Hotel (album)

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Hotel
Studio album by Moby
Released	March 14, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Electro rock, Pop rock, Electronica, Ambient techno
Length	51:08
Label	V2, Mute 27243
Producer	Moby
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Entertainment.ie link Pitchfork Media (2.4/10) link Rolling Stone 24 Mar 05 Stylus Magazine (D+) link
Moby chronology
18 B Sides + DVD (2003) Hotel (2005) Last Night (2008)

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.

Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 2.1 Disc one: Hotel 2.2 Disc two: Hotel:Ambient (limited edition only) 3 Singles 4 References

[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.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one: Hotel

1. "Hotel Intro" – 1:54
2. "Raining Again" – 3:43
3. "Beautiful" – 3:10
4. "Lift Me Up" – 3:14
5. "Where You End" – 3:18
6. "Temptation" – 4:52
7. "Spiders" – 3:42
8. "Dream About Me" – 3:19
9. "Very" – 3:39
10. "I Like It" – 3:42
11. "Love Should" – 3:47
12. "Slipping Away" – 3:37
13. "Forever" – 3:34
14. "Homeward Angel" – 5:37
15. "35 Minutes" (hidden track) – 5:22

[edit] Disc two: Hotel:Ambient (limited edition only)

1. "Swear" – 6:41
2. "Snowball" – 4:25
3. "Blue Paper" – 6:07
4. "Homeward Angel (Long)" – 10:57
5. "Chord Sounds" – 7:25
6. "Not Sensitive" – 3:10
7. "Lilly" – 3:53
8. "The Come Down" – 5:18
9. "Overland" – 6:49
10. "Live Forever" – 7:15
11. "Aerial" – 5:51

[edit] Singles

1. "Lift Me Up" (UK - February 28, 2005)
2. "Beautiful" (US - 2005)
3. "Spiders" (UK - May 23, 2005)
4. "Raining Again" (Australia - June 6, 2005)
5. "Dream About Me" (UK - 8 August 2005)
6. "Slipping Away"

[edit] References

v • d • e Moby Studio albums Moby • Ambient • Everything Is Wrong • Animal Rights • Play • 18 • Hotel • Last Night • Wait for Me as Voodoo Child Demons/Horses • The End of Everything • Baby Monkey Compilation albums Instinct Dance • Early Underground • Rare: The Collected B-Sides 1989–1993 • I Like to Score • Songs 1993–1998 • Play: The B Sides • 18 B Sides + DVD • iTunes Originals – Moby • Go – The Very Best of Moby • A Night in NYC Remix albums Everything Is Wrong (remix album) • Go – The Very Best of Moby: Remixed • Last Night Remixed Singles "Mobility" • "Go" • "Drop a Beat" • "Next Is the E" • "I Feel It/Thousand" • "Move" • "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" • "Hymn" • "Feeling So Real" • "Everytime You Touch Me" • "Into the Blue" • "What Love?" • "Bring Back My Happiness" • "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" • "Come on Baby" • "James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)" • "Honey" • "Run On" • "Bodyrock" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" • "Natural Blues" • "Porcelain" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad / Honey (Remix featuring Kelis)" • "South Side" • "Find My Baby" • "We Are All Made of Stars" • "Extreme Ways" • "In This World" • "In My Heart" • "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" • "Jam for the Ladies" • "Make Love Fuck War" (with Public Enemy) • "Lift Me Up" • "Raining Again" • "Spiders" • "Dream About Me" • "Beautiful" • "Slipping Away" • "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" • "Escapar (Slipping Away)" • "New York, New York" • "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)" • "Alice" • "Disco Lies" • "I Love to Move in Here" • "Ooh Yeah" • "Shot in the Back of the Head" • "Pale Horses" Related articles Discography • Vatican Commandos • Elektra Records • Mute Records • Southland Tales • Richard Kelly • Techno music