Infinity (Guru Josh album)

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Infinity
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Studio album by
Released14 July 1990 [1]
Recorded1989–90
Genre
Length43:56
Label
Producer Guru Josh
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Select 3/5 [2]

Infinity is the debut album by English acid house musician Guru Josh, released in the UK in July 1990 by Deconstruction Records. The album features the single "Infinity" which was released in December 1989 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart on 24 February 1990. [3]

Contents

Release

The album was released on vinyl, cassette and CD in July 1990 in the United Kingdom, Spain and Europe. [4] It was later released in Japan on 21 September 1990 by BMG Victor Inc. [5] On 19 June 2004, the album was re-released in the UK on CD by Sony Music with five exclusive bonus tracks. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Guru Josh except as indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Warehouse Requiem"1:08
2."Lift Up Your Arms"4:45
3."Whose Law (Is It Anyway?)"3:19
4."The Wanderer"4:39
5."Power Force"3:24
6."Popcorn" (Gershon Kingsley; only included on CD, not on vinyl nor cassette)4:05
7."Infinity"4:00
8."Move Your Body"5:03
9."Crave It"3:55
10."E-Minor Dim 7"5:23
11."Louie Louie" (Richard Berry; only included on CD, not on vinyl nor cassette)4:09
Total length:43:56
2004 re-release bonus tracks [7]
No.TitleLength
12."Infinity" (1990s Time for the Guru 12" mix)7:30
13."Infinity" (Sane remix)6:15
14."Whose Law (Is It Anyway?)" (12" version)6:05
15."Whose Law (Is It Anyway?)" (Speedball mix)5:49
16."Warehouse Requiem" (long version)3:40
Total length:73:17

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [8] 80
Austrian Albums Chart [9] 15
Dutch Albums Chart 79
German Albums Chart [10] 23
Swiss Albums Chart [11] 22
UK Albums Chart [12] 41

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