William Orbit

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William Orbit , sometimes written as William Orbit , (* 15. December 1956 in Shoreditch , London as William Mark Wainwright ) is a British music producer . He is known for his characteristic, atmospheric style of his electronic music .

Career

Orbit worked with Madonna on her album Ray of Light , with Katie Melua on The House , and with Britney Spears , Blur , Melanie C , the All Saints ( Pure Shores and Black Coffee ), Pink and the Sugababes . His remix of Samuel Barber's most popular work Adagio for Strings is also particularly well known .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2000 Pieces in a modern style DE54 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK2
gold
gold

(20 weeks)UK 		US198 (1 week)
US
First published: February 18, 2000

more publishments

  • 1987: Orbit
  • 1987: Strange Cargo I
  • 1990: Strange Cargo II
  • 1993: Strange Cargo III
  • 1995: Strange Cargo Hinterland
  • 1996: The Best of Strange Cargos
  • 2000: Strange Cargo Vol.1–3
  • 2002: William Orbit
  • 2006: Hello Waveforms
  • 2009: My Oracle Lives Uptown
  • 2010: Pieces in a Modern Style 2

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1993 Water From A Vine Leaf
Strange Cargo III 		- - - UK59 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: June 1993
with Beth Orton
1999 Barber's Adagio For Strings
Pieces in a Modern Style 		DE19 (10 weeks)
DE 		- CH40 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK4th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK 		-
First published: December 1999
2000 Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Pieces in a Modern Style 		DE95 (1 week)
DE 		- CH95 (1 week)
CH 		UK31 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: April 2000
2003 Feel Good Time
Try This 		DE16 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (12 weeks)
AT 		CH12 (15 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (12 weeks)
UK 		US60 (5 weeks)
US
First published: June 20, 2003
with P! Nk

Torch song

  • 1984: Wish Thing
  • 1986: Ecstasy
  • 1987: Exhibit A
  • 1995: Toward the Unknown Region

Bassomatic

  • 1990: Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
  • 1991: Science & Melody

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Orbit, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ørbit, William (pseudonym); Wainwright, William (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British music producer
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Shoreditch , Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom