Oceanic (Vangelis album)

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Oceanic
Studio album by Vangelis
Released	1996
Genre	Electronica
Length	50:41
Label	Atlantic (U.S.A.) / WEA (Europe)
Producer	Vangelis
Vangelis chronology
Voices (1995) Oceanic (1996) Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) (1996)

Oceanic is a 1996 album by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. It was released in Europe on October 25, 1996, and in the U.S. on January 1997. A single featuring track "Song of the Seas" was released simultaneously.

Vangelis was personally involved in the sleevedesign, as he used to be in the late seventies and early eighties. The album proved 'too light' for many old fans who prefer Vangelis' roots with progressive music, but was welcomed by many of the New Age generation of his fans.

Oceanic's music was used in the soundtrack for the 1998 documentary "Deep Seas, Deep Secrets" co-produced by The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel, together with music from Vangelis previous album, Voices.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Vangelis.

1. "Bon Voyage" – 2:33
2. "Sirens' Whispering" – 7:59
3. "Dreams of Surf" – 2:43
4. "Spanish Harbour" – 6:42
5. "Islands of the Orient" – 7:24
6. "Fields of Coral" – 7:44
7. "Aquatic Dance" – 3:44
8. "Memories of Blue" – 5:40
9. "Song of the Seas" – 6:12

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak Austria 22 France 29 Switzerland 37 Sweden 60 Germany 87 Netherlands 98 v • d • e Vangelis Studio albums Earth | Heaven and Hell | Albedo 0.39 | Spiral | Beaubourg | China | See You Later | Soil Festivities | Mask | Invisible Connections | Direct | The City | Voices | Oceanic | El Greco | Mythodea Soundtracks Sex Power | L'Apocalypse des Animaux | Entends-Tu les Chiens Aboyer? | La Fête Sauvage | Opera Sauvage | Chariots of Fire | Antarctica | Conquest of Paradise | Blade Runner | Alexander | Blade Runner Trilogy. 25th Anniversary | El Greco Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Collaboration albums Chinese Restaurant | Odes | Hibernation | Short Stories | The Friends of Mr. Cairo | Ich Hab' Keine Angst | Moi, Je n'ai pas Peur | Private Collection | The Velocity of Love | Rapsodies | Geheimnisse | Tra Due Sogni | Page of Life Compilations The Best of Vangelis | To the Unknown Man | Magic Moments | The Best of Jon & Vangelis | Themes | Chronicles | Mundo Magico de Vangelis | Themes II | Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) | Reprise 1990-1999 | Cosmos | Odyssey: The Definitive Collection Aphrodite's Child | Jon & Vangelis | Electronic Music | 20th century classical music