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| Released | 5 June 2006 | |||
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| Length | 62:13 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 40/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| E! | C[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| The Irish Times | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| PopMatters | 2/10[7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
| Spin | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| URB | [11] |
A Lively Mind is the second studio album from the English electronic music producer Paul Oakenfold, released on 5 June 2006 under the name Oakenfold. The album is the follow-up to Oakenfold's 2002 debut Bunkka. The single "Faster Kill Pussycat" features Brittany Murphy. Other collaborators on the album include Pharrell Williams, Grandmaster Flash and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.
Reception
[edit]Critical response to A Lively Mind was negative. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 40, based on 9 reviews.[1] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2007.[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are produced by Paul Oakenfold.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Faster Kill Pussycat" (featuring Brittany Murphy) | 3:14 |
| 2. | "No Compromise" (featuring Spitfire) | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Sex 'N' Money" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | 5:58 |
| 4. | "Switch On" (featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Amsterdam" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Set It Off" (featuring Grandmaster Flash) | 4:17 |
| 7. | "The Way I Feel" (featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Praise the Lord" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Save the Last Trance for Me" | 7:49 |
| 10. | "Not Over" (featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) | 8:50 |
| 11. | "Vulnerable" (featuring Bad Apples) | 5:55 |
| 12. | "Feed Your Mind" (featuring Spitfire) | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 61:07 | |
"Not Over" is a remix and remake of the 1995 song "Not Over Yet" by Grace, Oakenfold's former band, featuring new vocals and lyrics.
Charts
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Certifications and sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Russia (NFPF)[18] | Gold | 10,000* |
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A Lively Mix
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| Released | 23 October 2006 | |||
| Label | Perfecto | |||
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In October 2006, Oakenfold released the remix album A Lively Mix, containing remixes of eight of the songs from A Lively Mind.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix; featuring Brittany Murphy) | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Save the Last Trance for Me" (Club Mix) | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Sex 'N' Money" (Club Mix; featuring Pharrell Williams) | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Vulnerable" (Club Mix; featuring Bad Apples) | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Not Over" (Album Mix; featuring Ryan Tedder) | 7:58 |
| 6. | "Amsterdam" (Club Mix) | 4:40 |
| 7. | "No Compromise" (Roman Hunter Mix; featuring Spitfire) | 6:46 |
| 8. | "Feed Your Mind" (Roman Hunter Mix; featuring Spitfire) | 8:01 |
| Total length: | 49:50 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Paul Oakenfold:A Lively Mind (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ↑ Jeffries, David (6 June 2006). "A Lively Mind - Paul Oakenfold". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Paul Oakenfold - A Lively Mind". E! Online. 4 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 July 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "A Lively Mind". Entertainment Weekly. 9 June 2006. p. 139.
Further illustrate's Oakenfold's sonic skills and celebrity contacts.
- ↑ Carroll, Jim (23 June 2006). "The latest CDs reviewed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ Bronson, Kevin (28 May 2006). "Trapped by conventions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
Instead of finding a different voice as a writer and producer of original material, Oakenfold seems trapped by dance-music genre conventions.
- ↑ Raper, Dan (7 July 2006). "Paul Oakenfold: A Lively Mind". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ Walters, Marj (16 April 2006). "Paul Oakenfold - A Lively Mind". The Skinny. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Paul Oakenfold: A Lively Mind". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 6. June 2006. p. 83.
These thumping, Ibiza-inflected excursions into pop and R&B aren't quite as catchy
- ↑ "Paul Oakenfold: A Lively Mind". Uncut. No. 109. June 2006. p. 108.
It'll work neither in the club or in the home.
- ↑ "Paul Oakenfold: A Lively Mind". URB. No. 135. April 2006. p. 90.
Mind plays like a collection of tracks destined for car commercials, Hollywood movies and Superbowl half-time shows.
- ↑ "Rock on the Net: 49th Annual Grammy Awards – 2007". Archived from the original on 13 February 2007.
- ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Paul Oakenfold". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 12/6/2006 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 12/6/2006 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Paul Oakenfold Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Russian album certifications – Paul Oakenfold – A Lively Mind" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
