Guilty (Mike Oldfield instrumental)
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| B-side | Excerpt from Incantatations | |||
| Released | 21 April 1979 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" Vinyl | |||
| Recorded | New York City | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 8:10 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
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"Guilty" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979. It reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. It is notable for being Oldfield's first obvious attempt to capitalise on a current musical trend, in this case disco/dance music. The UK 12" edition was originally issued on pale blue vinyl.
Contents
Recording
The composition came from Oldfield's desire to create an up-tempo tune based on a more interesting chord structure than what was typical to disco music; it is built on the circle of fifths chord previously used as the leitmotif of the musician's album Incantations.[1]
When Oldfield was in New York recording Platinum and "Guilty" he recorded a disco arrangement of his first album, Tubular Bells.[2] A version of Free's "All Right Now" was also recorded during these sessions.
Music video
The music video for "Guilty" is in a colourful cartoon style. A promo video for "Guilty 2013" was released by earMusic, which features a shortened version of the "Guilty Electrofunk Mix" from the Oldfield/York remix album Tubular Beats. In 2011 Moist Creations had released a screenshot from this titled "Guilty 2011".
Track listing
7" single
- "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:00
- "Excerpt from Incantations" Mike Oldfield – 4:10
12" super giant 45
- "Guilty (Long version)" Mike Oldfield – 6:44
- "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:02
Personnel[3]
- Mike Oldfield - producer
- Kurt Munkacsi - engineer
- Roddy Hui - assistant engineer
- Chris Parker - drums
- Garry Guzio - horn
- Dana McCurdy - synthesiser
- David Tofani - sax
- Raymond L. Chew - piano
- Neil Jason - bass
- Steve Winwood - organ
- Iris Hiskey - vocals
- Patricia Deckert - vocals
- David Anchel - vocals
- Phil Gavin Smith - vocals
- Christa Peters - photography
- Cooke Key - sleeve
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 22 |
References
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- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1979-05-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
