Empathy (Mandalay album)

Empathy is the debut full-length studio album by British trip hop duo Mandalay.^[1][2] It was first released on March 23, 1998, through V2 Records.^[3] The track "Flowers Bloom" was previously released as a single in 1996 through Organic Music, and the tracks "This Life" and "Beautiful" were both released as singles to promote the album.

Empathy
Studio album by Mandalay
Released	March 23, 1998
Recorded	Morocco Street Trident Studios The Church Matrix Maison Rouge Studios Livingstone Studios Falconer Studios Angel Recording Studios
Genre	Trip hop, downtempo, chill-out
Length	50:01
Label	V2
Producer	Guy Sigsworth Mandalay
Mandalay chronology
Empathy (1998) Instinct (2000)
Singles from Empathy
"Flowers Bloom" Released: 1996 "This Life" Released: October 6, 1997 "Beautiful" Released: 1998

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Sydney Morning Herald	[4]

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote: "This is the album Madonna was trying to make with Ray of Light. Sultry without reeking of sex; using trip-hop and similar rhythms as ingredients not the whole recipe; a patina of sadness without mistaking seriousness for worthiness."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Life"	4:19
2.	"Flowers Bloom"	4:25
3.	"Insensible"	4:47
4.	"Another"	5:57
5.	"Enough Love"	4:06
6.	"All my Sins"	6:16
7.	"Opposites"	5:12
8.	"This Time Last Year"	3:28
9.	"Kissing The Day"	3:49
10.	"Beautiful"	3:33
11.	"About You"	4:11

All tracks are written by Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock.

German Edition Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Beautiful (7" Canny Mix)"	4:27
Total length:		54:28

Personnel

Mandalay Saul Freeman - Composition, guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano, sampler Nicola Hitchcock - Composition, lyrics, vocals Additional musicians Guy Sigsworth - Electric piano, sampler, synthesizer, piano Jim Carmichael - Drums Gavin Wright - Strings Steve Jansen - Drums, piano, percussion Jon Hassell - Trumpet Jaak van der Bent - Baritone vocals David Watters - Tenor vocals Danny Thompson - Double bass Warwick Blair - String arrangement on "About You"

Production Mandalay - Production Guy Sigsworth - Production Michael Ade - Tape edits, recording, mixing Russell Evora - Additional recording Chris Scard - Additional recording Ian Rossiter - Additional recording Paul Stoney - Additional recording Tom Jenkins - Additional recording Simon Burwell - Additional recording Tom Coyne - Mastering Andy Bradfeild - Mixing on "This Life" Saul Freeman - Technician Artwork Chris Bigg - Art Direction, design Jim Friedman - Photography Blinkk - Photography