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- Date Released: January 1, 1984
- Genre: New Age
- Style: Contemporary Instrumental
- Label: Seventh Wave
Radio’s “Wave” format defined.
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We Say...
While some may not consider it a worthy achievement, Susan Ciani's classic Velocity of Love helped define the "The Wave" format of AOR (adult oriented radio) in the '80s. The standout title track swept Ciani up from obscurity as a jingle musician to writer and performer of one of the most played songs of the time. The rest of the album is equally delicate and refined as fellow new age legend Vangelis adds keyboards on the rest of the album's tracks. This is canonical stuff, to say the least.
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They Say...
Suzanne Ciani's landmark 1984 release Velocity of Love established the noted electronic composer in the U.S. and became one of instrumental/new age radio's early success stories. Together with Vangelis, who contributed keyboards to "Lay Down Beside Me," "Malibuzios," and "History of My Heart," Ciani created a formless, diaphanous record that nevertheless seemed guided by real emotion. There were the subtle pop melodies that flitted about beneath the synthesized surface, certainly. But it was difficult not to hear the album's influential title track and miss the wave of wistful sadness that curled around its brittle melody. It was a deceptively simple piano line that suggested the theme music of some unknown 1970s character drama, the kind where autumn leaves constantly blow through open curtains for effect. At the same time, the song's pulsating bank of synthesizers united its classic qualities with the futuristic tendencies and two-dimensional rayon sheen of the 1980s. While some of its later compositions were a bit overwrought, teetering under the weight of their own keyboard wizardry, Velocity of Love is still essential for any fan of Ciani or the formative days of contemporary instrumental music.
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The Eighth Wave |
5:07 |
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| 02. | |
Lay Down Beside Me |
8:27 |
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| 03. | |
The Velocity Of Love |
4:31 |
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| 04. | |
Malibuzios |
8:51 |
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| 05. | |
History Of My Heart |
9:48 |
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05 Total Tracks, 36:44 Total Length
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Credits
- Suzanne Ciani - Synthesizer // Suzanne Ciani - Synthesizer // Suzanne Ciani - Piano // Suzanne Ciani - Piano // Suzanne Ciani - Arranger // Suzanne Ciani - Arranger // Suzanne Ciani - Drums // Suzanne Ciani - Drums // Suzanne Ciani - Keyboards // Suzanne Ciani - Keyboards // Suzanne Ciani - Producer // Suzanne Ciani - Producer // Suzanne Ciani - Synclavier // Suzanne Ciani - Synclavier // Suzanne Ciani - Main Performer // Suzanne Ciani - Main Performer // Suzanne Ciani - ? // Suzanne Ciani - ? // Suzanne Ciani - Vocoder // Suzanne Ciani - Vocoder // Suzanne Ciani - Prophet Synthesizer // Suzanne Ciani - Prophet Synthesizer // Suzanne Ciani - DX-7 // Suzanne Ciani - DX-7 // Suzanne Ciani - Eventide // Suzanne Ciani - Eventide // Suzanne Ciani - Sequencers // Suzanne Ciani - Sequencers // Suzanne Ciani - Roland MKS-80 // Suzanne Ciani - Roland MKS-80 // Mitch Farber - Arranger // Mitch Farber - Producer // Mitch Farber - Co-Arranger // Elliott Randall - Synthesizer // Elliott Randall - Guitar // Elliott Randall - Guitar (Synthesizer) // Leslie Mona - Engineer // Vangelis - Synthesizer // Vangelis - Synthesizer // John Pearson - Photography // John Pearson - Back Cover // Rob Zantay - Synthesizer // Rob Zantay - Lyricon // Rob Zantay - Korg Synthesizer // Rob Zantay - Oberheim Expander // Chris Ianuzzi - Synthesizer // Chris Ianuzzi - ? // Chris Ianuzzi - DX-7 // J.J. Stelmach - Art Direction // Nick Sangiamo - Photography // Nick Sangiamo - Cover Photo // George Lawson - Art Direction
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