Underwater Sunlight is the twenty-ninth major release and sixteenth studio album by electronic artists Tangerine Dream.

Underwater Sunlight
1986 LP album cover
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1986
RecordedApril, 1986, Berlin
GenreElectronic music, New age music
Length40:13
LabelJive Electro / Relativity
ProducerChris Franke, Edgar Froese, Paul Haslinger
Tangerine Dream chronology
Pergamon
(1986)
Underwater Sunlight
(1986)
Tyger
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

This album marked the first appearance of Paul Haslinger.[2]

"Underwater Sunlight" spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at No.97.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Song of the Whale, Part One: From Dawn..."8:25
2."Song of the Whale, Part Two: ...To Dusk"10:53
3."Dolphin Dance"5:05
4."Ride on the Ray"5:30
5."Scuba Scuba"4:30
6."Underwater Twilight"5:50

Singles

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Dolphin Dance

No.TitleLength
1."Ride On The Ray" (Excerpt, wrongly titled Dolphin Dance)3:55
2."Dolphin Smile" (Released on Underwater Sunlight (2011))4:55
3."Song of the Whale"8:12

Personnel

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  • Edgar Froese — Synthesizer, guitar
  • Christopher Franke — Synthesizer, electronic percussion
  • Paul Haslinger — Synthesizer, grand piano, guitar
  • Christian Gstettner — Computer programming
  • Monica Froese — Cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Batdorf, Rodney. Underwater Sunlight - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  2. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Underwater Sunlight". Voices in the Net.
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