Deep Forest is the first studio album by the musical group Deep Forest, consisting of French duo Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez. The album mixes New Age electronics with UNESCO field recordings of music from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Solomon Islands, Burundi, Tibesti, and the Sahel. Deep Forest was nominated for the Grammy Award as Best World Music Album in 1994. For Sanchez and Mouquet, the most important purpose of the album was to express their own fascination with the Efe people, and open the world’s ears to the exquisite sound of a quickly vanishing culture. As Mouquet noted, “It’s not very often you can hear a Pygmy singing on the radio.“
More than 3,5 million units were sold album went gold in the US, France, platinum in Australia, and gold in the UK. The songs “Sweet Lullaby“, “Deep Forest“, “Forest Hymn“ and “Savana Dance“ were released as singles, the first two of which became hits worldwide.
The album currently remains out of print, due to copyright and attribution disputes over the sampling of music from indigenous peoples. Though a percentage of the profits from sales of Deep Forest goes to the Pygmy Fund, a California-based organization committed to helping the natives of central Africa cope with environmental threats to their homeland, it has been noted that the indigenous groups featured on the album would not be assisted by the Pygmy Fund.
In 2005 Joni Mitchell included two tracks from this album, “Night Bird“ and “The First Twilight“, as related to her musical development on her Artist’s Choice CD.
Track listing
All songs by Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez, except where indicated
“Deep Forest“ – 5:34
“Sweet Lullaby“ – 3:53
“Hunting“ – 3:27
“Night Bird“ – 4:18
“The First Twilight“ (Cooky Cue, Mouquet, Sanchez) – 3:18
“Savana Dance“ (Cue, Mouquet, Sanchez) – 4:25
“Desert Walk“ – 5:14
“White Whisper“ – 5:45
“The Second Twilight“ (Cue, Mouquet, Sanchez) – 1:24 (1994 World Mix re-release length is 3:02)
“Sweet Lullaby (Ambient Mix)“ – 3:41
“Forest Hymn“ – 5:50 (Japanese bonus track)
On some pressings of the album, an extended version of “The Second Twilight“ appears. This version lasts 3:01.
Personnel
Eric Mouquet – arrangement, keyboards, and programming
Michel Sanchez – arrangement, keyboards, and programming
Cooky Cue – keyboards and programming on “Savana Dance“
Michel Villain – vocals
Credits
Composed By – Cue (tracks: 5 6 9), Mouquet, Sanchez
Producer – Dan Lacksman[4]
Chart positions
Album
UK Albums Chart – #15 (Gold)
US Billboard 200 – #59 (Gold)
Australia ARIA - #18 (Platinum)
Singles
US
1993 “Sweet Lullaby“ Hot Dance Music/Club Play – #6
1993 “Sweet Lullaby“ Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales – #4
1993 “Sweet Lullaby“ Modern Rock Tracks – #14
1994 “Deep Forest“ Hot Dance Music/Club Play – #4
1994 “Sweet Lullaby“ The Billboard Hot 100 – #78
UK
1994 “Sweet Lullaby“ UK Singles Chart – #10
1994 “Deep Forest“ UK Singles Chart – #20
1994 “Savana Dance“ UK Singles Chart – #28
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[6] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 700,000[8]
Summaries
Worldwide — 3,500,000[2]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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