Discovery (Mike Oldfield album)

Discovery
A blue mottled image of Oldfield's face and a portion of a guitar neck. The words Mike Oldfield Discovery are to the top right of the image.
Studio album by
Mike Oldfield
Released25 June 1984 (1984-06-25)
RecordedJanuary–June 1984 in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland[1]
GenreProgressive rock, pop rock
Length40:57
LabelVirgin
Producer
Mike Oldfield chronology
Crises
(1983) 		Discovery
(1984) 		The Killing Fields
(1984)
Singles from Discovery
  1. "To France"
    Released: 18 June 1984[2]
  2. "Tricks of the Light"
    Released: 10 September 1984[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Discovery is the ninth studio album by English multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 25 June 1984 on Virgin Records. It comprises a number of pop songs, most notably the single "To France", as well as the instrumental "The Lake".

  1. ^ "Mike Oldfield Discography - Discovery". Tubular.net. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Oldfield singles".
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
  4. ^ Discovery review at AllMusic