Seven Ways

• Artist: Paul Van Dyk
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• Release Date: 1996
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Seven Ways suggests a time in Paul van Dyk's career when, weary and tottering from the success of "For an Angel," the Teutonic favorite was at his wit's end to unearth anything even halfway as interesting to throw back to the tangential adoration of his newly discovered worldwide fan base. Still, many have faired worse. Top-quality singles like the soothing, prickling "Forbidden Fruit" (burglary of Orbital's "Halcyon + On + On" notwithstanding) or the weltering, Kraftwerk-inspired "Words" know where they're going -- even if van Dyk doesn't -- but, with an innumerable stockpile of wispy trance pottage clogging any potential forward-looking thrust, it's hard to tell if the final message is one of occasional post-breakthrough recalibration or of a jagged, confused transitional album that strums along for a few years until van Dyk would happen upon the anthemic immensity of "We Are Alive." ~ Dean Carlson, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Home	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(6:53)
Seven Ways	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(6:24)
Heaven	Johnny Klimek, Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(5:29)
I Like It	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(5:41)
Come (And Get It)	Paul van Dyk, Jens Wojnar	Paul van Dyk	(6:21)
Forbidden Fruit	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(6:58)
Beautiful Place	Paul van Dyk, Johnny Klimek	Paul van Dyk	(7:01)
People	Johnny Klimek, Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(4:22)
The Greatness of Britain	Johnny Klimek, Paul van Dyk, Paul Browse	Paul van Dyk	(8:37)
I Can't Feel It	Paul van Dyk, Johnny Klimek	Paul van Dyk	(8:01)
Words (For Love)	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(9:41)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Seven Ways (Star Wars)	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(5:56)
Today [Trance-Ambient Mix]	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(5:37)
Words (For Love)	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(7:00)
Beautiful Place [Paradise Mix]	Johnny Klimek, Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(6:46)
Forbidden Fruit [Forbidden Future mix]	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(9:21)
Words (For Love) [Mana Mix]	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(6:21)
Words (For Love) [Curved Headcase Mix]	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(5:02)
Sundae 6 A.M. 10:54	Paul van Dyk, Jens Wojnar	Paul van Dyk	(10:54)
Beautiful Place (Just Beautiful)	Johnny Klimek, Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(7:00)
Forbidden Fruit [BT's and PVD's Food of Love Mix]	Paul van Dyk	Paul van Dyk	(9:43)

Credits

Johnny Klimek (Assistant Producer), Jens Wojnar (Assistant Producer), Jens Wojnar (Engineer), Johnny Klimek (Engineer), Paul van Dyk (Vocals), Paul van Dyk (Producer), BT (Producer)

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