"Guilty" is a single by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979 on Virgin Records. 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. The UK 12" edition was originally issued on pale blue vinyl.
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| B-side | "Excerpt from Incantations" | |||
| Released | 6 April 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | New York City, New York | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
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Recording
editThe composition came from Oldfield's desire to create an up-tempo tune based on a more interesting chord structure than was typical for disco music; it is built on the circle of fifths chord sequence previously used as the leitmotif of the musician's previous album Incantations.[3] When Oldfield was in New York recording Platinum and "Guilty" he also recorded a disco arrangement of his first album, Tubular Bells, and a version of Free's "All Right Now".[4]
Music video
editThe 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
edit7" single
edit- "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:00
- "Excerpt from Incantations" Mike Oldfield – 4:10
12" super giant 45
edit- "Guilty (Long version)" Mike Oldfield – 6:44
- "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:02
Personnel
editSource:[5]
- Mike Oldfield - guitar, 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
edit| Chart (1979) | Position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Progressive Rock (And Simpler Pleasures)". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ The Essential Mike Oldfield (Videotape). Virgin Video. 1980. 1 minutes in.
- ^ "Rare Tracks". Amarok (Ommadawn.net). Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ Guilty (12" single liner notes). Mike Oldfield. United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1979-04-06. VS 24512.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-08.