The Bliss Album... Information
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.
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)."
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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.[4]
Track listing
- "Intro" :49
- "When Midnight Sighs" – 3:55
- "So On and So On" – 4:04
- "Plastic" – 3:48
- "The Ways of the Wind" – 4:32
- "To Love Me More" – 4:44
- "About Nothing (For the Love of Destiny)" – 4:15
- "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 3:13
- "Beyond Infinite Affections" – 4:11
- "Looking Through Patient Eyes" – 4:09
- "Filthy Rich (I Don't Wanna Be)" – 4:07
- "More Than Likely" – 4:18
- "The Nocturnal Is in the House" – 4:20
- "When It's Raining Cats and Dogs" – 5:36
- "I'd Die Without You" – 4:11
Singles
I'd Die Without You (1992)
US CD single
- I'd Die Without You (Extended Remix Radio Edit)
- I'd Die Without You (Extended Jeep Mix)
- I'd Die Without You (Remix Dub)
- I'd Die Without You (Remix Instrumental)
- I'd Die Without You
US CASS single
UK 12" single
- I'd Die Without You
- On A Clear Day (HEvian Club Mix)
- On A Clear Day (HEvian Mix)
Looking Through Patient Eyes (1993)
US CD single
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Instrumental) 4.18
US 7" single
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
- Plastic (Radio Mix)
US CD promo
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
- Looking Through Patient Eyes
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15
US 12" promo
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
- Looking Through Patient Eyes
- Plastic (Radio Mix)
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
US 12" promo
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.15
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Instrumental) 4.18
- Plastic (Radio Mix)
UK CD single
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix) 4.06
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix) 6.l5
- Plastic (Extended Mix)
- Plastic (Radio Mix)
UK 12" single
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Extended Mix)
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Radio Mix)
- Plastic (12" Mix)
- Plastic (Funk U Tomorrow)
Plastic (1993)
US 12" single & promo
- Plastic (Extended) 5.35
- Plastic (Radio) 3.50
- Plastic (The Funk U Tomorrow Mix) 3.50
- Plastic (Instrumental Dub) 5.03
US CD promo
- Plastic (Radio Mix) 3.50
- Plastic (Extended Mix) 5.35
- Plastic (Funk U Tomorrow)
- Plastic (Instrumental Dub)
The Ways Of The Wind (1993)
US CASS single
- The Ways Of The Wind (Radio Edit) 3.55
- The Ways Of The Wind (Acoustic Edit) 3.57
- The Ways Of The Wind (Cash Money Groove Mix) 5.03
US CD promo
- The Ways Of The Wind (Radio Edit) 3.55
- The Ways Of The Wind (Acoustic Edit) 3.57
- The Ways Of The Wind (UK 12" Remix) 6.17
- The Ways Of The Wind (UK 7" Remix)
- The Ways Of The Wind
US 12" promo
- The Ways Of The Wind (U.S. 12" Remix) 6.59
- The Ways Of The Wind (UK 12" Remix) 6.17
- The Ways Of The Wind (Underground Dub) 6.28
- The Ways Of The Wind (Cash Money Groove Mix) 5.03
When Midnight Sighs (1993)
UK 12" promo GEET51DJ
- When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Vocal)
- When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Instrumental)
- Norwegian Wood
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
- When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Dub)
More Than Likely (1993)
UK CD single
- More Than Likely (Edit) 3.53
- More Than Likely (Drum + Bass Mix) 4.20
- More Than Likely (Accapella) 4.04
- When It's Raining Cats & Dogs 5.36
UK CD single
- More Than Likely (Strings Mix) 4.21
- You Me The Vibe Electric 3.52
- Fly Me To The Moon 4.37
- Frostbite 3.00
Norwegian Wood (1993)
UK CD single
- Norwegian Wood
- Looking Through Patient Eyes (Pete Rock Mix)
- When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Vocal)
- When Midnight Sighs (Fully Loaded Instrumental)
The Nocturnal Is In The House (1993)
US 12" promo
- The Nocturnal Is In The House 4.20
- The Nocturnal Is In The House (Instrumental) 4.20
- Get Off Mine (Stereo Field Dub) 3.55 note: NOT a P.M. Dawn track
- The Nocturnal Is In The House (Acappella) 3.18
You Got Me Floating (1993)
Note: This is a non-album track
US CASS single
- You Got Me Floating 4.51
- When Midnight Sighs 3.55
US CD promo
- You Got Me Floating 4.50
- When Midnight Sighs (Vocal Remix) 6.41
- You Got Me Floating (Instrumental) 4.50
- When Midnight Sighs (Instrumental Remix) 7.06
US 12" promo
- You Got Me Floating 4.50
- When Midnight Sighs (Vocal Remix) 6.41
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "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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