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  • Artist: P.M. Dawn
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: March 23, 1993
  • Total Time: 60:12
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rap

Review

After the breakout pop success of their debut album, P.M. Dawn played up the lush, soothing urban-soul qualities of their sound on the follow-up, The Bliss Album...? For all of hardcore rap's hysteria over the duo's gentle demeanor and pop influences, Of the Heart, of the Soul, and of the Cross had been a predominantly rap-oriented album. That changes on The Bliss Album...?, which downplays Prince Be's rapping (only on about a third of the tracks) in favor of dreamy melodies throughout the songs, not just on the choruses. It's a logical move, since P.M. Dawn's most unique moments were often also their most reflective, and they had an obvious knack for crafting original hooks. The Bliss Album...?'s approach also provides more opportunities for the ethereal, layered vocal overdubs that had become one of the duo's signatures. While the results don't quite re-envision hip-hop the way the debut did, they're still tremendously inventive, playing to P.M. Dawn's strengths. The musical landscapes are even more lushly arranged, and the pop numbers positively shimmer thanks to the duo's increasing sense of craft. A couple of the more aggressive rap tracks break up the mood a little, as with "Plastic," a sly rebuttal of the charges leveled by the group's macho detractors. It seems unnecessary, though, since P.M. Dawn's cosmic mysticism and vastly different influences clearly aren't competing on the same turf. Luckily, The Bliss Album...? refuses to acknowledge any artificially imposed purist boundaries, continuing to chart new sonic territory and expanding the possibilities in P.M. Dawn's music. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro (Lyrics) P.M. Dawn (:49)
When Midnight Sighs (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (3:55)
So on and So On (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:04)
Plastic (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (3:48)
The Ways of the Wind Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:32)
To Love Me More (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:44)
About Nothing (For the Love of Destiny) P.M. Dawn (4:15)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) John Lennon, Paul McCartney P.M. Dawn (3:13)
Beyond Infinite Affections (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:11)
Looking Through Patient Eyes (Lyrics) George Michael, Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:09)
Filthy Rich (I Don't Wanna Be) . Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:07)
More Than Likely (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:18)
The Nocturnal Is in the House Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:20)
When It's Raining Cats and Dogs (Lyrics) Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (5:36)
I'd Die Without You Attrell Cordes P.M. Dawn (4:11)

Credits

Gene Orloff (Violin), Tyrrell (Programming), David Calderley (Artwork), James ? (Piano), Alfred Brown (Viola), Tyrrell (Engineer), Tony Love (Guitar), Ziggi Golding (Art Direction), Richard Keo (Hair Stylist), Prince Be (Keyboards), Max Ellen (Arranger), Cheryl Cordes (Vocals (Background)), Tyrrell (Keyboards), Tyrrell (Guitar), Michael Fossenkemper (Mixing), Regis Jandioro (Violin), Robert Musso (Guitar), Regis Iandiorio (Violin), Michael Fossenkemper (Editing), Herbie Tribino (Guitar), James from Lunarci (Piano), Elliott Rosoff (Violin), James from Lunarci (Guitar (Acoustic)), Boy George (Vocals), Richard Keo (Make-Up), Luke Gifford (Assistant Engineer), David Calderley (Design), Frederick Zlotkin (Cello), Todd Childress (Assistant Engineer), Prince Be (Feedback), P.M. Dawn (Arranger), Joseph Gianono (Arranger), Sandra Park (Violin), Tyrrell (Mixing), Rommel Wilson (Stylist), Minutemix (?), Leroy Quintyn (Assistant Engineer), Michael Fossenkemper (Engineer), Cash Money (Scratching), Tyrrell (?), Tyrrell (Piano), Marge Suti (Vocals), David Calderley (Art Direction), Joseph Gianono (String Arrangements), Stephane Sednaoui (Photography), Chris Gehringer (Mastering), Cathy Dennis (Vocals (Background)), Phil Butcher (Assistant Engineer), Marge Suti (Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part), Tyrrell (Guitar (Acoustic)), P.M. Dawn (String Arrangements), Boy George (Vocals (Background)), Mitsue Takayama (Viola), Susan Poliacik (Cello), Max Ellen (String Arrangements), Minutemix (Cut), P.M. Dawn (Producer), Max Ellen (Violin), Tyrrell (Fender Rhodes), Abe Appleman (Violin), Joseph Gianono (Strings), P.M. Dawn (Strings), Tony Love (Guitar (Acoustic)), DJ Cash Money (?), Max Ellen (Strings), Tyrrell (Track Engineer), Michael Fossenkemper (Sequencing), Marti Sweet (Violin)
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The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)
Studio album by P.M. Dawn
Released March 23, 1993
Recorded ?
Genre Rap
Length 60:12
Label Gee Street
Producer P.M. Dawn
Professional reviews
P.M. Dawn chronology
'Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience'
(1991)		 The Bliss Album...?
(1993)		 Jesus Wept
(1995)

The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) is a 1993 album by P.M. Dawn.

The album was P.M. Dawn's definitive work. A post-daisy-age album, the psychedelic sound that graced their previous work was to be felt and fused with early 90s hip hop samples. This set them apart from their peers and the album appealed to pop, alternative and hip hop fans. After the release of this album, their work was sometimes categorized as new age by music journalists.[citation needed]

Before releasing The Bliss Album...?, P.M. Dawn contributed the single "I'd Die Without You" to the 1992 Eddie Murphy comedy Boomerang and its soundtrack. The top 5 hit was also included on The Bliss Album...?, as was the Billboard Top 10 single "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (featuring backing vocals by Cathy Dennis and sampling George Michael's hit "Father Figure"), the Boy George duet "More Than Likely" and a cover of the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)."

Contents

Sampling lawsuit

The album also included "So On and So On," which led to a 1999 sampling lawsuit. In the lawsuit Batiste v. Island Records, Inc., Paul and Michael Batiste claimed that P.M. Dawn's song "So On and So On" used unauthorized samples from David Batiste & The Gladiators' "Funky Soul." The fifth Circuit Federal Appellate Court found that the Batistes point to no evidence in the record demonstrating that consumers were confused or deceived by either the use of a digital sample of "Funky Soul" in "So On and So On" or the attribution to David Batiste as a co-author of the track. The Batistes' claim that Paul and Michael Batiste were improperly excluded from the liner notes accompanying the album also failed to suggest that consumers were confused, especially because the liner notes do credit the name of the band in which both Paul and Michael Batiste performed.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Intro" :49
  2. "When Midnight Sighs" – 3:55
  3. "So On and So On" – 4:04
  4. "Plastic" – 3:48
  5. "The Ways of the Wind" – 4:32
  6. "To Love Me More" – 4:44
  7. "About Nothing (For the Love of Destiny)" – 4:15
  8. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 3:13
  9. "Beyond Infinite Affections" – 4:11
  10. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" – 4:09
  11. "Filthy Rich (I Don't Wanna Be)" – 4:07
  12. "More Than Likely" – 4:18
  13. "The Nocturnal Is in the House" – 4:20
  14. "When It's Raining Cats and Dogs" – 5:36
  15. "I'd Die Without You" – 4:11

Singles

I'd Die Without You (1992)

US CD single

  1. I'd Die Without You (Extended Remix Radio Edit)
  2. I'd Die Without You (Extended Jeep Mix)
  3. I'd Die Without You (Remix Dub)
  4. I'd Die Without You (Remix Instrumental)
  5. I'd Die Without You

US CASS single

UK 12" single

  1. I'd Die Without You
  2. On A Clear Day (HEvian Club Mix)
  3. On A Clear Day (HEvian Mix)

Looking Through Patient Eyes (1993)

US CD single

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
  3. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Instrumental) 4.18

US 7" single

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
  2. Plastic (Radio Mix)

US CD promo

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes
  3. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15

US 12" promo

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes
  3. Plastic (Radio Mix)
  4. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06

US 12" promo

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15
  3. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Instrumental) 4.18
  4. Plastic (Radio Mix)

UK CD single

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.l5
  3. Plastic (Extended Mix)
  4. Plastic (Radio Mix)

UK 12" single

  1. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix)
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix)
  3. Plastic (12" Mix)
  4. Plastic (Funk U Tomorrow)

Plastic (1993)

US 12" single & promo

  1. Plastic (Extended) 5.35
  2. Plastic (Radio) 3.50
  3. Plastic (The Funk U Tomorrow Mix) 3.50
  4. Plastic (Instrumental Dub) 5.03

US CD promo

  1. Plastic (Radio Mix) 3.50
  2. Plastic (Extended Mix) 5.35
  3. Plastic (Funk U Tomorrow)
  4. Plastic (Instrumental Dub)

The Ways Of The Wind (1993)

US CASS single

  1. The Ways Of The Wind (Radio Edit) 3.55
  2. The Ways Of The Wind (Acoustic Edit) 3.57
  3. The Ways Of The Wind (Cash Money Groove Mix) 5.03

US CD promo

  1. The Ways Of The Wind (Radio Edit) 3.55
  2. The Ways Of The Wind (Acoustic Edit) 3.57
  3. The Ways Of The Wind (UK 12" Remix) 6.17
  4. The Ways Of The Wind (UK 7" Remix)
  5. The Ways Of The Wind

US 12" promo

  1. The Ways Of The Wind (U.S. 12" Remix) 6.59
  2. The Ways Of The Wind (UK 12" Remix) 6.17
  3. The Ways Of The Wind (Underground Dub) 6.28
  4. The Ways Of The Wind (Cash Money Groove Mix) 5.03

When Midnight Sighs (1993)

UK 12" promo GEET51DJ

  1. When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Vocal)
  2. When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Instrumental)
  3. Norwegian Wood
  4. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
  5. When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Dub)

More Than Likely (1993)

UK CD single

  1. More Than Likely (Edit) 3.53
  2. More Than Likely (Drum + Bass Mix) 4.20
  3. More Than Likely (Accapella) 4.04
  4. When It's Raining Cats & Dogs 5.36

UK CD single

  1. More Than Likely (Strings Mix) 4.21
  2. You Me The Vibe Electric 3.52
  3. Fly Me To The Moon 4.37
  4. Frostbite 3.00

Norwegian Wood (1993)

UK CD single

  1. Norwegian Wood
  2. Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
  3. When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Vocal)
  4. When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Instrumental)

The Nocturnal Is In The House (1993)

US 12" promo

  1. The Nocturnal Is In The House 4.20
  2. The Nocturnal Is In The House (Instrumental) 4.20
  3. Get Off Mine (Stereo Field Dub) 3.55 note: NOT a P.M. Dawn track
  4. The Nocturnal Is In The House (Acappella) 3.18

You Got Me Floating (1993)

Note: This is a non-album track

US CASS single

  1. You Got Me Floating 4.51
  2. When Midnight Sighs 3.55

US CD promo

  1. You Got Me Floating 4.50
  2. When Midnight Sighs (Vocal Remix) 6.41
  3. You Got Me Floating (Instrumental) 4.50
  4. When Midnight Sighs (Instrumental Remix) 7.06

US 12" promo

  1. You Got Me Floating 4.50
  2. When Midnight Sighs (Vocal Remix) 6.41

References

  1. ^ "United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. - 179 F.3d 217". http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F3/179/217/546551/. Retrieved 1999-06-21. 

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