Tri-State (album)

Tri-State is the debut studio album by the British progressive trance group Above & Beyond, released on 6 March 2006.^[1][2] The album features collaborations with Zoë Johnston, Richard Bedford, Carrie Skipper and progressive trance producer Andy Moor. The first single from the album, "Air for Life", was released on 18 July 2005,^[3] and was voted Tune of the Year in 2005 on Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show.^[4] The single "Good for Me" (Above & Beyond Club Mix), featuring Zoë Johnston was voted Tune of the Year in 2006 on A State of Trance.^[5] During New Year's Eve in 2007, Above & Beyond performed at Barra Beach, Rio de Janeiro, to an estimated crowd of a million people where they showcased tracks from Tri-State along with their previous singles.^[6] Later that year, a remix album, Tri-State Remixed, was released.^[7]

Tri-State
Studio album by Above & Beyond
Released	6 March 2006
Recorded	2005
Studio	Fortress (London, England)
Genre	Trance, progressive trance
Length	74:39
Label	Anjunabeats
Producer	Jono Grant Tony McGuinness Paavo Siljamäki
Above & Beyond chronology
Tri-State (2006) Group Therapy (2011)
Singles from Tri-State
"Air for Life" Released: 18 July 2005 "Alone Tonight" Released: 1 March 2006 "Can't Sleep" Released: 3 July 2006 "Good for Me" Released: 12 March 2007 "Home" Released: 22 October 2007

Critical reception

Jon O' Brien from AllMusic described the album as "echoing the sleek, electronic rhythms, melodic vocals, and lush, ethereal production of BT and Delirium [sic]", whose tracks are a "combination of uplifting club anthems and hypnotic instrumentals".^[8] BBC's Andy Puleston wrote that together with singles "Air For Life" and "Alone Tonight", Tri-State was a "sterling effort" to create a record that defines trance music the same way Faithless and Orbital did with their respective genres, but nevertheless "does little to deviate or expand on the brief".^[9]

In a 10-year-anniversary revisit of the album, Christina Hernandez from Dancing Astronaut dubbed "Good For Me" as "one of Above & Beyond’s top pieces of all time", and noted Richard Bedford's vocals on "Alone Tonight" whose "voice on it will continue to be listed among Above & Beyond’s most memorable compositions". She also called "Can't Sleep" as a "winning track from Tri-State", having been nominated to the top three trance tracks of 2006 on A State of Trance.^[2]

Track listing

Tri-State track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tri-State"	Jonathan Grant Tony McGuinness Paavo Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	4:11
2.	"Stealing Time"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	7:11
3.	"World on Fire"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	4:43
4.	"Air for Life" (with Andy Moor)	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki Andrew Beardmore	Above & Beyond Andy Moor	7:27
5.	"Can't Sleep"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki Ashley Tomberlin	Above & Beyond	7:23
6.	"Hope"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	4:28
7.	"Liquid Love"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki Richard Bedford	Above & Beyond	6:42
8.	"In the Past"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	2:30
9.	"Alone Tonight"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	6:22
10.	"Good for Me"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki Zoë Johnston	Above & Beyond Johnston	5:40
11.	"For All I Care"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	5:50
12.	"Indonesia"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki	Above & Beyond	5:01
13.	"Home"	Grant McGuinness Siljamaki Hannah Thomas	Above & Beyond	7:11
Total length:				74:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic^[8]

Technical and composing credits Jono Grant – primary artist, arranger, composer, producer Tony McGuinness – primary artist, arranger, composer, producer, vocals Paavo Siljamäki – primary artist, arranger, producer Richard Bedford – vocals (tracks 2,7,9) Zoë Johnston – vocals (track 10) Andy Moor – composer, primary artist, producer Carrie Skipper – vocals Ashley Tomberlin – composer, vocals (track 5) Hannah Thomas – vocals (track 13)

Creative credits James Grant – management Dan Myles – label management Tim Ashton – photography, illustration Chris Davison – photography Jono Grant – sleeve design, photography Tony McGuinness – sleeve design, photography Paavo Siljamäki – sleeve design, photography Recording personnel Miles Showell – mastering

References

1. "Tri-State by Above & Beyond on Apple Music". iTunes. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
2. Hernandez, Christina (8 March 2016). "'Tri-State' Turns 10: Revisiting Above & Beyond's Legendary Debut Album". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. "Above & Beyond Vs. Andy Moor – Air For Life". Discogs. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "Episode 228 (Top 20 of 2005)". A State of Trance. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. "Episode 280 (Top 20 of 2006)". A State of Trance. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
6. "10 Moments That Defined Above & Beyond". DJ Mag. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
7. "Tri-State Remixed by Above & Beyond on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
8. "Tri-State - Above & Beyond". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
9. Puleston, Andy (6 March 2006). "Above and Beyond Tri State Review". BBC. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

External links

• Tri-State at Discogs