''Tri-State'' is the debut

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by the British progressive trance group Above & Beyond, released on 6 March 2006. The album features collaborations with Zoë Johnston,

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, Carrie Skipper and progressive trance

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Andy Moor. The first single from the album, "Air for Life", was released on 18 July 2005, and was voted Tune of the Year in 2005 on

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's '' A State of Trance'' radio show. The single "Good for Me" (Above & Beyond Club Mix), featuring Zoë Johnston was voted Tune of the Year in 2006 on ''A State of Trance''. During New Year's Eve in 2007, Above & Beyond performed at

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, Rio de Janeiro, to an estimated crowd of a million people where they showcased tracks from ''Tri-State'' along with their previous singles. Later that year, a remix album, ''Tri-State Remixed'', was released.

Critical reception

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described the album as "echoing the sleek, electronic rhythms, melodic vocals, and lush, ethereal production of BT and Delirium", whose tracks are a "combination of uplifting club anthems and hypnotic instrumentals". ''

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'' Andy Puleston wrote that together with singles "Air For Life" and "Alone Tonight", ''Tri-State'' was a "sterling effort" to create a record that defines

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the same way

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and Orbital did with their respective genres, but nevertheless "does little to deviate or expand on the brief". In a 10-year-anniversary revisit of the album, Christina Hernandez from '' Dancing Astronaut'' dubbed "Good For Me" as "one of Above & Beyond’s top pieces of all time", and noted Richard Bedford's vocals on "Alone Tonight" whose "voice on it will continue to be listed among Above & Beyond’s most memorable compositions". She also called "Can't Sleep" as a "winning track from ''Tri-State''", having been nominated to the top three trance tracks of 2006 on A State of Trance.

Track listing

Personnel

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Technical and composing credits *

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– primary artist, arranger,

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, producer * Tony McGuinness – primary artist, arranger, composer, producer, vocals *

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– primary artist, arranger, producer *

– vocals (tracks 2,7,9) * Zoë Johnston – vocals (track 10) * Andy Moor – composer, primary artist, producer *Carrie Skipper – vocals *Ashley Tomberlin – composer, vocals (track 5) *Hannah Thomas – vocals (track 13) Creative credits *James Grant – management *Dan Myles – label management *Tim Ashton – photography, illustration *Chris Davison – photography *Jono Grant – sleeve design, photography *Tony McGuinness – sleeve design, photography *Paavo Siljamäki – sleeve design, photography Recording personnel *Miles Showell – mastering

References

External links

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