Mandalay 的首张专辑《Empathy 神入》在英国本土取得了非常大的成功,Trip-Hop的节奏融合着Dream Pop的质感,细腻柔美而不大气,弥漫出一种新鲜浪漫但是略有些忧郁的气息。各式乐器的使用和老式的流行曲的编排应该是 Saul Freeman 的常项,而 Nicola Hitchcock 则明显更习惯于在这种行云流水的节奏中宣泄她的情感,然后在空气中慢慢的沉淀。就这两方面而言,《This Life》都做到了极至。《Beautiful》的缓拍留下了一串无尽的回味,《Enough love》的犹豫也消逝在了后面的音符中,正如标题《Empathy 神入》所示,惟有 Mandalay 依旧还在向我们诉说着灵魂。
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Art Direction, Design – Chris Bigg (2), Vaughan Oliver
Composed By, Written-By – Saul Freeman
Composed By, Written-By, Lyrics By, Vocals – Nicola Hitchcock
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Andy Bradfield (tracks: 1), Michael Ade* (tracks: 2 to 11)
Photography By – Jim Friedman (2)
Photography By [Portrait] – Blinkk
Producer – Guy Sigsworth, Mandalay
Recorded By – Michael Ade*, Saul Freeman
Recorded By [Additional Recording Assisted By] – Chris Scard, Ian Rossiter, Paul Stoney, Russell Evora, Simon Burwell, Tom Jenkins
Recorded By [Additional] – Roland Herrington, Steve Price, Tony Slater
Technician [Hard Disc Manipulation] – Saul Freeman
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Recorded at Morocco Street, Trident, The Church, Matrix Maison Rouge, Livingstone, Falconer and the Angel.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.
Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd
Track 5 contains a sample from "Unfamiliar Winds" by Brian Eno under licence from Opal Music, Virgin.
Track 6 contains a sample from "I Don't Believe In You" by Talk Talk, courtesy of EMI Records Ltd and written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene courtesy of Zomba Music Publishing / Polygram International Publishing.
℗ & © V2 Music Limited 1998.
Distribution: U.K.: 3mv/Pinnacle, Benelux: P.I.A.S., France: Sony Music, Germany/Austria: Rough Trade, Italy: Universal, Scandinavia: M.N.W., Eire: Record Services.