Guilty_(Mike_Oldfield_instrumental)

Guilty (Mike Oldfield song)

Guilty (Mike Oldfield song)

1979 single by Mike Oldfield

"Guilty" is a single by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979 on Virgin Records. It reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. It is notable for being Oldfield's first obvious attempt to capitalise on a current musical trend, in this case disco/dance music. The UK 12" edition was originally issued on pale blue vinyl.

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Recording

The composition came from Oldfield's desire to create an up-tempo tune based on a more interesting chord structure than what was typical to disco music; it is built on the circle of fifths chord previously used as the leitmotif of the musician's album Incantations.[2] When Oldfield was in New York recording Platinum and "Guilty" he recorded a disco arrangement of his first album, Tubular Bells.[3] A version of Free's "All Right Now" was also recorded during these sessions.

Music video

The music video for "Guilty" is in a colourful cartoon style. A promo video for "Guilty 2013" was released by earMusic, which features a shortened version of the "Guilty Electrofunk Mix" from the Oldfield/York remix album Tubular Beats. In 2011 Moist Creations had released a screenshot from this titled "Guilty 2011".

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:00
  2. "Excerpt from Incantations" Mike Oldfield – 4:10

12" super giant 45

  1. "Guilty (Long version)" Mike Oldfield – 6:44
  2. "Guilty" Mike Oldfield – 4:02

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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    Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Progressive Rock (And Simpler Pleasures)". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
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    The Essential Mike Oldfield (Videotape). Virgin Video. 1980. 1 minutes in.
  3. [3]
    "Rare Tracks". Amarok (Ommadawn.net). Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  4. [4]
    Guilty (12" single liner notes). Mike Oldfield. United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1979-04-06. VS 24512.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. [5]
    "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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