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1998 studio album by Mandalay

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Empathy
Studio album by Mandalay
ReleasedMarch 23, 1998
RecordedMorocco Street
Trident Studios
The Church
Matrix Maison Rouge Studios
Livingstone Studios
Falconer Studios
Angel Recording Studios
GenreTrip hop, downtempo, chill-out
Length50:01
LabelV2
Producer
Mandalay chronology
Empathy
(1998) 		Instinct
(2000)
Singles from Empathy
  1. "Flowers Bloom"
    Released: 1996
  2. "This Life"
    Released: October 6, 1997
  3. "Beautiful"
    Released: 1998

Empathy is the debut full-length studio album by British trip hop duo Mandalay. It was first released on March 23, 1998, through V2 Records. The track "Flowers Bloom" was previously released as a single in 1996 through Organic Music, and the tracks "This Life" and "Beautiful" were both released as singles to promote the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote: "This is the album Madonna was trying to make with Ray of Light. Sultry without reeking of sex; using trip-hop and similar rhythms as ingredients not the whole recipe; a patina of sadness without mistaking seriousness for worthiness."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock

No.TitleLength
1."This Life"4:19
2."Flowers Bloom"4:25
3."Insensible"4:47
4."Another"5:57
5."Enough Love"4:06
6."All my Sins"6:16
7."Opposites"5:12
8."This Time Last Year"3:28
9."Kissing The Day"3:49
10."Beautiful"3:33
11."About You"4:11
German Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Beautiful (7" Canny Mix)"4:27
Total length:54:28

Personnel

Mandalay
  • Saul Freeman - Composition, guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano, sampler
  • Nicola Hitchcock - Composition, lyrics, vocals
Additional musicians
  • Guy Sigsworth - Electric piano, sampler, synthesizer, piano
  • Jim Carmichael - Drums
  • Gavin Wright - Strings
  • Steve Jansen - Drums, piano, percussion
  • Jon Hassell - Trumpet
  • Jaak van der Bent - Baritone vocals
  • David Watters - Tenor vocals
  • Danny Thompson - Double bass
  • Warwick Blair - String arrangement on "About You"
Production
  • Mandalay - Production
  • Guy Sigsworth - Production
  • Michael Ade - Tape edits, recording, mixing
  • Russell Evora - Additional recording
  • Chris Scard - Additional recording
  • Ian Rossiter - Additional recording
  • Paul Stoney - Additional recording
  • Tom Jenkins - Additional recording
  • Simon Burwell - Additional recording
  • Tom Coyne - Mastering
  • Andy Bradfeild - Mixing on "This Life"
  • Saul Freeman - Technician
Artwork
  • Chris Bigg - Art Direction, design
  • Jim Friedman - Photography
  • Blinkk - Photography

References

  1. Nine, Jennifer (28 March 1998). "Empathy". Melody Maker. Vol. 75, no. 13. p. 46.
  2. Smith, Andrew (29 March 1998). "Mandalay". Features. The Sunday Times. p. 18.
  3. Empathy at AllMusic
  4. ^ Zuel, Bernard (24 April 1998). "Sounds right; Sound bite". Metro. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7.

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