Discovery (Mike Oldfield album)

Discovery
Studio album by Mike Oldfield
Released	June 25th, 1984
Recorded	"In the Swiss Alps at 2000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"
Genre	Rock
Length	41:21
Label	Virgin
Producer	Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Mike Oldfield chronology
Crises (1983) Discovery (1984) The Killing Fields (1984)

Discovery is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It was his 9th new album. It was recorded at Oldfield's then-home near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where he was living for tax reasons.

Sleeve photos

The inner sleeve of the original vinyl LP featured candid photographs taken during the recording sessions; this is particularly interesting to Oldfield fans because one of the photos, titled "Simon's notes", shows a handwritten list of tracks recorded during the sessions, some of which - such as "T'Sword" - may either have been released under different names or remain unreleased to this day.

Track listing

1. "To France" – 4:37
2. "Poison Arrows" – 3:57
3. "Crystal Gazing" – 3:02
4. "Tricks of the Light" – 3:52
5. "Discovery" – 4:35
6. "Talk About Your Life" – 4:24
7. "Saved by a Bell" – 4:39
8. "The Lake" – 12:10

Personnel

• Maggie Reilly – Vocals
• Barry Palmer – Vocals
• Simon Phillips – Tama drums
• Mike Oldfield – All other instruments

External links

• Mike Oldfield Discography (Tubular.net) - Discovery