QE2
by Mike Oldfield
- Type: Album
- Released: 31 October 1980
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 31:55
- Community rating: 3.17/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Mike Oldfield's 'QE2' continued his transition from extended progressive compositions toward more concise instrumental and vocal pieces. The album features a polished early-1980s production style while retaining Oldfield's multi-instrumental layering and folk-inflected melodic sense.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, instrumental
Tracklist
Credits
- Richard Barrie - advisor [technical advice]
- Phil Collins - drums
- Mike Frye - drums [african], drums [african], timpani, vocoder, drums, drums, timpani, tambourine, drums [african], timpani, hihat [hi hat]
- Maggie Reilly - vocals
- Morris Pert - drums
- Tim Cross - piano, synthesizer, words by, written-by
- Richard Studt - strings [leader of strings]
- Bj枚rn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson - written-by