Journey Inwards

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Journey Inwards
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Studio album by
Released12 April 2000 (2000-04-12)
Genre
Length95:41
Label Good Looking Records
Producer D. Williamson
LTJ Bukem chronology
Mystical Realms
(1998)
Journey Inwards
(2000)
Suspended Space
(2000)
Singles from Journey Inwards
  1. "Rhodes to Freedom" / "Watercolours"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Sunrain"
    Released: 2000

Journey Inwards is the first studio album by British drum and bass artist LTJ Bukem. It was released on Bukem's own record label, Good Looking Records, in 2000. [1] It peaked at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Exclaim! favorable [4]
Pitchfork 3.9/10 [5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

John Bush of AllMusic said, "Taken as a whole, Journey Inwards is an album of pure brilliance, a work that trumps many of Bukem's past productions, and signals, for what may be the first time, that his production talents are actually growing and developing. " [3] Prasad Bidaye of Exclaim! described the album as "a simple but sophisticated expression of warmth, optimistic, and still danceable, sensibilities." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by D. Williamson, except where noted

Disc A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Journey Inwards" 7:05
2."Watercolours" 7:38
3."Rhodes to Freedom" 9:09
4."Our World" 5:06
5."Undress Your Mind"
7:44
6."Point of View" 3:09
7."View Point" 8:04
Total length:47:55
Disc B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunrain"
  • D. Williamson
  • Elliot
7:27
2."Deserted Vaults (Instrumental)" 4:25
3."Inner Guidance" 5:16
4."Close to the Source" 7:45
5."Suspended Space" 8:24
6."Unconditional Love" 6:04
7."Feel What You Feel" 8:25
Total length:45:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 40

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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