Earth Moving is the 12th record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1989.
The songs are sung by various singers that Oldfield hired, including his then-wife, Anita Hegerland. The album is made mostly with synthesizers. It is notable for being Oldfield's first album without at least one instrumental piece; each track is a more conventional pop song.
The end track, despite appearing to be a lengthier piece, consists of two shorter songs of no appar...
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Earth Moving is the 12th record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1989.
The songs are sung by various singers that Oldfield hired, including his then-wife, Anita Hegerland. The album is made mostly with synthesizers. It is notable for being Oldfield's first album without at least one instrumental piece; each track is a more conventional pop song.
The end track, despite appearing to be a lengthier piece, consists of two shorter songs of no apparent connection combined into one track, with a noticeable pause in between. According to Oldfield, the album was made with the full understanding of his recording company, Virgin Records, which at the time was demanding he create more commercial material. After recording Earth Moving Oldfield felt like he wanted to move away from 'computerised music' and rely on real musicians and instruments; this culminated in his next album, Amarok.
According to an interview Mike Oldfield and Anita Hegerland gave in the breakfast time TV-program Good...
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