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Seven Ways

 
Album Review: Seven Ways

  • Artist: Paul Van Dyk
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • 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 TitleComposersPerformersTime
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 TitleComposersPerformersTime
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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Seven Ways
Studio album by Paul van Dyk
Released Flag of Germany

March 1996 (1996-03)
Flag of the United Kingdom May 27, 1997 (1997-05-27)
Flag of the United States

October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)
Genre Trance
Length 75:32/73:45
Label Flag of Germany MFS - 7088-2
Flag of the United Kingdom Deviant - DVNT14
Flag of the United States Mute - 9076-2
Producer Paul van Dyk, Jens Wojnar, Johnny Klimek
Professional reviews
Paul van Dyk chronology
45 RPM
(1994)
Seven Ways
(1996)
Out There and Back
(2000)

Seven Ways is a continuous mix album of trance music by Paul van Dyk released on MFS Records and later on Deviant Records and Mute Records. Several editions include a "bonus" second disc featuring remixes of tracks from the first.

Track listing

Disc 1
# Title Length
1. "Home"   6:54
2. "Seven Ways"   6:24
3. "Heaven"   5:29
4. "I Like It"   5:42
5. "Come (And Get It)"   6:20
6. "Forbidden Fruit"   6:58
7. "Beautiful Place"   7:01
8. "People"   4:22
9. "The Greatness of Britain"   8:38
10. "A Magical Moment"   6:01
11. "I Can't Feel It"   8:00
12. "Words"   9:39


  • "Home" Vocals By - Natascha Seidel
  • "Heaven" Vocals By - Natascha Seidel
  • "I Like It" Vocals By - Natascha Seidel
  • "Beautiful Place" Vocals By - Natascha Seidel


Disc 2
# Title Length
1. "Seven Ways (Star Ways)"   5:54
2. "Today (Trance Ambient Mix)"   5:36
3. "Words (For Love)"   7:00
4. "Beautiful Place (Paradise Mix)"   7:15
5. "Forbidden Future"   9:19
6. "Words (Mana Mix)"   6:21
7. "Words (Curved Headcase Mix)"   5:00
8. "Sundae 6 A.M."   10:54
9. "Beautiful Place (Just Beautiful)"   7:00
10. "Forbidden Fruit (BT's & PvD's Food Of Love Mix)"   9:41


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