The Violin Player


The Violin Player is the first techno/pop album by classical and pop musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1995. It is the first album Vanessa-Mae released on the EMI label. The album was produced by Mike Batt, and engineered by Gareth Cousins. Batt and Cousins programmed the synthesisers and beats for the album.

Content

The Violin Player features a varied blend of music – covers of classical music, remakes of old favourites, original compositions, and one original track by Vanessa-Mae herself, co-written with Ian Wherry.

Singles

Three singles were released from the album: "Toccata and Fugue", which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, "Red Hot", which reached number 37 and "Classical Gas", which reached number 41.

Commercial performance

The Violin Player reached number 11 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1995, and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1995. It has sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide. The album has been reissued as a multi-channel hybrid SACD by EMI Music Hong Kong.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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