MobySongs 1993–1998 | ||||
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Released | 18 July 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1998 | |||
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Length | 75:10 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Moby | |||
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MobySongs 1993–1998,[1] also known as Songs 1993–1998[2] or simply Mobysongs,[3] is a compilation album by American electronica musician Moby. It features selections from his work released in North America on the Elektra label, before his breakout 1999 release, Play.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
Pitchfork | 3.2/10[5] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+[6] |
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly recommended the compilation to listeners intrigued by Play, adding, "No blues or gospel samples here, but the same spiritual-techno vibe is evident in brilliant early singles like 'Go,' sighing-keyboard instrumentals, and a hefty share of genre-crossing cuts from 1995's everlasting Everything Is Wrong."[3] John Bush of AllMusic was complimentary of the material itself, which he felt showcased Moby's "continuing excellence in a number of genres", noting that the tracks from Everything Is Wrong and Animal Rights in particular "sound much better in this format, divorced from the rock flame-outs that often surrounded them on the original albums", but criticized the exclusion of his seminal earlier work and the lack of rarities.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Moby, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "First Cool Hive" | Everything Is Wrong | 5:16 | |
2. | "Go" (remix) | I Like to Score | 3:59 | |
3. | "Into the Blue" |
| Everything Is Wrong | 5:32 |
4. | "Now I Let It Go" | Animal Rights | 2:09 | |
5. | "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" | Move | 3:37 | |
6. | "I Like to Score" | I Like to Score | 2:21 | |
7. | "Anthem" | Everything Is Wrong | 3:27 | |
8. | "Hymn" | Everything Is Wrong | 3:18 | |
9. | "Feeling So Real" | Everything Is Wrong | 3:23 | |
10. | "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters (Heat Mix)" | I Like to Score | 5:45 | |
11. | "Alone" | Animal Rights | 10:47 | |
12. | "Novio" | I Like to Score | 2:39 | |
13. | "The Rain Falls and the Sky Shudders" | Move | 6:16 | |
14. | "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die" |
| Everything Is Wrong | 4:15 |
15. | "Living" | Animal Rights | 7:01 | |
16. | "Grace" | I Like to Score | 5:25 | |
Total length: | 75:10 |
Personnel
Credits for MobySongs 1993–1998 adapted from album liner notes.[7]
- Moby – engineering, mixing, production, programming, recording, writing
- Kochie Banton – vocals on "Feeling So Real"
- Curt Frasca – engineering on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
- Mimi Goese – vocals on "Into the Blue" and "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die"
- Rozz Morehead – vocals on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
- Alan Moulder – engineering on "Now I Let It Go" and "Living"
- Myim Rose – vocals on "Feeling So Real"
- Hahn Rowe – violin on "Now I Let It Go"
- Carole Sylvan – vocals on "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
- Nicole Zaray – vocals on "Feeling So Real"
- Artwork and design
- Patrick Hegarty – artwork, photography
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 137 |
References
- ↑ "MobySongs 1993–1998". Moby.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Songs 1993–1998". Amazon. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 Browne, David (4 August 2000). "Mobysongs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Songs 1993–1998 – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ Cooper, Paul. "Moby: Mobysongs: The Best of 1993–1998". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Moby". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ MobySongs 1993–1998 (liner notes). Moby. Elektra Records. 2000. E2 62554.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Moby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
External links
- MobySongs 1993–1998 at Discogs (list of releases)
- MobySongs 1993–1998 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)