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| Name = 23am
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| Cover = Robert_Miles_23am_CDCover.gif
| name = 23am
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Robert Miles]]
| artist = [[Robert Miles]]
| cover = Robert_Miles_23am_CDCover.gif
| Released = 1 December 1997
| Recorded = Plus XXX Studios, Paris
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| Genre = [[Electronica]], [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| released = {{start_date|1997|12|01}} <small>(EU)</small><br />{{start_date|1997|12|16}} <small>(US)</small>
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| Length = 60:56
| recorded = Plus XXX Studios, Paris
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| Label = [[Deconstruction Records|Deconstruction]]
| Producer = [[Robert Miles]]
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| Reviews =
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronica]]|[[Ambient music|ambient]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Chill-out music|chill-out]]|[[Electronic dance music|dance]]}}
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*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic review">{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |title=Review: ''23 AM - Robert Miles'' |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r330415|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=21 June 2009}}</ref>
| length = {{Duration|m=60|s=56}}
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*''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Q Review">{{cite journal |last=Leonard |first=Michael |title=Review: ''Robert Miles, 23am'' |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=EMAP Metro Ltd |issue=July 1999 |page=148}}</ref>
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| label = [[Deconstruction Records|Deconstruction]]<br /> [[Arista Records|Arista]]
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| Last album = ''[[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]''<br />(1996)
| producer = [[Robert Miles]]
| This album = '''''23am'''''<br />(1997)
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| prev_title = [[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]
| Next album = ''[[Organik]]''<br />(2001)
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Organik]]
| next_year = 2001
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic review">{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |title=Review:''23 AM - Robert Miles'' |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r330415|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=21 June 2009}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Music Week]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-11-15.pdf|title=Reviews: Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=15 November 1997|page=10|accessdate=20 September 2022}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
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| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Q Review">{{cite journal |last=Leonard |first=Michael |title=Review:''Robert Miles, 23am'' |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=EMAP Metro Ltd |issue=July 1999 |page=148}}</ref>
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'''''23am''''' is the second [[album]] by composer [[Robert Miles]], released in 1997 via [[Deconstruction Records]].
'''''23am''''' is the second studio album by composer [[Robert Miles]], released in late 1997 via Deconstruction and Arista labels.


==Background and recording==
==Background and recording==
The composition of ''23am'' began from the ''[[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]'' tour, during which Miles collected audio samples from every city visited{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}. Aside from being based on the experiences of these travels (in the [[liner notes]], Miles emphasizes the problems that society has brought onto itself),<ref name="linernotes">Miles, Robert (1997). In ''23am'' [CD liner notes]. Deconstruction Ltd.</ref> Miles has also said that it is based on the human life cycle from birth to death.<ref name="official">{{cite web | author = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/biography/?id=1 | title = Robert Miles - Biography | format = | work = | publisher = S:alt Records | accessdate = 2007-01-18 | accessyear = }}</ref> The album also contains four vocal songs, which make up Miles's first lyrical work, written in Italian and translated into English.<ref name="billboard">{{Cite journal | surname=Flick | given=Larry | authorlink= | title=Miles breaks new ground with '23AM' set on Arista | journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | volume=109 | issue=51 | year=December 20, 1997 | page=9–10 | url= | postscript=<!--None--> }}</ref>
The composition of ''23am'' began from the ''[[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]'' tour, during which Miles collected audio samples from virtually every city visited.<ref name="BillBoard.1997">{{cite journal|last=Flick|first=Larry|title=Billboard Magazine: Miles Breaks New Ground With '23AM' Set On Arista|journal=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4wkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9-IA6|access-date=27 January 2012|volume='''109'''(51)|date=20 December 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|pages=9,108}}</ref> Aside from being based on his experiences of these travels (in the [[liner notes]] Miles emphasizes the influence seeing in person so many problems that society has brought onto itself had),<ref name="linernotes">Miles, Robert (1997). In ''23am'' [CD liner notes]. Deconstruction Ltd.</ref> Miles has also said that the album reflects the human life cycle from birth to death.<ref name="official">{{cite web|year=2006 |url=http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/biography/?id=1 |title=Robert Miles - Biography |publisher=S:alt Records |access-date=2007-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018040725/http://www.saltrecords.com/recordings/biography/?id=1 |archive-date=2006-10-18 }}</ref>

''23am'' also contains four vocal songs, a ratio of vocals to instrumentals that is almost equal to that of ''Dreamland''. They seem to have been less an afterthought for this album, though, and were written in [[Italian language|Italian]] and then translated into English. Two tracks on the album, including its first single "Freedom", feature vocals by [[disco]] icon [[Kathy Sledge]] of the chart-topping group [[Sister Sledge]].<ref name="billboard">{{Cite journal | last1=Flick | first=Larry | title=Miles breaks new ground with '23AM' set on Arista | journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | volume=109 | issue=51 | date=December 20, 1997 | pages=9–10 }}</ref>


The structures and instrumental arrangements on ''23am'' are more complex than those on the earlier ''[[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]'', involving real instruments such as the [[saxophone]] and [[trumpet]] as an addition to the [[synthesizer]]s. The music is also much less [[Beat (music)|beat]]-driven; the main sections of a number of the vocal-based songs are structured like [[Pop music|pop songs]], while the [[Segue (music)|segueing]] interludes between songs are generally structureless, with no beats at all. Ultimately it can be said that ''23am'' is more artistic and less [[Electronic dance music|dance]]-oriented than its predecessor ''Dreamland''. At the same time ''23am'' was less successful than ''Dreamland''.
The structures and instrumental arrangements on ''23am'' are more complex than those on the earlier ''[[Dreamland (Robert Miles album)|Dreamland]]'', involving real instruments such as the [[saxophone]] and [[trumpet]] as an addition to the [[synthesizer]]s. The music is also much less [[Beat (music)|beat]]-driven; the main sections of a number of the vocal-based songs are structured like [[Pop music|pop songs]], while the [[Segue (music)|segueing]] interludes between songs are generally structureless, with no beats at all. Ultimately it can be said that ''23am'' is more artistic and less [[Electronic dance music|dance]]-oriented than its predecessor, ''Dreamland''. At the same time, however, ''23am'' was less successful than ''Dreamland''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| all_writing = Roberto Concina (Robert Miles), except where writerd
| all_writing = Roberto Concina (Robert Miles), except where noted
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Introducing
| title1 = Introducing
| length1 = 3:25
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = A New Flower
| title2 = A New Flower
| note2 = Vocals: Barbara Pruna, Robert Miles
| note2 = vocals: Barbara Prunas; [[Robert Miles]]
| length2 = 5:58
| length2 = 5:58
| title3 = Everyday Life
| title3 = Everyday Life
| writer3 = Concina, Frank Musker
| writer3 = Roberto Concina; Frank Musker
| note3 = Vocals: Nancy Danino
| note3 = vocals: Nancy Danino
| length3 = 10:30
| length3 = 10:29
| title4 = Freedom
| title4 = Freedom
| writer4 = Concina, Musker
| writer4 = Concina; Musker
| note4 = Vocals: [[Kathy Sledge]]
| note4 = vocals: [[Kathy Sledge]]
| length4 = 5:51
| length4 = 5:51
| title5 = Textures
| title5 = Textures
| length5 = 3:14
| length5 = 3:14
| title6 = Enjoy
| title6 = Enjoy
| writer6 = Concina, Musker
| writer6 = Concina; Musker
| note6 = Vocals: Kathy Sledge
| note6 = vocals: Kathy Sledge
| length6 = 5:55
| length6 = 5:55
| title7 = Flying Away
| title7 = Flying Away
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| length9 = 5:48
| length9 = 5:48
| title10 = Full Moon
| title10 = Full Moon
| writer10 = Concina, Musker
| writer10 = Concina; Musker
| note10 = Vocals: Nancy Danino
| note10 = vocals: Nancy Danino
| length10 = 6:59
| length10 = 6:59
| title11 = Leaving Behind...
| title11 = Leaving Behind...
| length11 = 2:21
| length11 = 2:21
}}
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Robert Miles]] – keyboards, programming, vocals, mixing, production
* Denys Lable – electric guitar
* Michel Gaucher – saxophone
* Eric Giausserand – trumpet
* Barbara Prunas, Kathy Sledge, Nancy Danino – vocals
* Katie Kissoon, Shirley Lewis, Emily Strode – backing vocals
* Robin Hancock, Jaybee Eglantine – engineering


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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23am
Studio album by
Robert Miles
ReleasedDecember 1, 1997 (1997-12-01) (EU)
December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16) (US)
RecordedPlus XXX Studios, Paris
Genre
Length60:56
LabelDeconstruction
Arista
ProducerRobert Miles
Robert Miles chronology
Dreamland
(1996) 		23am
(1997) 		Organik
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week[2]
Q[3]

23am is the second studio album by composer Robert Miles, released in late 1997 via Deconstruction and Arista labels.

Background and recording

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The composition of 23am began from the Dreamland tour, during which Miles collected audio samples from virtually every city visited.[4] Aside from being based on his experiences of these travels (in the liner notes Miles emphasizes the influence seeing in person so many problems that society has brought onto itself had),[5] Miles has also said that the album reflects the human life cycle from birth to death.[6]

23am also contains four vocal songs, a ratio of vocals to instrumentals that is almost equal to that of Dreamland. They seem to have been less an afterthought for this album, though, and were written in Italian and then translated into English. Two tracks on the album, including its first single "Freedom", feature vocals by disco icon Kathy Sledge of the chart-topping group Sister Sledge.[7]

The structures and instrumental arrangements on 23am are more complex than those on the earlier Dreamland, involving real instruments such as the saxophone and trumpet as an addition to the synthesizers. The music is also much less beat-driven; the main sections of a number of the vocal-based songs are structured like pop songs, while the segueing interludes between songs are generally structureless, with no beats at all. Ultimately it can be said that 23am is more artistic and less dance-oriented than its predecessor, Dreamland. At the same time, however, 23am was less successful than Dreamland.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Roberto Concina (Robert Miles), except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introducing" 3:25
2."A New Flower" (vocals: Barbara Prunas; Robert Miles) 5:58
3."Everyday Life" (vocals: Nancy Danino)Roberto Concina; Frank Musker10:29
4."Freedom" (vocals: Kathy Sledge)Concina; Musker5:51
5."Textures" 3:14
6."Enjoy" (vocals: Kathy Sledge)Concina; Musker5:55
7."Flying Away" 4:59
8."Heatwave" 5:56
9."Maresias" 5:48
10."Full Moon" (vocals: Nancy Danino)Concina; Musker6:59
11."Leaving Behind..." 2:21

Personnel

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  • Robert Miles – keyboards, programming, vocals, mixing, production
  • Denys Lable – electric guitar
  • Michel Gaucher – saxophone
  • Eric Giausserand – trumpet
  • Barbara Prunas, Kathy Sledge, Nancy Danino – vocals
  • Katie Kissoon, Shirley Lewis, Emily Strode – backing vocals
  • Robin Hancock, Jaybee Eglantine – engineering

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review:23 AM - Robert Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 November 1997. p. 10. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ Leonard, Michael. "Review:Robert Miles, 23am". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 148.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (20 December 1997). "Billboard Magazine: Miles Breaks New Ground With '23AM' Set On Arista". Billboard. 109(51). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 9, 108. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. ^ Miles, Robert (1997). In 23am [CD liner notes]. Deconstruction Ltd.
  6. ^ "Robert Miles - Biography". S:alt Records. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  7. ^ Flick, Larry (December 20, 1997). "Miles breaks new ground with '23AM' set on Arista". Billboard. 109 (51): 9–10.
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