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Label:	V2 – 63881-27049-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 1, 1999
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Breakbeat, Downtempo, Leftfield

Tracklist

1	Honey Mixed By – Mario Caldato Jr.	3:29
2	Find My Baby	3:59
3	Porcelain Vocals – Moby Vocals [Additional] – Pilar Basso	4:01
4	Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? Vocals – The Shining Light Gospel Choir	4:25
5	South Side Vocals – Moby	3:50
6	Rushing	3:00
7	Bodyrock Vocals [Additional] – Nikki D	3:36
8	Natural Blues Mixed By – I Monster	4:14
9	Machete Vocals – Moby	3:38
10	7	1:02
11	Run On	3:45
12	Down Slow	1:35
13	If Things Were Perfect Vocals – Moby Vocals [Additional] – Reggie Matthews	4:19
14	Everloving	3:26
15	Inside	4:49
16	Guitar Flute & String	2:09
17	The Sky Is Broken Vocals – Moby	4:19
18	My Weakness	3:38

Companies, etc.

Record Company – BMG Entertainment
Licensed To – V2 Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – BMG Distribution
Distributed By – BMG Distribution
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rave New World
Copyright © – Rave New World
Published By – Little Idiot Music
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane
Published By – Bobby Robinson Music
Mixed At – Sheffield
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D90423-05
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D90428-02
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D90428-04
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D00119-02
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D00523-15
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D00523-16
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D01103-04
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D10213-16
Pressed By – Cinram, Richmond, IN

Credits

Design – Ysabel Zu Innhausen Und Knyphausen
Instruments [All] – Moby
Liner Notes – Moby
Management [European] – DEF Ltd.
Management [North American] – MCT (5)
Photography By – Corinne Day
Written-By, Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Moby

Notes

Some pressings of this version was issued with this one track promo CD - South Side.

"Honey" features samples from the Bessie Jones recording "Sometimes", produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corporation by arrangement with Warner Special Products.
"Find My Baby" features samples from the Boy Blue (2) recording "Joe Lee's Rock", produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corporation by arrangement with Warner Special Products.
"Bodyrock" contains a sample of "Love Rap" as written by Bobby Robinson and performed by Spoony G & the Treacherous Three. Used under license from Enjoy Records, Inc.
"Natural Blues" features samples from the Vera Hall recording "Trouble So Hard", produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corporation by arrangement with Warner Special Products.
"Run On" features samples from "Run On For A Long Time" by Bill Landford & The Landfordaires, used courtesy of Sony Music.

℗ 1999 Rave New World under exclusive license to V2 Records, Inc.
© 1999 Rave New World under exclusive license to V2 Records, Inc.

Manufactured and Distributed in the United States by BMG Distribution, a unit of BMG Entertainment,
1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.
Printed in the U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 38812 70492 4
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 638812704924
Barcode (Matrix area, Code 39): 63881270492
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D00523-16 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D90423-05 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D00523-15 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D90428-04 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D90428-02 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D10213-16 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 6, Mirrored): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D90428-04 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 7, Mirrored): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 7): none
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D00119-02 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 8, Mirrored): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 6100
Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, Mirrored): 3881 63881270492 D01103-04 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 9, Mirrored): L388
Mould SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI 6100

Other Versions (5 of 159)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Play (CD, Album)	Mute	CDStumm172	UK	1999
	Play (CD, Album)	Mushroom, Mute	MUSH33226.2	Australia	1999
Recently Edited	Play (2×LP, Album)	Mute	Stumm172	UK	1999
	Play (2×LP, Album)	V2	63881-27049-1	US	1999
Recently Edited	Play (Minidisc, Album)	Mute	MDStumm172	UK	1999

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Reviews

nataliecr1196 Jun 9, 2022
I always like how most people that have this CD, they often say "I don't know why the h*ll I bought this." Funnier to me, because not only have I seen so many people say that, but also because my Dad said the exact same thing.
fulgo May 29, 2020
I don't like Moby at all but "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" is a beautiful track.
jt Jan 17, 2009
A well crafted album of both uptempo and downtempo tracks, many of which are constructed from samples of old blues recordings (Honey, Run On, Find My Baby). Moby himself sings on a few tracks (the lush 'Porcelain', the pensive 'The Sky Is Broken'), and there are even some near-ambient experiments (the sombre 'Guitar, Flute & String'). Unfortunately every single track on the album was eventually licensed for commercial advertisements, so many of these tracks have lost their initial impact. Still, an overall great album (and one that helped establish Moby as a mainstream artist).
goofballjm Apr 4, 2008
One of my all time favorite albums. There isn't a bad song on this gem. This is his first V2 Records album. This specific version is the original release of the album, featuring 'South Side' without the vocals of Gwen Stefani. She recorded the vocals over a year after the release of this album when the single was released. The album was then re-released with that newer version. Some Moby fans (including myself) prefer the original recording.
the_architech Jul 12, 2007
Edited 17 years ago
I heard somewhere that this album was the single most leased album of all time. In other words, every single track has been used in countless commercials, tv shows, movies, radio shows, etc. You could listen to this album for the first time and know every track by heart.

As diehard of a Moby fan I am, I don't really see this as selling out (although it pretty much is the epitome of it), I'm more happy Moby finally made a well-deserved breakthrough into pop-culture. Despite how mainstream this album may be, it is still one of my all-time favorites with Moby's fine-tuned production skills.
Not-forgotten Jul 12, 2003
A very good album, which samples a blues sound with modern music. When Moby sticks to what his good at he comes up with an album like this. Shame it's been cheapened by overkill with 80% of the album used on commercial adverts.