Hotel (album)
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| Studio album by Moby | ||||||||||
| Released | March 14, 2005 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
| Genre | Electro rock, Dance, Electronica, Ambient techno | |||||||||
| Length | 51:08 | |||||||||
| Label | V2, Mute 27243 | |||||||||
| Producer | Moby | |||||||||
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Hotel is the seventh studio album by the musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, 2005 in the United States. Hotel was recorded and mixed at Moby's apartment, Electric Lady Studios, and Loho Studios in Manhattan, New York City. Initial quantities of the album came with a second CD of ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient.
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[edit] Background
The album name Hotel was explained in one of Moby's journal entries. The artist was fascinated by the nature of hotels, where humans spend often significant portions of their lives, but have all traces of their tenancy removed for the next guests.[1]
Hotel is the first Moby album in several years that does not contain any vocal samples. The album showcases a wide range of genres, from electronic to disco. Moby is responsible for playing the instruments on all the tracks, except for drumming. Laura Dawn provides additional vocals. The first UK single was "Lift Me Up", released February 28, 2005. The second UK single, "Spiders," was released on May 23, 2005 to coincide with Moby's UK tour. The album includes a ballad cover of New Order's "Temptation".
As with Moby's previous albums, Play and 18, there was a Hotel DVD featuring the videos for the singles, a live concert, and a sequel to Moby's home movie and tour diary series, Give an Idiot a Camcorder.
Hotel reached #8 in the UK and debuted straight at #1 in some European countries. It went on to earn gold and platinum awards in over twenty countries, with global sales of over 2 million copies.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one: Hotel
- "Hotel Intro" – 1:54
- "Raining Again" – 3:43
- "Beautiful" – 3:10
- "Lift Me Up" – 3:14
- "Where You End" – 3:18
- "Temptation" – 4:52
- "Spiders" – 3:42
- "Dream About Me" – 3:19
- "Very" – 3:39
- "I Like It" – 3:42
- "Love Should" – 3:47
- "Slipping Away" – 3:37
- "Forever" – 3:34
- "Homeward Angel" – 5:37
- "35 Minutes" (hidden track) – 5:22
[edit] Disc two: Hotel:Ambient (limited edition only)
- "Swear" – 6:41
- "Snowball" – 4:25
- "Blue Paper" – 6:07
- "Homeward Angel (Long)" – 10:57
- "Chord Sounds" – 7:25
- "Not Sensitive" – 3:10
- "Lilly" – 3:53
- "The Come Down" – 5:18
- "Overland" – 6:49
- "Live Forever" – 7:15
- "Aerial" – 5:51
