Empathy (Mandalay album)

Empathy
Empathy
Studio album by Mandalay
Released	March 23, 1998
Recorded	Morocco Street; Trident Studios; The Church; Matrix Maison Rouge Studios; Livingstone Studios; Falconer Studios; Angel Recording Studios
Genre	Trip hop, downtempo, chill-out
Length	50:01
Label	V2
Producer	Guy Sigsworth; Mandalay;
Mandalay chronology
Singles from Empathy
	"Flowers Bloom"; Released: 1996; "This Life"; Released: October 6, 1997; "Beautiful"; Released: 1998;

Empathy is the debut full-length studio album by British trip hop duo Mandalay.^[1]^[2] It was first released on March 23, 1998, through V2 Records.^[3] 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
Source	Rating
The Sydney Morning Herald	^[4]

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."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

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

External links

Empathy at Discogs (list of releases)

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[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.

[AM-3] Empathy at AllMusic

[SM-4] Zuel, Bernard (24 April 1998). "Sounds right; Sound bite". Metro. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7.

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Saul Freeman Nicola Hitchcock
Studio albums	Empathy Instinct
Related groups	Thieves