Voices (Vangelis album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Voices
| type = Studio album
| artist = Vangelis
| cover = vangelis_voices.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 24, 1995
| recorded = 1995
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electronica
| length = 54:25
| label = East West (Europe) / Atlantic (USA)
| producer = Vangelis
| prev_title = Foros Timis Ston Greco
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Oceanic
| next_year = 1996
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r228631 |title=Voices - Vangelis | AllMusic |first=Jim |last=Brenholts |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |access-date=20 August 2011}}
}}
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".{{citation |title=Sleeve note from the 1995 album edition }}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/vangelis/ |title=Vangelis |publisher=Official Charts Company |format=select "Albums" and "Singles" tab}}
Track listing
- "Voices" (Vangelis) – 7:00
- "Echoes" (Vangelis) – 8:20
- "Come To Me" (Vangelis, Lavelle) – 4:40
- "P.S." (Vangelis) – 2:05
- "Ask The Mountains" (Vangelis, Nordenstam) – 7:55
- "Prelude" (Vangelis) – 4:24
- "Losing Sleep (Still, My Heart)" (Vangelis, Young) – 6:41
- "Messages" (Vangelis) – 7:30
- "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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nemostudios.co.uk/nemo/main/vangelis/v15.htm |title=Nemo: Vangelis - chapter 15 |work=nemostudios.co.uk |access-date=18 August 2016}}
Credits
- Vangelis – composer, performer
- Caroline Lavelle – vocals, cello, lyrics
- Stina Nordenstam – vocals, lyrics
- Paul Young – vocals, lyrics
- Athens Opera Company – vocals on "Voices"
;Production
- Vangelis — producer, arranger
- Philippe Colonna — engineer, mixer
- Frederick Rousseau — assistant producer
- Stylorouge — design
- Jim Freedman — cover photography
- Alex Misiewicz — underwater photography
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart (1995–1996) !align="center"|Peak{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Vangelis&titel=Voices&cat=a |title=Vangelis - Voices |publisher=DutchCharts |access-date=August 25, 2016}} |
| align="left"|Austria
|align="center"|6 |
| align="left"|Belgium
|align="center"|16 |
| align="left"|Germany
|align="center"|24 |
| align="left"|Netherlands
|align="center"|36 |
| align="left"|Norway
|align="center"|25 |
| align="left"|Sweden
|align="center"|50 |
| align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|31 |
| align="left"|UK
|align="center"|58 |
| align="left"|Billboard New Age Albums |
Certifications
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References
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