Empathy (Mandalay album)

1998 studio album by Mandalay

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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
|  | Empathy
(1998)  | Instinct
(2000)

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Singles from  Empathy

1. "Flowers Bloom"
Released: 1996
2. "This Life"
Released: October 6, 1997
3. "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

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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All tracks are written by Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock.

No.| Title| Length

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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 TrackNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Beautiful (7" Canny Mix)"| 4:27
Total length:| 54:28

## Personnel

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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

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## References

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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.
3. ^ Empathy at AllMusic
4. ^ a b Zuel, Bernard (24 April 1998). "Sounds right; Sound bite". Metro. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7.

## External links

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* Empathy at Discogs (list of releases)

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Mandalay

* Saul Freeman
* Nicola Hitchcock

Studio albums|

* Empathy
* Instinct

Related groups|

* Thieves

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