Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells III [Japanese Ed.] (1998)

Year: 31 August 1998 (CD October 5, 1998)
Label: WEA Music (Japan), WPCR-2161
Style: Electronic, New Age
Country: Reading, Berkshire, England (15 May 1953)
Time: 46:38
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 311 Mb

Charts: UK #4, AUS #96, AUT #4, GER #9, NL #46, SPA #1, SWE #31, SWI #26. UK: Gold; SPA: 4x Platinum.
Unlike Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells III does not follow the pattern of the two pieces from the original album, but instead references Tubular Bells musically. For example, "The Source of Secrets" takes up music from the "Introduction" section of the original album, while "Far Above the Clouds" references the "Finale" section of "Tubular Bells (Part One)".
An early version of "The Source of Secrets" appears on Oldfield's compilation album XXV: The Essential (1997).
"Man in the Rain" is a pop song with lead vocals by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon and additional vocal takes by Heather Burnett. In the liner notes, Dillon is credited as "Cara from Polar Star", which references the short-lived name for a musical project she was involved in at the time. Oldfield wrote the song about ten years prior to recording and wrote the lyrics, which were influenced by his separation from his third wife. The drums on the song are sampled from Oldfield's 1983 song "Moonlight Shadow" from Crises (1983), originally performed by drummer Simon Phillips.
The tracks "The Source of Secrets", "Jewel in the Crown", and "Secrets" feature Amar as a vocalist. Oldfield can be heard on "Outcast". "The Inner Child" features Luar Na Lubre vocalist Rosa Cedron. The live version of "Man in the Rain" was mostly sung by Helen Pepsi DeMacque, notably at the London Premiere of Tubular Bells III (1998). "Far Above the Clouds" features Clodagh Simonds performing the main vocals while the child's vocals are performed by Francesca Robertson.
Some of the instruments which appear on the album are a Roland D-550, JD-990, JV1080, Clavia Nord Lead, and Korg Trinity synthesisers. The Roland VG8 Guitar synthesiser is used on tracks such as "Man in the Rain".
Oldfield also used sampled drums from his Crises and Ommadawn album on certain tracks. "Man in the Rain" features sampled drums from "Moonlight Shadow", "Outcast" features sampled drums from "Shadow on the Wall" and "Far Above the Clouds" features sampled drums from the end of "Ommadawn part 1". "Far Above the Clouds" also features a sampled guitar rhythm from the "Finale" section of "Tubular Bells (Part 1)", though in this instance it is fairly low in the mix and at a much faster tempo.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_Bells_III)

01. The Source Of Secrets (Feat. Amar) (05:34)
02. The Watchful Eye (02:09)
03. Jewel In The Crown (Feat. Amar) (05:45)
04. Outcast (03:49)
05. Serpent Dream (02:53)
06. The Inner Child (Feat. Rosa Cedron) (04:41)
07. Man In The Rain (Vocals - Cara, Heather Burnett) (04:03)
08. The Top Of The Morning (04:26)
09. Moonwatch (04:25)
10. Secrets  (Feat. Amar) (03:20)
11. Far Above The Clouds (Feat. Clodagh Symonds, Francesca Robertson) (05:30)

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