Ommadawn
Ommadawn is the third studio album by English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 3 November 1975 on Virgin Records.
| Ommadawn | ||||
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| Released | 3 November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January–September 1975 | |||
| Studio | The Beacon, Kington, Herefordshire The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire (African drums) | |||
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| Length | 36:41 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Mike Oldfield | |||
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Ommadawn peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, No. 74 in Canada, and No. 146 on the US Billboard 200. The song that concludes "Ommadawn (Part Two)", entitled "On Horseback", was released as a single in November 1975 with Oldfield's non-album track "In Dulci Jubilo". The album reached gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry within two months, signifying 100,000 copies sold. In 2010, Mercury Records issued a remastered edition containing new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Oldfield and extra material. Oldfield had wanted to make Amarok (1990) a sequel album to Ommadawn, but the idea was not realised until he released Return to Ommadawn (2017).