Orbit (William Orbit album)

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Orbit
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Released1987
Lengthapproximately 43:00
Label I.R.S. Records
Producer William Orbit
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(1987)
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Orbit is the first studio album by English musician William Orbit. While all of his later solo albums are predominantly instrumental, this album consists mostly of songs with lyrics, with vocals performed by Peta Nikolich. Orbit spawned two singles, "Feel Like Jumping" and "Love My Way"; the music video for "Feel Like Jumping" was directed by Peter Christopherson. [1]

Contents

Orbit has described the album as "far from his best" and has suggested that listeners save their money for something else, unless they are "collecto-maniacs". Orbit was out of print since the late-eighties, but was re-released without Orbit's permission in digital form by IRS to coincide with the artist's latest release, 2009's My Oracle Lives Uptown .

Track listing

  1. "Love My Way" – 3:35
  2. "Fool to Myself" – 4:02
  3. "Heartbroken Highway" – 3:53
  4. "Escape to Mexico" – 3:35
  5. "Rider in Black" – 4:07
  6. "Swamp Dog" – 3:59
  7. "Feel Like Jumping" – 4:45
  8. "Blue Street" – 3:59
  9. "Cluny Ann" – 4:17
  10. "The Night Runs Forever" – 3:44
  11. "Cry One More Tear" – 2:48

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References

  1. De Savia, Tom (August 29, 1987). "Audio/Video". Cash Box . Vol. 51 no. 10. p. 20. Retrieved May 30, 2019 via the Internet Archive.