The Essential Mike Oldfield

~ Release by Mike Oldfield (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Tubular Bells (excerpt) recording of: Tubular Bells composer: Mike Oldfield quotes music from: Dies Irae (plainchant) part of: Tubular Bells, Part One	4:20
2	Hergest Ridge (excerpt) partial recording of: Hergest Ridge, Part One composer: Mike Oldfield	4:58
3	Ommadawn (excerpt) partial recording of: Ommadawn, Part One composer: Mike Oldfield publisher: BMG Rights Management (France), Oldfield Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. part of: Ommadawn	7:00
4	Incantations (excerpt) partial recording of: Incantations, Part Four composer: Mike Oldfield	4:41
5	Moonlight Shadow engineer: Nigel Luby producer: Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer: Mike Oldfield (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) bass guitar: Phil Spalding (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) drums (drum set): Simon Phillips (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) vocals: Maggie Reilly (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mike Oldfield (in 2013) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1983) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983) recorded at: Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) recording of: Moonlight Shadow (from 1982-11 until 1983-04) lyricist and composer: Mike Oldfield publisher: EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Oldfield Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1983)	3:39
6	Portsmouth engineer: Paul Lindsay producer: Mike Oldfield accordion, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, mandolin, synthesizer and timpani: Mike Oldfield foot stomps [feet], kortholt and recorder: Les Penning arranger: Mike Oldfield phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2010) recorded at: Througham (in 1976-01) recording of: Portsmouth composer: [traditional] arranger: Mike Oldfield is based on: Portsmouth	2:02
7	Good News recorded in: England, United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland sound engineer: Geoff Young engineer and producer: Mike Oldfield guitar and synthesizer: Mike Oldfield orchestra: Orchestra Of The Bavarian State Opera conductor: Eberhard Schoener recording of: Good News orchestrator: David Bedford composer: Mike Oldfield	1:48
8	Sentinel (remix) partial recording of: Sentinel composer: Mike Oldfield	3:57
9	The Bell (remix) remixer: Mike Oldfield partial recording of: The Bell composer: Mike Oldfield	3:09
10	Let There Be Light engineer: Mike Oldfield phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Music UK Ltd (in 2015) recording of: Let There Be Light composer: Mike Oldfield	4:21
11	Only Time Will Tell engineer: Mike Oldfield recording of: Only Time Will Tell composer: Mike Oldfield	4:36
12	The Voyager additional programming: Henry Jackman assistant engineer: Gregg Jackman and Tom Newman engineer and producer: Mike Oldfield phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Music UK Ltd (in 2015) recording of: The Voyager composer: Mike Oldfield	4:27
13	Women of Ireland additional programming: Henry Jackman assistant engineer: Gregg Jackman and Tom Newman engineer and producer: Mike Oldfield arranger: Mike Oldfield instrumental recording of: Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) lyricist: Peadar Ó Doirnín composer: Seán Ó Riada	6:30
14	Tubular Bells III (excerpt) engineer: Mike Oldfield partial demo recording of: Far Above the Clouds lyricist and composer: Mike Oldfield	3:42

Credits

Release

supporting releases:	Women of Ireland Women of Ireland

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/517349 [info]
ASIN:	DE: B000007VYZ [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:	en: XXV: The Essential [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/108690 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000372383 [info]
Wikidata:	Q3285521 [info]