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The Violin Player is the first techno/pop album by classical and pop musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1995. It is the first album Vanessa-Mae released on the EMI label. The album was produced by Mike Batt, and recorded and mixed by Gareth Cousins, who also programmed the synthesisers and beats for the album.

The Violin Player features a varied blend of music – covers of some classical (J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor), remakes of old favourites (including American composer Mason Williams' "Classical Gas") and originals (seven tracks composed by British musician and songwriter Mike Batt), and one original by Vanessa-Mae herself, co-written with Ian Wherry ("Red Hot").

Singles released from the album include "Toccata and Fugue", which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and "Red Hot" which reached number 37.[2]

The Violin Player reached #11 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1995, and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1995. It has sold over 1,2 million copies worldwide [3], and is still regarded by many as Vanessa-Mae's best work. The album has been reissued as a multi-channel hybrid SACD by EMI Music Hong Kong.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Batt, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"Johann Sebastian Bach7:47
2."Contradanza" 3:49
3."Classical Gas"Mason Williams3:21
4."Theme from Caravans" 5:06
5."Warm Air" 3:38
6."Jazz Will Eat Itself" 3:30
7."Widescreen" 3:58
8."Tequila Mockingbird" 3:26
9."City Theme" 4:32
10."Red Hot"Ian Wherry, Vanessa-Mae3:16
11."Classical Gas (Bonus Track)" (Reggae version; Aswad and Vanessa Mae)  
Total length:46:31

Charts Performance

References

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  2. ^ "VANESSA-MAE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ^ "Who's selling where". Billboard. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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  10. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1996-02-04. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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  14. ^ "VANESSA-MAE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Vanessa Mae – The Violin Player" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  17. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1996". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ a b "Vanessa Mae" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanessa Mae; 'The Violin Player')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  20. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Vanessa Mae – The Violin Player" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter The Violin Player in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1996 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  21. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1995 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Violin Player')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "British album certifications – Vanessa Mae – The Violin Player". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Violin Player in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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