''Blue Wonder Power Milk'' is the second

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by the Belgian band

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, released on 11 May 1998 by

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. It is the band's first album with lead singer

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. "Club Montepulciano", " This Strange Effect", " Eden", and "Lung" were released as singles from ''Blue Wonder Power Milk'', with "Eden" peaking at number 12 on the Walloon

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singles chart. The album was released in the United States on 11 August 1998 by

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. The photograph on the cover of the album is of the interior of the

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Composition

MacKenzie Wilson of

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characterised ''Blue Wonder Power Milk'' as an album of

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, and

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music. Wilson wrote that the songs on the album are "intricately woven with string arrangements and pulsating dance club beats for a drowsy feel."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Hooverphonic *

– vocals *

Alex Callier Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a Belgian musician and songwriter who is a member of Belgian band Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgian electronic band that was formed in October 1995. Though originally cate ...

– guitars, string

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, keyboards, vocals * Frank Duchêne – keyboards,

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, backing vocals * Raymond Geerts – guitars Additional musicians * Herb Besson – trombone (tracks 2, 9) * Eric Bosteels – drums and various percussion (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12) * Michael Davis – trombone (tracks 2, 9) * Ryoji Hata – vocals (track 12) * The Hooverphonic String Orchestra (Cristina Constantinescu, Claire Delplanque, Grietje François, Véronique Gilis, Tine Janssens, Jan Buysschaert, Herwig Coryn, Joost Cuypen, Henk De Bruycker, Patrick De Neef, Otto Derolez, Maurits Goossens, Karel Ingelaere, Bart Lemmens, Sofia Pevenage, Peter Van der Weerd, Gunther Van Rompaey, and Marc Tooten) – strings (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9–12) * Ronny Mosuse – bass (tracks 4, 10) *

Mark Plati Mark Plati is a New York–based musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. Early life and education Plati grew up in Aurora, Colorado. He studied at Indiana University's Jacobs School of ...

– programming (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 12), rhythm programming (tracks 1, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 11), bass (tracks 6, 8), vocals (track 12) * Dave Richards –

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(tracks 2, 3, 9) * Mark Steylaerts – orchestra leader * Alex Van Aeken – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10) * Joris Van den Hauwe –

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, oboe (tracks 2, 5) * Rik Vercruysse – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10) Production * Jérôme Blondel – assistance * Tony De Block – assistance * Dante DeSole – assistance * Jed Hackett – assistance * Filip Heurckmans – assistance * Hooverphonic –

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– mastering * Mark Plati – production, mixing, recording * Jean-Marie Quentin – assistance * Tim Roggeman – assistance Design * Wim Allegaert – photography * Power & Glory – corporate design

Charts

References

External links

* 1998 albums Hooverphonic albums Albums produced by Mark Plati Columbia Records albums Epic Records albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub