The Violin Player

The Violin Player
Studio album by Vanessa-Mae
Released	1995
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	Techno/Acoustic/Classical
Length	42:50
Label	EMI
Producer	Mike Batt
Vanessa-Mae chronology
Tchaivoksky & Beethoven Violin Concertos (1991) The Violin Player (1995) The Alternative Record from Vanessa Mae (1996)
Singles from The Violin Player
"Toccata & Fugue" Released: 16 January 1995 "Red Hot" Released: 8 May 1995 "Classical Gas" Released: 6 November 1995

The Violin Player is the first techno/pop album by classical and pop musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1995. It is the first album Vanessa-Mae released on the EMI label. The album was produced by Mike Batt, and recorded and mixed by Gareth Cousins, who also programmed the synthesisers and beats for the album.

The Violin Player features a varied blend of music – covers of some classical (J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor), remakes of old favourites (including American composer Mason Williams' "Classical Gas") and originals (seven tracks composed by British musician and songwriter Mike Batt), and one original by Vanessa-Mae herself, co-written with Ian Wherry ("Red Hot").

Singles released from the album include "Toccata and Fugue", which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and "Red Hot" which reached number 37.^[1]

The Violin Player reached #11 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1995, and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1995. It has sold over 8 million copies worldwide, and is still regarded by many as Vanessa-Mae's best work. The album has been reissued as a multi-channel hybrid SACD by EMI Music Hong Kong.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mike Batt, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" (Johann Sebastian Bach)	7:47
2.	"Contradanza"	3:49
3.	"Classical Gas" (Mason Williams)	3:21
4.	"Theme from 'Caravans'"	5:06
5.	"Warm Air"	3:38
6.	"Jazz Will Eat Itself"	3:30
7.	"Widescreen"	3:58
8.	"Tequila Mockingbird"	3:26
9.	"City Theme"	4:32
10.	"Red Hot" (Ian Wherry and Vanessa-Mae)	3:16
Total length:		46:31

Charts Performance

Peak positions Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart 2[3] Austrian Albums Chart 1[4] Dutch Albums Chart 47[5] Finnish Albums Chart 2[6] German Albums Chart 20[7] Hungarian Albums Chart 12[8] New Zealand Albums Chart 2[9] Norwegian Albums Chart 28[10] Swedish Albums Chart 52[11] Swiss Albums Chart 14[12] UK Albums Chart 11[13]

Sales and certifications Country Certification (sales thresholds) Austria Platinum[14] Finland Platinum[15] New Zealand Platinum[16] United Kingdom Gold Switzerland Gold[17]

References

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14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
15. "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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17. Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.