Oracle (Michael Hedges album)
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Oracle is a recording by guitarist Michael Hedges
released on the Windham Hill
label. It won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
. Oracle peaked at #7 on the Billboard
New Age Album charts.
The album was reissued in 2009 by Valley Entertainment
.
In fact, the melody of Greensleeves was used to become a Christmas carol, "What child is this?".
Michael Hedges
Michael Alden Hedges was an American composer, Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Background:...
released on the Windham Hill
Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment specializing in Acoustic, New Age and Folk music. Originally founded in 1976 as an Independent record label by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson, Windham Hill was a successful and well-respected...
label. It won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the New Age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
. Oracle peaked at #7 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
New Age Album charts.
The album was reissued in 2009 by Valley Entertainment
Valley Entertainment
Valley Entertainment is a United States music distributor and independent record label based in New York City. The company was founded in 1996 by Barney Cohen, president and CEO. In 2001, they acquired the prestigious back catalogue of space, ambient, and New Age music from Hearts of Space Records...
.
Track listing
- All compositions by Michael Hedges except as noted.
- "Greensleeves" was not listed in the liner notes. It was originally recorded for The Windham Hill sampler Carols of Christmas.
In fact, the melody of Greensleeves was used to become a Christmas carol, "What child is this?".
- "The 2nd Law" – 3:07
- "Ignition" – 3:28
- "Baal T'Shuvah" – 2:10
- "Dirge" – 3:29
- "Jitterboogie" – 2:37
- "Oracle" – 4:08
- "Gospel" – 2:22
- "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
) – 4:01 - "Theme From Hatari" (Henry ManciniHenry ManciniHenry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995...
) – 3:19 - "Aura Müünta" – 2:58
- "Jitterboogie (Family version)" – 2:09
- "Sofa No. 1" (Frank ZappaFrank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
) – 2:42 - "When I Was 4" – 4:19
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:08
Personnel
- Michael Hedges – guitar,bass, harp guitar, synthesizers, harmonica, vocals, alto flute
- Michael ManringMichael ManringMichael Manring is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, .-Biography:...
– fretless bass
Production notes
- Produced by Michael Hedges
- Engineered by Rob Griffin + Michael Hedges
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman