Way Out West (Way Out West album)

Way Out West
Studio album by Way Out West
Released 1 September 1997
Recorded 1994-97
Genre
Length 67:12
Label Deconstruction Records
Producer
Way Out West chronology
Way Out West
(1997)		 Intensify
(2001)Intensify2001
Singles from Way Out West
  1. "Ajare"
    Released: 3 November 1994
  2. "Domination"
    Released: 16 February 1996
  3. "The Gift"
    Released: 2 September 1996
  4. "Blue"
    Released: 18 August 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Way Out West is the eponymous debut studio album by the English electronic music duo Way Out West. It was released on 1 September 1997 by the since defunct record label Deconstruction Records,[2] and peaked at 42 in the UK Albums Chart that year. It is considered the duo's breakthrough album into the dance music scene.

Background

Way Out West is intended to be a collection of previously released chart hit singles by Way Out West. These include the album's four singles: The group's highest charted song "The Gift" (reached #15 in the UK Dance Chart), "Ajare", "Domination" and "Blue". All singles were also released on Deconstruction Records, prior to its collapse in 1998. Despite their success, neither the album or its singles have records of outside of the UK.

Sampling

Several samples from various music were used to create the album. On the topic of sampling, Wisternoff stated in an interview that "Beforehand we ... came from poor backgrounds where we had [...] a sampler ... So we *had* to sample to get the sounds we imagined of."[3]

Most notably, "Blue" loosely samples the melody of the theme from the film Withnail and I, "The Gift" uses a sample from Joanna Law's cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", (titled "First Time Ever")[4] and "Ajare" samples "Do Your Dance" by Rose Royce.[5]

Track listing

CD & Digital download

No.TitleLength
1."Blue"5:16
2."The Gift" (featuring Joanna Law)7:21
3."Domination"8:41
4."Dancehall Tornado"7:45
5."Questions Never Answered"8:44
6."Sequoia"8:01
7."Ajare"5:44
8."Drive By"6:39
9."King Of The Funk"5:38
10."Earth"3:17
Total length:67:12

Vinyl

Charts

Chart Peak position
UK Albums Chart (OCC) 42

Personnel

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Way Out West - Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Way Out West - Way Out West". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Way Out West Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Way Out West featuring Miss Joanna Law - The Gift". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Way Out West - "Ajare" Sample". WhoSampled. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Gift on Top Of The Pops". BlogSpot. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Way Out West on iTunes (2015 archive)". Archive.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Way Out West by Way Out West". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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