Oracle (Michael Hedges album)

Oracle
Studio album by Michael Hedges
Released	Oct 1, 1996
Recorded	Speech & Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA
Genre	New Age, world
Length	40:20
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges chronology
The Road to Return (1994) Oracle (1996) Torched (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Oracle is a recording by guitarist Michael Hedges released on the Windham Hill label. It won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Oracle peaked at #7 on the Billboard New Age Album charts.

The album was reissued in 2009 by Valley Entertainment.^[2]

Track listing

• All compositions by Michael Hedges except as noted.
• "Greensleeves" was not listed in the liner notes. It was originally recorded for The Windham Hill sampler Carols of Christmas.

In fact, the melody of Greensleeves was used to become a Christmas carol, "What child is this?".

1. "The 2nd Law" – 3:07
2. "Ignition" – 3:28
3. "Baal T'Shuvah" – 2:10
4. "Dirge" – 3:29
5. "Jitterboogie" – 2:37
6. "Oracle" – 4:08
7. "Gospel" – 2:22
8. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lennon/McCartney) – 4:01
9. "Theme From Hatari" (Henry Mancini) – 3:19
10. "Aura Müünta" – 2:58
11. "Jitterboogie (Family version)" – 2:09
12. "Sofa No. 1" (Frank Zappa) – 2:42
13. "When I Was 4" – 4:19
14. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:08

Personnel

• Michael Hedges – guitar,bass, harp guitar, synthesizers, harmonica, vocals, alto flute
• Michael Manring – fretless bass

Production notes

• Produced by Michael Hedges
• Engineered by Rob Griffin + Michael Hedges
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Valley Entertainment reissue of Oracle