Hotel (album)
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| Studio album by Moby | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Producer | Moby | |||
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Hotel: Ambient 2014 reissue cover
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 47/100 |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
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| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork Media | 2.4/10 |
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Hotel is the seventh studio album by American electronica musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, 2005 in the United States. Hotel was recorded under the Pacha label and mixed at Moby's apartment, Electric Lady Studios, and Loho Studios in Manhattan, New York City. Initial quantities of the album came with a second CD of ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient.
The album was a departure from Moby's previous two electronica and dance driven albums (Play and 18), incorporating a more alternative rock-based approach, and is the first Moby album since 1993's Ambient to not contain any vocal samples. The album received a mixed critical reception. Despite this, it reached number 8 in the UK and debuted straight at number 1 in some European countries and went on to earn gold and platinum awards in over twenty countries, with global sales of over 2 million copies.
On December 16, 2014, Hotel: Ambient was reissued as a standalone release with additional tracks.
The album name Hotel was explained in one of Moby's journal entries. The artist was fascinated by the nature of hotels, where humans spend often significant portions of their lives, but have all traces of their tenancy removed for the next guests.
Moby is responsible for playing the instruments on all the tracks, except for drums. Laura Dawn provides additional vocals. The first UK single was "Lift Me Up", released on February 28, 2005. The second UK single, "Spiders", was released on May 23, 2005 to coincide with Moby's UK tour. The album includes a ballad cover of New Order's "Temptation". Worldwide, the album has sold over 2 million copies.
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