''The Space Between Us'' is the debut solo album by Craig Armstrong, originally released in 1998 on Melankolic Records.

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contributes vocals to the track "This Love", and

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's Paul Buchanan appears on "Let's Go Out Tonight", which is a rework of the song of the same name by Blue Nile. The first track, "Weather Storm", is a reworking of a song by the same name which appears on

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's 1994 album, ''

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'', to which Armstrong contributed. Both versions of "Weather Storm" use a phrase taken from "Autumnal", a 1972 work by

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, to be found on his 1979 album Private Parts & Pieces. Similarly, "Sly II" is a reworked version of Massive Attack's "Sly", also from ''Protection''. "Balcony Scene" is a reworked version of "Time Stands Still," from the score of the 1996 film ''

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''; it contains elements of " Kissing You" by

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, as well as a quote from the film.

Track listing

#"Weather Storm" – 6:03 #"This Love" – 6:26 #"Sly II" – 5:17 #"After the Storm" – 5:08 #"Laura's Theme" – 5:26 #"My Father" – 2:03 #"Balcony Scene (

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)" – 5:17 #"Rise" – 4:24 #"Glasgow" – 5:19 #"Let's Go Out Tonight" – 5:58 #"Childhood" – 5:42 #"Hymn" – 1:20

References

Craig Armstrong (composer) albums 1998 debut albums Caroline Records albums Melankolic albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub