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{{Infobox album |
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| name = Production |
| name = Production |
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| cover = Mirwais Production album cover.png |
| cover = Mirwais Production album cover.png |
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| alt = Black-and-white photo of Mirwais Ahmadzaï wearing an unzipped leather jacket with his face painted on the left side. |
| alt = Black-and-white photo of Mirwais Ahmadzaï wearing an unzipped leather jacket with his face painted on the left side. |
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| released = |
| released = 20 April 2000 |
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| recorded = 1999–2000 |
| recorded = 1999–2000 |
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| studio = [[Sarm West Studios|Sarm West]] |
| studio = [[Sarm West Studios|Sarm West]] (London)<br />The Exchange (London)<br />Studio 2+B (Paris)<br />Studio 2 ([[Courbevoie]]) |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Electro (music)|Electro]]|[[House music|house]]|[[electronica]]}} |
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electro (music)|Electro]]|[[House music|house]]|[[electronica]]}} |
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| length = 43:04 |
| length = 43:04 |
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| next_title = Retrofuture |
| next_title = Retrofuture |
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| next_year = 2021 |
| next_year = 2021 |
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| misc |
| misc = {{Singles |
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{{Singles |
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| name = Production |
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'''''Production''''' is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]], released on April |
'''''Production''''' is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]], released on 20 April 2000 through [[Naive Records|Naïve]] in Europe. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|title=Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2014-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073258/http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|title=Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2014-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073258/http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Release and Promotion== |
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Several music videos were released for ''Production''. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Several music videos were released for ''Production''. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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The second video, for "[[Naive Song]]", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|title=Mirwais |
The second video, for "[[Naive Song|Naïve Song]]", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|title=Mirwais Naive song – YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307070141/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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==Mirwais Remixed== |
===Mirwais Remixed=== |
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In 2008, Naive Records released ''Mirwais Remixed'', a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include [[Giorgio Moroder]], Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky. |
In 2008, Naive Records released ''Mirwais Remixed'', a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include [[Giorgio Moroder]], Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky. |
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The song was used during a [[hare coursing]] scene in the film [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]].<ref>{{Cite AV |
The song "Disco Science" was used during a [[hare coursing]] scene in the film [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |date= |author= Mirwais |title= Mirwais – Disco Science (Snatch OST) [AUDIO] |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwovoqb6TuQ |website= |publisher= |via= YouTube }}</ref> |
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⚫ | According to [[Metacritic]], the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/production/mirwais|title=Reviews for Production by Mirwais – Metacritic|publisher=metacritic.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2015-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208213405/http://www.metacritic.com/music/production/mirwais|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/2285|title=NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM|date=12 September 2005 |publisher=nme.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2014-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204211741/http://www.nme.com/reviews/2285|url-status=live}}</ref> Rob Sheffield, writing for [[Rolling Stone]], concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Rob Sheffield |title=Mirwais – Production |url=https://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11858 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2021-03-29 |archive-date=2004-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040822062748/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11858 |url-status=<!--dead-->live }}</ref> [[The A.V. Club]] was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mirwais – Production (Epic) |url=https://avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_p/production01.html |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=2021-03-29 |archive-date=2002-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328153909/http://avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_p/production01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— |
| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-LP Vinyl}} |
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| total_length = 50:01 |
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| title10 = Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder's Blueprint Mix) |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Deal}} |
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| length10 = 6:57 |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition / CD+DVD limited edition / Digital reissue / Deluxe version (digital)}} |
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| total_length = 46:39 |
| total_length = 46:39 |
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| title10 = Miss You |
| title10 = Miss You |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 2: ''Mirwais Remixed'') / Deluxe version (digital)}} |
| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 2: ''Mirwais Remixed'') / Deluxe version (digital)}} |
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| total_length = 1:02:39 |
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| title1 = I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix) |
| title1 = I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix) |
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| writer1 = Ahmadzaï |
| writer1 = Ahmadzaï |
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'''Notes''' |
'''Notes''' |
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*"Disco Science" contains a sample of " |
*"Disco Science" contains a sample of "[[Cannonball (The Breeders song)|Cannonball]]" by [[The Breeders]], written by Kim Deal. |
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*"V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation of " |
*"V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï. |
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*"Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film ''Louange'' by Jean-Paul Allègre. |
*"Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film ''Louange'' (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre. |
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*"Miss You" is a cover originally by [[The Rolling Stones]], written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science". |
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*"Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited vocal feature from Madonna. |
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*"Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' (2001). |
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*"Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren. |
*"Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren. |
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Personnel adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.<ref name=liner_notes/> |
Personnel adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.<ref name=liner_notes/> |
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*Mirwais Ahmadzaï – |
*Mirwais Ahmadzaï – writer, composer, production, [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[Audio mixing|mixing]], keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals |
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*Madonna – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")}} |
*Madonna – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")}} |
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*Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 10: "Miss You")}} |
*Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 10: "Miss You")}} |
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*Bruno Mercère – recording strings {{small|(track 7)}} {{small|(Sarm West Studio, London)}} |
*Bruno Mercère – recording strings {{small|(track 7)}} {{small|(Sarm West Studio, London)}} |
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*Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again")}} {{small|(Studio 2, Courbevoie)}} |
*Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again")}} {{small|(Studio 2, Courbevoie)}} |
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*Cyril Morin – [[Orchestration|strings arrangement]], |
*Cyril Morin – [[Orchestration|strings arrangement]], conductor {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}} |
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*Doubleté – [[Scratching|scratches]] {{small|(tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")}} |
*Doubleté – [[Scratching|scratches]] {{small|(tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")}} |
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*Nilesh Patel – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] {{small|(track 1: "Disco Science")}} |
*Nilesh Patel – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] {{small|(track 1: "Disco Science")}} |
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*Simon Davey – mastering {{small|(The Exchange, London)}} |
*Simon Davey – mastering {{small|(The Exchange, London)}} |
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*Stéphane Sednaoui – |
*Stéphane Sednaoui – photography |
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*Martin Verdet – [[Cover art|artwork]] |
*Martin Verdet – [[Cover art|artwork]] |
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*Philippe Lakits – artwork |
*Philippe Lakits – artwork |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Production (Mirwais Ahmadzai album)}} |
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[[Category:2000 albums]] |
[[Category:2000 albums]] |
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[[Category:Electronic albums]] |
[[Category:Electronic albums by French artists]] |
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[[Category:Epic Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Naïve Records albums]] |
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Released | 20 April 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
Studio | Sarm West (London) The Exchange (London) Studio 2+B (Paris) Studio 2 (Courbevoie) | |||
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Length | 43:04 | |||
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Producer | Mirwais Ahmadzaï | |||
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Production is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter Mirwais, released on 20 April 2000 through Naïve in Europe.
Background
[edit]Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.[1]
Release and Promotion
[edit]Music video
[edit]Several music videos were released for Production. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.[citation needed]
The second video, for "Naïve Song", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.[2]
Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.[citation needed]
Mirwais Remixed
[edit]In 2008, Naive Records released Mirwais Remixed, a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include Giorgio Moroder, Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky.
The song "Disco Science" was used during a hare coursing scene in the film Snatch.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]According to Metacritic, the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.[4] NME reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."[5] Rob Sheffield, writing for Rolling Stone, concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."[6] The A.V. Club was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Disco Science" |
| 3:34 |
2. | "Naïve Song" | Ahmadzaï | 4:23 |
3. | "V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" |
| 6:51 |
4. | "I Can't Wait" | Ahmadzaï | 3:15 |
5. | "Junkie's Prayer" | Ahmadzaï | 3:50 |
6. | "Definitive Beat" | Ahmadzaï | 3:30 |
7. | "Paradise (Not for Me)" |
| 6:27 |
8. | "Never Young Again" | Ahmadzaï | 5:37 |
9. | "Involution" | Ahmadzaï | 5:37 |
Total length: | 43:04 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder's Blueprint Mix)" |
| 6:57 |
Total length: | 50:01 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Miss You" |
| 3:35 |
Total length: | 46:39 |
No. | Titel | Director(s) | Length |
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11. | "Disco Science (video)" | Stéphane Sednaoui | 3:33 |
Total length: | 50:12 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 6:33 |
2. | "Naïve Song (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 5:49 |
3. | "Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder Blue Print Remix)" |
| 6:57 |
4. | "Miss You (Thin White Duke Mix)" |
| 4:07 |
5. | "Naïve Song (Dave Clarke Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 5:44 |
6. | "I Can't Wait (Mirwais Original Mix)" | Ahmadzaï | 4:18 |
7. | "Disco Science (Joey Negro Club Mix)" |
| 7:13 |
8. | "Disco Science (Mirwais Electrobreak Remix)" |
| 8:20 |
9. | "Naïve Song (Olav Basoski Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 7:04 |
10. | "Miss You (Micronauts Remix)" |
| 6:34 |
Total length: | 1:02:39 |
No. | Titel | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Disco Science" | Stéphane Sednaoui | 3:33 |
2. | "Naïve Song" | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | 3:30 |
3. | "I Can't Wait" | Sednaoui | 3:20 |
4. | "Junkie's Prayer (explicit images)" | Aurore Lagache | 3:53 |
5. | "Miss You" | Christophe Navarre | 3:39 |
Total length: | 17:55 |
Notes
- "Disco Science" contains a sample of "Cannonball" by The Breeders, written by Kim Deal.
- "V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
- "Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film Louange (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre.
- "Miss You" is a cover originally by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science".
- "Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album Music (2001).
- "Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren.
Personnel
[edit]Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]
- Mirwais Ahmadzaï – writer, composer, production, programming, mixing, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals
- Madonna – production, lead vocals (track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")
- Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals (track 10: "Miss You")
- Mark "Spike" Stent – vocal recording, mixing (Sarm West Studio, London) (track 7)
- Ian Robertson – recording assistance, mixing assistance (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
- Bruno Mercère – recording strings (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
- Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again") (Studio 2, Courbevoie)
- Cyril Morin – strings arrangement, conductor (tracks 7, 8)
- Doubleté – scratches (tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")
- Nilesh Patel – mastering (track 1: "Disco Science")
- Simon Davey – mastering (The Exchange, London)
- Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
- Martin Verdet – artwork
- Philippe Lakits – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ "Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "Mirwais Naive song – YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Mirwais. Mirwais – Disco Science (Snatch OST) [AUDIO] – via YouTube.
- ^ "Reviews for Production by Mirwais – Metacritic". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM". nme.com. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Rob Sheffield. "Mirwais – Production". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Mirwais – Production (Epic)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2002-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b Production [liner notes] (CD). Mirwais Ahmadzaï. Naïve. 2000.
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External links
[edit]- Production at Discogs (list of releases)