Travelling Without Moving
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| Studio album by Jamiroquai | |||||
| Released | September 9, 1996 (UK) January 14, 1997 (US) |
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| Recorded | 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Acid Jazz/Funk/R&B/Pop | ||||
| Length | 59:07 | ||||
| Label | Work | ||||
| Producer | Jason Kay | ||||
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Travelling Without Moving is the third album by Jamiroquai. Released in 1996, the album features the international hit single "Virtual Insanity".
The album also has a more diverse sound than previous albums, with more instrumental tracks, and a greater electronic influence, evident in songs such as "Alright", which mixed new synthetic sounds with shades of acid-jazz.
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[edit] Album information
Around this time, Jay Kay's love of sportscars reached a peak, as reflected by the Ferrari-esque logo adorning the album cover and engine noises on the title track. This led some to accuse him of selling out on the environmentalist message of his previous albums.
The title track "Travelling Without Moving" appropriately introduces a new high-octane sound which features strongly in later albums. This is also the last album with bassist Stuart Zender.
The RIAA certified Travelling Without Moving Platinum on Nov 3, 1997, denoting 1 million shipments in the United States - this is the only certification Jamiroquai has ever obtained from them.
[edit] Reception
The sales of Travelling Without Moving are estimated to about 11.5 million units sold worldwide, which makes it the best selling funk album of all time. The large number of copies sold was helped by the success of the "Virtual Insanity" music video, which won a Grammy Award and 4 MTV Awards. The album is a 3x Platinum album in Great Britain, alone, and a platinum album in the United States.
With the success of Travelling Without Moving, Jamiroquai's popularity had increased considerably and influenced fans to listen to past releases. "Virtual Insanity" became the first video by Jamiroquai to reach America with the help of MTV, and the name "Jamiroquai" became known worldwide. Because of Travelling Without Moving, Emergency on Planet Earth became internationally recognized 3 years after its release and was named the most popular debut album in the history of funk.
Q magazine (10/96, p.164) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "Tighter and more compact in its production that the epic funk arrangements of...The Return of the Space Cowboy....no-one with ears can deny Jason Kay's musicality--he's an extraordinary singer, and proves it here."
The Source (2/97, p.86) - "Travelling is essentially about the metaphysics of having a good time....Jamiroquai have a thousand musical tricks up their sleeves; edgy horns laced with jazz intricacies, energetic bass lines and disco rhythms."
[edit] Track listing
- "Virtual Insanity" – 5:40
- "Cosmic Girl" – 4:03
- "Use the Force" – 4:00
- "Everyday" – 4:28
- "Alright" – 4:25
- "High Times" – 5:58
- "Drifting Along" – 4:06
- "Didjerama" (instrumental) – 3:50
- "Didjital Vibrations" (instrumental) – 5:49
- "Travelling Without Moving" – 3:40
- "You Are My Love" – 3:55
- "Spend a Lifetime" – 4:14
[edit] Notes
- "Do You Know Where You're Coming From" and "Funktion" are featured on various versions of the albums as a bonus track. Most versions have either one or the other, while some have both tracks as tracks 13 and 14, respectively. All versions do not list which bonus tracks will appear on the record, but some have a different back cover, featuring a pseudo-Ferrari parody instead of the metal mesh of the more standard release.
- Some of the songs on this album have been used on soundtracks of movies. "Cosmic Girl" was played in the movie "Center Stage". "Use the Force" was also used in the hit movie "Sliding Doors".
- "Cosmic Girl" was also one of the songs you could play in the European version of "Donkey Konga"
- References to popular science fiction and space travel concepts are found in the album's title and several songs. In Dune, the technique used by the Guild Navigators to fold space is referred to as "travelling without moving". The song "Cosmic Girl" contains references to Star Trek, Barbarella, hyperspace, transporters, and "close encounters". Other songs contain references to Islands in the Sky ("Alright"), and the Force ("Use the Force").
Publishing Companies: Sony Entertainment, Epic Records
