MobySongs 1993–1998

2000 compilation album by Moby

MobySongs 1993–1998

Compilation album by

Moby

Released| 18 July 2000 (2000-07-18)
Recorded| 1993–1998
Genre|

* Electronica
* techno

Length| 75:10
Label| Elektra
Producer| Moby
Moby chronology
| Play
(1999)  | MobySongs 1993–1998
(2000)  | Play: The B Sides
(2000)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

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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)|

* Moby
* Angelo Badalamenti
* David Lynch

| I Like to Score| 3:59
3.| "Into the Blue"|

* Moby
* Mimi Goese

| 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"|

* Moby
* Goese

| Everything Is Wrong| 4:15
15.| "Living"|  | Animal Rights| 7:01
16.| "Grace"|  | I Like to Score| 5:25
Total length:| 75:10

## Personnel

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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

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Chart (2000)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[8] | 137

## References

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1. ^ "MobySongs 1993–1998". Moby.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
2. ^ "Songs 1993–1998". Amazon. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
3. ^ a b c Browne, David (4 August 2000). "Mobysongs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
4. ^ a b Bush, John. "Songs 1993–1998 – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
5. ^ Cooper, Paul. "Moby: Mobysongs: The Best of 1993–1998". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
6. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Moby". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
7. ^ MobySongs 1993–1998 (liner notes). Moby. Elektra Records. 2000. E2 62554.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. ^ "Moby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

## External links

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* MobySongs 1993–1998 at Discogs (list of releases)
* MobySongs 1993–1998 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Moby

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Moby
* Ambient
* Everything Is Wrong
* Animal Rights
* Play
* 18
* Hotel
* Last Night
* Wait for Me
* Destroyed
* Innocents
* Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.
* These Systems Are Failing
* More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse
* Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt
* Long Ambients 2
* All Visible Objects
* Live Ambients – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1
* Reprise
* Resound NYC
* Always Centered at Night

EPs|

* Move – The E.P.

Compilations|

* Instinct Dance
* Early Underground
* I Like to Score
* MobySongs 1993–1998
* Play: The B Sides
* 18 B Sides + DVD
* Go – The Very Best of Moby
* Last Night Remixed
* Wait for Me: Ambient
* Wait for Me. Remixes!

Singles|

* "Mobility"
* "Go"
* "Drop a Beat"
* "Next Is the E"
* "I Feel It"/"Thousand"
* "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)"
* "All That I Need Is to Be Loved"
* "Hymn"
* "Feeling So Real"
* "Everytime You Touch Me"
* "Into the Blue"
* "Bring Back My Happiness"
* "That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
* "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)"
* "Honey"
* "Run On"
* "Bodyrock"
* "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
* "Natural Blues"
* "Porcelain"
* "South Side"
* "Find My Baby"
* "We Are All Made of Stars"
* "Extreme Ways"
* "In This World"
* "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
* "In My Heart"
* "Jam for the Ladies"
* "Make Love Fuck War"
* "Lift Me Up"
* "Raining Again"
* "Spiders"
* "Dream About Me"
* "Beautiful"
* "Slipping Away"
* "New York, New York"
* "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)"
* "Disco Lies"
* "Alice"
* "I Love to Move in Here"
* "Ooh Yeah"
* "Shot in the Back of the Head"
* "Pale Horses"
* "Mistake"
* "Be the One"
* "The Day"
* "Lie Down in Darkness"
* "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy)"
* "A Case for Shame"
* "Extreme Ways (Jason Bourne)"
* "ASAP Forever"

as Voodoo Child|

* The End of Everything
* Baby Monkey

Books|

* Porcelain: A Memoir
* Then It Fell Apart

Related articles|

* Little Pine
* Teany
* Vatican Commandos
* Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party
* Moby Doc

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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