrics1 = Poe

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Face the Music

| lyrics2 = Peter Wright, Tiff Lacey

| length2 = 4:35

| title3 = Pilgrimage

| lyrics3 =

| length3 = 6:48

| title4 = One Word

| lyrics4 = Poe

| length4 = 4:40

| title5 = I Believe

| note5 = Buzzcocks cover, music by Pete Shelley

| lyrics5 = Shelley

| length5 = 6:07

| title6 = Beyond Being

| lyrics6 =

| length6 = 7:07

| title7 = Extraordinary Way

| note7 = music by Chris Elliott, Fulber

| lyrics7 = Poe

| length7 = 4:40

| title8 = Dying Light

| note8 = music by Fulber, Joanna Stevens

| lyrics8 =

| length8 = 6:45

| title9 = Forever Lost

| lyrics9 = Nick Holmes

| length9 = 4:46

| title10 = Into the Escape

| lyrics10 =

| length10 = 4:15

}}

Personnel

=Conjure One=

Rhys Fulber – programming, vocals (5, 6), production

=Additional musicians=

Poe – vocals (1, 4, 7)
Tiff Lacey – vocals (2)
Joanna Stevens – vocals (3, 8)
Leah Randi – vocals (6)
Chemda – vocals (9, 10)

Charts

=Album=

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Chart (2005) ! Peak position
{{Album chart \|BillboardDanceElectronic \|18 \|artist=Conjure One \|refname=billboarddanceelectronic \|accessdate=May 18, 2018}}

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Chart (2005)

! Peak position

{{Album chart |BillboardDanceElectronic |18 |artist=Conjure One |refname=billboarddanceelectronic |accessdate=May 18, 2018}}

=Singles=

==Extraordinay Way==

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Chart (2005) ! Peak position
{{singlechart \|Billboarddanceclubplay \|4 \|song=Extraordinary Way \|artist=Conjure One \|accessdate=May 18, 2018 \|refname=billboarddanceclubplay}}

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Chart (2005)

! Peak position

{{singlechart |Billboarddanceclubplay |4 |song=Extraordinary Way |artist=Conjure One |accessdate=May 18, 2018 |refname=billboarddanceclubplay}}

==Face the Music==

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Chart (2006) ! Peak position
{{singlechart \|Billboarddanceclubplay \|2 \|song=Extraordinary Way \|artist=Conjure One \|accessdate=May 18, 2018 \|refname=billboarddanceclubplay}}

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Chart (2006)

! Peak position

{{singlechart |Billboarddanceclubplay |2 |song=Extraordinary Way |artist=Conjure One |accessdate=May 18, 2018 |refname=billboarddanceclubplay}}

References

Category:2005 albums

Category:Conjure One albums

Category:Nettwerk Records albums