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.
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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]
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 |
Credits for MobySongs 1993–1998 adapted from album liner notes.[7]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 137 |
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