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The Millennium Bell
November 26th, 1999
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1. Peace On Earth 4:09
Vocals: Camilla Darlow-Girl Soprano
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir

2. Pacha Mama 4:06
Vocals: Nicola Emmanuel & David Serame/Miriam Stockley
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir/The Grant Gospel Choir

3. Santa Maria 2:44
Vocals: Camilla Darlow-Girl Soprano
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir

4. Sunlight Shining Through Cloude 4:33
Vocals: Martay/Pepsi
Additional Vocals: The Grant Gospel Choir

5. The Doge's Palace 3:08
Orchestra: The London Session Orchestra
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Singers - Choir

6. Lake Constance 5:16
Orchestra: The London Session Orchestra
7. Mastermind 3:04
Drums: Gota Yashiki
8. Broad Sunlit Uplands 4:03
Orchestra: The London Session Orchestra
9. Liberation 2:38
Narration: Greta Hegerland-Olfield
Vocals: Miriam Stockley/Pepsi
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir/The Grant Gospel Choir
Drum Fills: Gota Yashiki

10. Amber Light 3:50
Vocals: Nicola Emmanuel & David Serame/Miriam Stockley
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir/The Grant Gospel Choir/
Andrew Johnson - St.Paul's Treble
Percussion: Gota Yashiki

11. The Millennium Bell 7:36
Vocals: Nicola Emmanuel & David Serame/Miriam Stockley/Pepsi
Additional Vocals: The London Händel Choir/The Grant Gospel Choir/
Orchestra: The London Session Orchestra
Strings & Choir: Robyn Smith
Percussion: Gota Yashiki
Co-Arrangement: DJ Pippi

Written & produced by Mike Oldfield

Except track 4 verse lyrics written by Captain John Newton (1725-1807)
some time Captain of the slave ship The Duke Of Argyle, later advocate for the abolition of the slave trade

Engineer: Ben Darlow

Mike recorded "Millennium Bell" at Roughwood Studios and wrote, produced, played guitar, and arranged all the tracks. All the orchestration was recorded live in just one day at Abbey Road Studios with conductor/arranger Robyn Smith and The London Session Orchestra.

The incredible power of the choral sections of the album were provided by The London Händel Choir, and The Grant Gospel Choir with additional vocals by Nicola Emmanuel, David Serame, Miriam Stockley, Camilla Darlow and St Paul's treble Andrew Johnson.

Simply Red's drummer Gota Yashiki also appears on the album.



Articles

Interview from Roland PowerOn magazine (1999)

The bell of Oldfield (1999)

musicINSTINCT - The Millennium Bell Review (1999)

His millennial bells will play at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin: "The world must celebrate it" (1999)

His last album, The Millennium Bell, reflects eleven periods of human history (1999)

BBC 2 Radio Interview with Steve Wright (1999)

New Straits Times Press Berhad - The Millennium Bell Review (2000)

The Millennium Bell Review in El País (2000)

For Whom The Bell Tolls (2000)

Q Magazine - The Millennium Bell Review (2000)

Mike and the workings of time... (2000)



Lyrics

Pacha Mama
Sunlight Shining Through Cloud
     

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