''Guru Mother'' is an album by British electronic music group
Opus III, released on 21 June 1994. It features the dance club hit "
When You Made the Mountain
"When You Made the Mountain" is an "environmentally themed" electronica/dance song recorded by English electronic music group Opus III with vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. It was released in 1994 as the lead single from their second album, '' Guru Mo ...
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The album contains positive lyrics including one track that is a Sanskrit prayer ("Guru Mother"). It integrates strands of Eastern spirituality (the belief that all nature is divine) with ecology. The
CD booklet also included the poem "Let There Be Many Windows in Your Soul" by
Ralph Waldo Trine
Ralph Waldo Trine (9 September 1866 – 22 February 1958) was an American New Thought writer, philosopher and animal welfare activist.
Biography
Trine was born in Mount Morris, Illinois to Ellen E. Newcomer and Samuel G. Trine.Melton, J. Gordo ...
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Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 29 March 1969) is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. In addition to her work as a solo artist, she is known as the lead vocalist of early 1990s dance group Opus III (band), Opus III, and her collaborative ...
commented on the booklet: "respect to all those who take big risks to preserve our beautiful countryside. to those who don't care about nature: without it we are nothing. all the sahaja yogis of the world and last but least the holy spirit for guiding, inspiring and connecting us all the way."
The cover was created by Colin Heinsen.
Track listing
# "Dreaming of Now" – 5:52
# "
When You Made the Mountain
"When You Made the Mountain" is an "environmentally themed" electronica/dance song recorded by English electronic music group Opus III with vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. It was released in 1994 as the lead single from their second album, '' Guru Mo ...
" – 5:32
# "Guru Mother" – 5:59
# "
Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)" – 5:01
# "Outside" – 6:02
# "Release the Joy" – 5:51
# "Elemental" – 6:01
# "Cozyland?" – 4:10
# "Sushumna" – 4:58
# "When She Rises" – 5:21
Additional information
Martin Brammer and Andrea Bell supplied
backing vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
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References
External links
Album at unofficial Kirsty Hawkshaw discography
1994 albums
Opus III (band) albums
East West Records albums
Pete Waterman Entertainment albums
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