- Performer Mike Oldfield
- Title Discovery
- Country UK
- Style Pop Rock, Ambient
- Other formats MP2 TTA AUD RA FLAC VQF WAV
- Genre Electronic / Rock / Pop
- Size MP3 1767 mb
- Size FLAC 1536 mb
- Rating: 4.1
- Votes: 932
Discovery or its alternative title Discovery & The Lake (as printed on the album rear and spine) is the ninth album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It was recorded at Oldfield's then-home in Villars-sur-Ollon in the Swiss Alps where he was living for tax reasons. Oldfield also wrote The Killing Fields, the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name there. Selections from the two albums were later released as the 1984 Suite.
Discovery (CD, Album). Discovery (HDCD, Album, RE, RM, Unofficial, Pap). Virgin (2). VJCP-68839.
With 1984's Discovery, Mike Oldfield seems to be back on track, utilizing the vocal power of Maggie Reilly and the drum playing of Simon Phillips to create some rather appealing selections. The Lake" is a simply gorgeous instrumental inspired by Switzerland's Lake Geneva, the location in which the album was recorded, while "To France" is a powerful pop/rock tune based on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Discovery is a music studio album recording by MIKE OLDFIELD (Crossover Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1984 on cd, lp, vinyl and/or cassette. Discovery: Deluxe Universal 2016.
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Discovery (Mike Oldfield album). 1984 studio album by Mike Oldfield. The album contains a number of pop songs, which Oldfield had been encouraged by Virgin Records to write, following the success of "Moonlight Shadow" from his previous album, Crises. The first track of the album, "To France", features Maggie Reilly on vocals. The second track, "Poison Arrows", seamlessly continues from the ending of "To France" and features Barry Palmer on vocals. According to Oldfield "The Lake" was inspired by his time in time in Switzerland and around Lake Geneva.
Discovery es el noveno álbum de estudio de Mike Oldfield. Fue grabado en Suiza y producido por Mike Oldfield y Simon Phillips, quienes también fueron los ingenieros de grabación. Discovery fue publicado por Virgin Records en 1984 y contó con la participación de Maggie Reilly y Barry Palmer. El álbum incuyó los singles "To France" y "Tricks of the Light", y el tema instrumental "The Lake", basado en el Lago Ginebra.
Band Name Mike Oldfield. Album Name Discovery. Labels Virgin Records. 4. Tricks of the Light. 6. Talk about your Life.
| A1 | To France |
| A2 | Poison Arrows |
| A3 | Crystal Gazing |
| A4 | Tricks Of The Light |
| A5 | Saved By A Bell |
| B1 | Discovery |
| B2 | Talk About Your Life |
| B3 | The Lake (Instrumental) |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V 2308 | Mike Oldfield | Discovery (LP, Album, DMM) | Virgin | V 2308 | UK | 1984 |
| CDV 2308, 0777 7 86426 2 6 | Mike Oldfield | Discovery (CD, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | CDV 2308, 0777 7 86426 2 6 | UK & Europe | 1992 |
| none | Mike Oldfield | Discovery (Cass, Album) | Not On Label (Mike Oldfield) | none | Italy | Unknown |
| VJCP-68839 | Mike Oldfield | Discovery (HDCD, Album, RE, RM, Unofficial, Pap) | Virgin | VJCP-68839 | Russia | Unknown |
| none | Mike Oldfield | Discovery (20xFile, FLAC, Album, Dlx, RM, 96k) | Mercury | none | Japan | 2016 |
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