The Violin Player

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The Violin Player
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Studio album by
Vanessa-Mae
Released1995
Recorded1993–1994
Studio Abbey Road Studios
Whitfield Street Recording Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length42:50
Label EMI
Producer
Vanessa-Mae chronology
Tchaivoksky & Beethoven Violin Concertos
(1991)		The Violin Player
(1995)		The Alternative Record from Vanessa Mae
(1996)
Singles from The Violin Player
  1. "Toccata & Fugue"
    Released: 16 January 1995
  2. "Red Hot"
    Released: 8 May 1995
  3. "Classical Gas"
    Released: 6 November 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Violin Player is the first synth-pop album by classical and pop musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1995. It is the first album Vanessa-Mae released on the EMI label. The album was produced by Mike Batt, and engineered by Gareth Cousins.

Contents

Content

The Violin Player features a varied blend of music – covers of classical music (J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor ), remakes of old favourites (including American composer Mason Williams' "Classical Gas"), original compositions (seven tracks composed by British musician and songwriter Mike Batt), and one original track by Vanessa-Mae herself, co-written with Ian Wherry ("Red Hot").

Singles

Three singles were released from the album: "Toccata and Fugue", which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, "Red Hot", which reached number 37 and "Classical Gas", which reached number 41. [2]

Commercial performance

The Violin Player reached number 11 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1995, and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1995. It has sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide. [3] The album has been reissued as a multi-channel hybrid SACD by EMI Music Hong Kong.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Batt, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" Johann Sebastian Bach, arr: Batt7:47
2."Contradanza" 3:49
3."Classical Gas" Mason Williams 3:21
4."Theme from Caravans" 5:06
5."Warm Air" 3:38
6."Jazz Will Eat Itself" 3:30
7."Widescreen" 3:58
8."Tequila Mockingbird" 3:26
9."City Theme" 4:32
10."Red Hot"Ian Wherry, Vanessa-Mae 3:16
11."Classical Gas" (reggae version; Aswad and Vanessa-Mae (bonus track))  
Total length:46:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [17] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [18] Gold25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [19] Platinum54,251 [19]
Germany (BVMI) [20] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [21] Platinum25,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [23] Platinum100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [25] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Gold100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [27] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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