Guilty (Mike Oldfield song)
| "Guilty" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| B-side | "Excerpt from Incantations" | |||
| Released | 21 April 1979 | |||
| 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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"Guilty" is a
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.
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.[2] When Oldfield was in New York recording Platinum and "Guilty" he recorded a disco arrangement of his first album, Tubular Bells.[3] 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
Source:[4]
- 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
- organ
- Iris Hiskey - vocals
- Patricia Deckert - vocals
- David Anchel - vocals
- Phil Gavin Smith - vocals
- Christa Peters - photography
- Cooke Key - sleeve
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| 22 |
References
- ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- Virgin Video. 1980. 1 minutes in.
- ^ "Rare Tracks". Amarok (Ommadawn.net). 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.
