Michael Hedges
Oracle
The Story
An almost purely instrumental recording, "Oracle" finds Michael Hedges returning to what he is best at - and many consider this CD to be one of his finest all-around albums. You'll find awesome fingerstyle work on "Baal T'shuvah", incredible expressiveness on "The Second Law", infectious percussiveness on "Ignition", and simple beauty on "Gospel". Hedges also includes a pair of cover tracks, Frank Zappa's "Sofa No. 1" and Henry Mancini's "Theme from Hatari!". Produced and co-engineered by Hedges, "Oracle" won a Grammy award in 1998 for Best New Age Album.
The Music
| 03:07 | The 2nd Law | Instrumental |
| 03:28 | Ignition | Instrumental |
| 02:10 | Baal T'shuvah | Instrumental |
| 03:29 | Dirge | Instrumental |
| 02:37 | Jitterboogie | Instrumental |
| 04:08 | Oracle | Instrumental |
| 02:22 | Gospel | Instrumental |
| 04:01 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Vocal |
| 03:19 | Theme From Hatari! | Instrumental |
| 02:58 | Aura Muunta | Instrumental |
| 02:09 | Jitterboogie (Family Version) | Instrumental |
| 02:42 | Sofa No. 1 | Instrumental |
| 03:50 | When I Was 4 | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Michael Hedges | Guitar, Everything Else, Production, Engineering |
| Michael Manring | Fretless Bass on "Ignition", "Dirge", "Gospel" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" |
| Rod Griffin | Engineering |
| Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| Hilleary Burgess | Coordination |
| Candace Upman | Art Direction |
| Sandy Del Rio | Graphic Design |
| Kim Stringfellow | Cover Concept, Photography |