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| Released | 7 August 1995 | |||
| Recorded | England | |||
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| Label | FFRR | |||
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Timeless is the debut studio album by British electronic musician Goldie. It was released on 7 August 1995 and is universally regarded as a groundbreaking release in the history of drum and bass music. [1]
Goldie was joined in the studio by engineer/producer Rob Playford (founder of the Moving Shadow label), who did most of the programming and production, with Goldie generating the musical ideas, rhythms and arrangements. Additional engineering and production came from Dego and Marc Mac of 4hero. Diane Charlemagne and Lorna Harris contributed the bulk of the vocals. Its title track includes what has become the most recognisable and crossover hit from the album, "Inner City Life". Tracks such as "Angel", "You & Me" and "Kemistry" (dedicated to DJ Kemistry) appeared in remastered form from their original 1992/93 versions.
Released on Pete Tong's FFRR label, the album reached no. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. Timeless was simultaneously released as a double album and single album. The single album removed four tracks and featured the original mix of "Sensual". The US release of the double album appended two bonus remixes.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | C+ [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| Music & Media | Favorable [7] |
| Muzik | 5/5 [8] |
| NME | 9/10 [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Spin | 9/10 [11] |
It is listed as one of the best albums of all time in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [1]
2×CD edition
All tracks are written by Goldie, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah" | Goldie, Diane Charlemagne, Rob Playford | 21:01 |
| 2. | "Saint Angel" | 7:14 | |
| 3. | "State of Mind" | Goldie, Playford | 7:05 |
| 4. | "This Is a Bad" | 5:56 | |
| 5. | "Sea of Tears" | Goldie, Playford | 12:03 |
| 6. | "Jah the Seventh Seal" | Goldie, Playford | 6:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Sense of Rage" (Sensual V.I.P mix) | Goldie, Playford | 7:05 |
| 2. | "Still Life" | 10:50 | |
| 3. | "Angel" | 4:56 | |
| 4. | "Adrift" | Goldie, Justina Curtis | 8:29 |
| 5. | "Kemistry" | 6:48 | |
| 6. | "You & Me" | 7:04 | |
| 7. | "Inner City Life (Baby Boy's edit)" (US bonus track; remix by Photek ) | 3:34 | |
| 8. | "Inner City Life (Rabbit's Short Attention Span edit)" (US bonus track; remix by Rabbit in the Moon ) | 4:20 |
CD/cassette edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah" | Goldie, Diane Charlemagne, Rob Playford | 21:01 |
| 2. | "Saint Angel" | 7:14 | |
| 3. | "State of Mind" | Goldie, Playford | 7:05 |
| 4. | "Sea of Tears" | Goldie, Playford | 12:03 |
| 5. | "Angel" | 4:56 | |
| 6. | "Sensual" | 8:13 | |
| 7. | "Kemistry" | 6:48 | |
| 8. | "You & Me" | 7:04 |
The cassette release is identical to the single CD release, with three songs on the first side and five on the second side.
2×LP/vinyl edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Saint Angel" | 7:14 |
| 2. | "This Is a Bad" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "Kemistry" (V.I.P mix) | 5:35 |
| 4. | "You & Me" | 7:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Still Life" | 10:50 | |
| 6. | "Still Life" (V.I.P mix; The Latino Dego in Me) | 5:26 | |
| 7. | "Jah the Seventh Seal" | Goldie, Playford | 6:36 |
| 8. | "A Sense of Rage" (Sensual V.I.P mix) | Goldie, Playford | 7:05 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] | 46 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] | 22 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 7 |
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