Blue Wonder Power Milk

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Blue Wonder Power Milk
Hooverphonic-Blue Wonder Power Milk.jpg
Studio album by
Hooverphonic
Released11 May 1998 (1998-05-11)
Studio
Genre
Length46:17
Label Columbia
Producer
Hooverphonic chronology
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
(1996)		Blue Wonder Power Milk
(1998)		 The Magnificent Tree
(2000)
Singles from Blue Wonder Power Milk
  1. "Club Montepulciano"
    Released: 1998 [1]
  2. "This Strange Effect"
    Released: 1998 [2]
  3. "Eden"
    Released: 1999 [3]
  4. "Lung"
    Released: 1999 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [6]

Blue Wonder Power Milk is the second studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic, released on 11 May 1998 by Columbia Records. [7] It is the band's first album with lead singer Geike Arnaert.

Contents

"Club Montepulciano", "This Strange Effect", "Eden", and "Lung" were released as singles from Blue Wonder Power Milk, with "Eden" peaking at number 12 on the Walloon Ultratop singles chart. [8] The album was released in the United States on 11 August 1998 by Epic Records. [9]

The photograph on the cover of the album is of the interior of the Atomium in Brussels. [10]

Composition

MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic characterised Blue Wonder Power Milk as an album of dream pop, indie pop, and trip hop music. [5] Wilson wrote that the songs on the album are "intricately woven with string arrangements and pulsating dance club beats for a drowsy feel." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Callier, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Battersea" 3:50
2."One Way Ride" 3:22
3."Dictionary" 3:32
4."Club Montepulciano" 3:40
5."Eden" 3:33
6."Lung" 2:44
7."Electro Shock Faders" 3:06
8."Out of Tune"Frank Duchêne3:26
9."This Strange Effect" Ray Davies 3:55
10."Renaissance Affair" 3:24
11."Tuna"
  • Callier
  • Kyoko Baertsoen
3:47
12."Magenta" 4:50
13."Blue Wonder Power Milk" (CD edition hidden track)
  • Callier
  • Raymond Geerts
3:08
Total length:46:17

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]

Hooverphonic

Additional musicians

  • Herb Besson – trombone (tracks 2, 9)
  • Eric Bosteels – drums and various percussion (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Michael Davis – trombone (tracks 2, 9)
  • Ryoji Hata – vocals (track 12)
  • The Hooverphonic String Orchestra (Cristina Constantinescu, Claire Delplanque, Grietje François, Véronique Gilis, Tine Janssens, Jan Buysschaert, Herwig Coryn, Joost Cuypen, Henk De Bruycker, Patrick De Neef, Otto Derolez, Maurits Goossens, Karel Ingelaere, Bart Lemmens, Sofia Pevenage, Peter Van der Weerd, Gunther Van Rompaey, and Marc Tooten) – strings (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9–12)
  • Ronny Mosuse – bass (tracks 4, 10)
  • Mark Plati – programming (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 12), rhythm programming (tracks 1, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 11), bass (tracks 6, 8), vocals (track 12)
  • Dave Richards – upright bass (tracks 2, 3, 9)
  • Mark Steylaerts – orchestra leader
  • Alex Van Aeken – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10)
  • Joris Van den Hauwe – conducting, oboe (tracks 2, 5)
  • Rik Vercruysse – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10)

Production

  • Jérôme Blondel – assistance
  • Tony De Block – assistance
  • Dante DeSole – assistance
  • Jed Hackett – assistance
  • Filip Heurckmans – assistance
  • Hooverphonic – production, recording
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark Plati – production, mixing, recording
  • Jean-Marie Quentin – assistance
  • Tim Roggeman – assistance

Design

  • Wim Allegaert – photography
  • Power & Glory – corporate design

Charts

Chart (1998–1999)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 32

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References

  1. ↑ "Club Montepulciano". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "This Strange Effect". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eden". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lung". hooverphonic.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Wilson, MacKenzie. "Blue Wonder Power Milk – Hooverphonic". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Wisdom, James P. "Hooverphonic: Blue Wonder Power Milk". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 4 April 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Maes, Marc; Arndt, Christian (23 May 1998). "'Power Milk' works wonders" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15 no. 21. p. 8. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Eden" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Bouley, Charles R. II (1 August 1998). "Epic's Hooverphonic Scores with Moody 'Blue'". Billboard . Vol. 110 no. 31. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Vergauwen, Joris (14 May 2021). "'Verkleumd in de desolate Wase polder: dat was de perfecte coverfoto voor die plaat': het verhaal van Anton Marin, al 25 jaar de vormgever van Hooverphonic" . Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Blue Wonder Power Milk (liner notes). Hooverphonic. Columbia Records. 1998. COL 489810 9.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Blue Wonder Power Milk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Blue Wonder Power Milk" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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