Arrival
~ Recording by Mike Oldfield
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | Arrival | Mike Oldfield | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VS 374 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 202967-320, V2181 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:45 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TCV 2181 |
| 1.9 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Episodes | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 203 803 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | Music Wonderland | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, former German division of Virgin Records Ltd.) | 204 000-610 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:45 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VIP-6971 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:45 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| AMIGA | 8 55 892 |
| 1.5 | Arrival | 2:45 | Mike Oldfield | Wolkenreise - Zwischen Traum Und Phantasie | Various Artists | Album |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | LC 0116 |
| 1.9 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Episodes | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 203 803, 70065 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2181 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2181 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2181 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | Music Wonderland: Mike Oldfield’s Wonderful Music | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 610 387-222 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDMOC 1 - 610 620-223 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDMOC 1 |
| 1.9 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | Episodes | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin France S.A. (not for release label use!) | 300025 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | Music Wonderland | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7869432 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield (Version without William Tell Overture or The Cuckoo Song) | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | MOC 1 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 302 678-503 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 302 689 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CMOC 1 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield (matrix begins with: “CD MOC 1”) | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDMOC 1 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | The Complete Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VJD-1001, VJD-1002 |
| 2.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | Collector's Edition: Platinum / QE2 / Five Miles Out | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation | Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | TPAK16 | |
| 1.16 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Moods: A Contemporary Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Television Records, Virgin TV | VTCD 5 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2181 |
| 3.2 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Elements: 1973–1991 | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 39089 2 9, CDBOX 2 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | MIKECD8 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) | CAR 1857 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:46 | Mike Oldfield | ABBA Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | |
| 2.1 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Smooth Instrumental | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 517665 2 |
| 2.4 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | The Platinum Collection | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | MIKECDX17 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:50 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 (deluxe edition) | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal UMC | 533 941-8 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:45 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 (The remastered album) | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal UMC | 533 941-9 |
| 6.4 | Arrival | 2:50 | Mike Oldfield | Classic Album Selection (Six Albums 1973–1980) | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal UMC | 370 490-6, 370 542-3, 370 566-3 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.13 | Arrival | 2:47 | Mike Oldfield | Lo Mejor De... Mike Oldfield | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 0602547430779 |
| 1.1 | Arrival | 2:48 | Mike Oldfield | Music Wonderland: Mike Oldfield’s Wonderful Music | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 610 387-222 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 (Reissue) | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 2181 |
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 (Reissue, Virgin Value Special Price) | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 610 362-217, CDV 2181 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | Ommadawn & QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album + Compilation | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Arrival | 2:49 | Mike Oldfield | QE2 | Mike Oldfield | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 370 883-4 |
Relationships
| producer: | David Hentschel Mike Oldfield |
|---|---|
| bass guitar, classical guitar [Spanish guitar], drums (drum set), electric guitar, harp, mandolin, percussion, synthesizer and vocoder: | Mike Oldfield |
| drums (drum set) [drums] and guest drums (drum set) and synthesizer: | David Hentschel |
| guest strings: | Richard Studt (violinist, conductor) |
| guest choir vocals: | English Chorale Choir |
| guest vocals: | David Hentschel Maggie Reilly |
| vocals: | Mike Oldfield |
| strings arranger: | David Bedford (composer) |
| recording of: | Arrival (cover) Arrival |
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Related works
Arrival
| composer: | Benny Andersson (ABBA) Björn Ulvaeus |
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| later translated versions: | Vriendschap |
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| later versions: | Belle, belle (Daniel Balavoine song) J'aime (Michèle Torr song) |
| is the basis for: | Time |
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