Opium (Ottmar Liebert album)

Opium is a studio double album by German-born guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra. The album's first disc is called "Wide-Eyed" and features an upbeat, nuevo flamenco sound, reflective of Liebert's previous work. The second disc is called "Dreaming" which features a mellower, ethereal sound. Opium was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best New Age Album. The album was inspired by a postcard that Liebert received from his paternal grandfather, who had worked on the South Manchuria Railway. Opium was produced by Ottmar Liebert, along with his brother, Stefan Liebert.

Track listing

Disc 1: Wide-Eyed
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nuevo México"	4:32
2.	"Alegria Árabe" (version 1.1)	4:15
3.	"Turkish Night"	4:28
4.	"Ocean Blvd./Miami"	4:06
5.	"Santa Fe 2 Chama"	4:44
6.	"Trémulo (De Mi Corazón)"	5:01
7.	"Bed of Nails (Wide-Eyed Trance)"	4:51
8.	"Montana Walking"	4:32
9.	"Tangos de Tesuque"	5:00
10.	"Snakeoilsurfer"	4:33
11.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (tribal mix)	4:09
12.	"Butterfly + Juniper" (4 Kelly)	4:53
13.	"Vudu (Technicolor Eyes Burn Thru)"	3:49
14.	"Bulería de Rojo" (4 MC)	3:37
Total length:		62:30

Disc 2: Dreaming
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (mellow mix)	4:09
2.	"Yasmeen"	5:06
3.	"Ayer - El Último Dia de Palabra"	1:09
4.	"Old Man On the Citadel"	4:17
5.	"Anyong / Grandfather Smiling" (walkie-talkie mix)	2:57
6.	"Te Siento"	3:34
7.	"Freedom" (4 Lobsang Samten)	1:40
8.	"Buleria de las Golondrinas"	4:43
9.	"La Acequia Madre"	2:24
10.	"Chama 2 Santa Fe"	4:55
11.	"Chi-Wahwah Beauty"	4:43
12.	"Drop of Water On a Dry Stone"	2:04
13.	"Slow Burn / Pain + Pleasure"	4:35
14.	"Bluedreamdrops"	2:03
15.	"Ripple / Wind Over Water" (4 Darryl Reanney)	3:48
16.	"The Blink Of an I Contains Eternity" (4 Mother)	4:58
17.	"Anyong / Grandfather Singing" (Gibson mix / 4 Bok Yun)	3:07
18.	"Opium"	2:54
Total length:		63:06

Personnel

Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra

Ottmar Liebert – Flamenco Guitar, Fretless Lute, electric guitar, Synthesizer
Jon Gagan – Electric Bass Guitars, Synthesizer
Stefan Liebert – Drum Programming, Samples
Mark Clark – Percussion
Eric Schermerhorn – Electric guitar
Woody Thompson – Percussion
Carl Coletti – Drum Kit

Additional personnel

Magali Amadei – voices
Ashkan Sahihi – voices
Bok Yun Chon – voices
Lobsang Samten – voices
Olga Kammerer – voices
Charles Rook – engineering
Gary Lyons – engineering, mixing
Doug Sax – mastering
Gavin Lurssen – mastering

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. All music written by Ottmar Liebert + published by Sony ATV Songs/Luna Negra Music/BMI.

2. Mastering: Analog – at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, CA

References

"Ottmar Liebert: Opium". www.pertout.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
Joyce, Mike (1996-04-17). "OTTMAR LIEBERT'S OPIUM': HIGHS & LOWS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
"Ottmar Liebert "Opium" | Guitar Nine". www.guitar9.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
"Ottmar Liebert". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
"Ottmar Liebert facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Ottmar Liebert". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
"Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra* - Opium". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
"American album certifications – Ottmar Liebert – Opium". Recording Industry Association of America.
"Ottmar Liebert: Music Catalog". www.ottmarliebert.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

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