''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' is a

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, released in 1993 by

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a world ...

. The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is the most commonly available form today. It was later released with the original ''

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'', as a double CD album. Other related releases include a 4-CD box set and a

video album A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...

. This compilation was released by Virgin after Oldfield had left the label, but includes "

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" from ''

Tubular Bells II ''Tubular Bells II'' is the fifteenth studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Mike Oldfield. It was released on 31 August 1992 by Warner Music UK and is the successor to his debut album '' Tubular Bells'' (1973). After his contract with ...

'' courtesy of the Warner label. Two of Oldfield's previous hits, "

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" and "

Moonlight Shadow "Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, ''Crises'', of the same year. The vocals were performed by ...

", were reissued alongside the album.

Track listing

All tracks by

except where noted. # "

(Opening theme)" – 4:19 # " Family Man" (feat.

Maggie Reilly Maggie Reilly (born 15 September 1956) is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Oldfield songs " Family Man", " Moonlight Shadow", ...

) (Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield,

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, Maggie Reilly) – 3:45 # "

" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 3:36 # "

Heaven's Open ''Heaven's Open'' is the 14th record album performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1991. It was his last album on Virgin, and also the only album he released under the name Michael Oldfield, instead of Mike Oldfield. The producer of the album, ...

" – 4:27 # " Five Miles Out" – 4:15 # "

To France "To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album ''Discovery'' and features Maggie Reilly on vocals. The musical theme used in "To France" was also used on the first track on side two of the ''Discovery' ...

" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 4:43 # " Foreign Affair" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Oldfield, Reilly) – 3:54 # "

" (Pearsall) – 2:50 # " Shadow on the Wall" (feat.

Roger Chapman Roger Maxwell Chapman (born 8 April 1942 in Leicester), also known as Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1966 and also the rock ...

) – 5:07 (12" version) # "

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" (feat.

Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...

) – 4:17 # " Etude" (

Francisco Tárrega Francisco de Asís Tárrega Eixea (21 November 185215 December 1909) was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe and ''Recuerdos de la Alhambra''. He is often called ...

) – 3:07 # "

" – 3:56 ( Single version) # "

Ommadawn ''Ommadawn'' is the third studio album by English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 25 October 1975 on Virgin Records. ''Ommadawn'' peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, No. 74 in Canada, and No. 146 on ...

(Excerpt)" – 3:38 # "

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part four (Excerpt)" – 4:39 # " Amarok (Excerpt)" – 4:43 # "

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" – 2:00

Musical scores

Other ''Elements'' albums

* ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' (video), video/DVD edition * ''

Elements Box ''Elements Box'' is a 4CD box set by Mike Oldfield released in 1993. Disc artwork Each CD covers a different period of time in Oldfield's work and has a different cover; disc one's cover is red, depicting fire, disc two's cover is blue, depict ...

'', by Mike Oldfield, four CD edition

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Mike Oldfield discography
at Amadian.net
Mike Oldfield discography - ''Elements''
at Tubular.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Elements - The Best Of Mike Oldfield 1993 greatest hits albums Mike Oldfield compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums