The Songs of Distant Earth (album)

The Songs of Distant Earth
Studio album by
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioRoughwood Croft, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
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Length55:51
LabelWEA
ProducerMike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield chronology
Tubular Bells II
(1992)
The Songs of Distant Earth
(1994)
Voyager
(1996)
Revised cover
Singles from The Songs of Distant Earth
  1. "Hibernaculum"
    Released: 5 December 1994
  2. "Let There Be Light"
    Released: 21 August 1995
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The Songs of Distant Earth is the sixteenth studio album by English musician, songwriter and producer Mike Oldfield, released on 21 November 1994 by WEA. It is a concept album based on the 1986 science fiction novel The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke. The album reached No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart.