iMegaphone
iMegaphone is the debut studio album recorded by British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. It was released in 1998, and features the singles "Getting Scared", "Shine", "Come Here Boy" and "Oh Me, Oh My" (released to US radio only). The title is an anagram of "Imogen Heap". The album was originally released by Aozora Records and Almo Sounds and later re-released by UMe
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Released | 16 June 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
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Length | 48:42 | |||
Label | Almo Sounds | |||
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iMegaphone (Reissue) | ||||
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Released | 23 January 2002 (Japan reissue) | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 48:42 | |||
Label | Aozora | |||
Producer | Imogen Heap, David Kahne, Dave Stewart, Guy Sigsworth | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Imogen Heap ; all music is composed by Heap, except where noted.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Getting Scared" (Heap, Guy Sigsworth) |
| 4:53 |
2. | "Sweet Religion" |
| 4:03 |
3. | "Oh Me, Oh My" |
| 5:05 |
4. | "Shine" |
| 4:40 |
5. | "Whatever" (Heap, Fil Eisler) |
| 3:44 |
6. | "Angry Angel" |
| 4:45 |
7. | "Candlelight" |
| 4:39 |
8. | "Rake It In" (Heap, Eisler) |
| 3:50 |
9. | "Come Here Boy" |
| 3:58 |
10. | "Useless" |
| 5:19 |
11. | "Sleep" |
| 3:46 |
Total length: | 48:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Airplane" (Heap, Sigsworth) | 4:20 |
13. | "Whatever (demo)" (Heap, Eisler) | 3:44 |
Total length: | 56:46 |
Japan reissue
In January 2002, Aozora Records re-released iMegaphone in Japan, replacing the deleted 1998 Japanese edition. The album comes packaged in a square hard cardboard case, with one side containing the album booklet, and one side containing the CD, featuring all new artwork and bonus tracks such as "Aeroplane" (remixed by Frou Frou, new version of a b-side from her single "Shine", "Airplane"), a 1998 collaboration with Urban Species titled "Blanket" or "Feeling Strange" (a B-side from Heap's single "Come Here Boy").
All tracks are written by Imogen Heap, except where noted.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Getting Scared" (writers: Heap, Guy Sigsworth) |
| 4:53 |
2. | "Sweet Religion" |
| 4:03 |
3. | "Oh Me, Oh My" |
| 5:05 |
4. | "Shine" |
| 4:40 |
5. | "Whatever" (writers: Heap, Fil Eisler) |
| 3:44 |
6. | "Angry Angel" |
| 4:45 |
7. | "Candlelight" |
| 4:39 |
8. | "Rake It In" (writers: Heap, Eisler) |
| 3:50 |
9. | "Come Here Boy" |
| 3:58 |
10. | "Useless" |
| 5:19 |
11. | "Sleep" |
| 3:46 |
12. | "Aeroplane" (writers: Heap, Sigsworth) |
| 4:20 |
13. | "Feeling Strange" | Heap | 4:38 |
14. | "Blanket" (Urban Species featuring Imogen Heap; writers: Peter Akinrinlola, Heap) |
| 5:47 |
15. | "Kidding" (live hidden track) | Heap | 4:31 |
Total length: | 1:07:58 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Sample credits
- “Rake It In” contains a sample of “Sexy Girls”, written and performed by Gert Wilden
- “Useless” contains a sample of “Liquid Days”, written by Philip Glass and David Byrne, and performed by Glass
Personnel
- Imogen Heap – vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Randy Jackson – bass
- Andy Kravitz – drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
Additional personnel
- David Kahne – producer, engineer, mixing
- Dave Stewart – producer
- Guy Sigsworth – producer
- Nick Addison – engineer
- Phil Bodger – engineer
- Peter Norris – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Roland Herrington – mixing
- Dwight Marshall – photography
- Chazz – photography
- Alex Silva – programming
- Andy Wright – programming
iTunes Festival: London 2007 EP
On 11 December 2009, Heap released an iTunes-exclusive live EP titled iTunes Festival: London 2007. The EP contains all tracks from the first issue of the album in the same order, and B-sides "Leave Me to Love", "Blanket", and "Kidding" (the latter two appeared on the Japan reissue of iMegaphone). The EP also contains two Question and Answer sections where Heap takes questions from audience members.
All tracks are written by Imogen Heap, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Getting Scared" (Heap, Guy Sigsworth) | 5:58 |
2. | "Sweet Religion" | 5:38 |
3. | "Oh Me, Oh My" | 6:55 |
4. | "Shine" | 4:59 |
5. | "Whatever" (Heap, Fil Eisler) | 7:02 |
6. | "Angry Angel" | 5:01 |
7. | "Candlelight" | 6:24 |
8. | "Q and a 1" | 4:30 |
9. | "Rake It In" (Heap, Eisler) | 4:39 |
10. | "Come Here Boy" | 5:24 |
11. | "Useless" | 5:33 |
12. | "Sleep" | 5:31 |
13. | "Leave Me to Love" | 6:15 |
14. | "Blanket" (Heap, Peter Akinrinlola) | 5:51 |
15. | "Q and a 2" | 5:24 |
16. | "Kidding" | 7:41 |
Singles
- "Getting Scared"
- "Shine"
- "Come Here Boy"
- "Blanket" (Urban Species featuring Imogen Heap)
- "Oh Me, Oh My"