Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
Greatest hits album by
Mike Oldfield
Released13 September 1993 (1993-09-13)[1]
Recorded1972–1992
GenreProgressive rock
Length63:22
LabelVirgin
Producers
Mike Oldfield chronology
Collector's Edition Box
(1993)		 Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
(1993)		 Elements Box
(1993)
Singles from Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
  1. "Moonlight Shadow"
    Released: 27 September 1993[2]
  2. "In Dulci Jubilo"
    Released: 22 November 1993[3]

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1993 by Virgin Records.

The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is the most commonly available form today. It was later released with Oldfield's original Tubular Bells album (1973), as a double CD. Other related releases include a 4-CD box set and a video album.

Elements was released by Virgin after Oldfield had left the label, but includes "Sentinel" from Tubular Bells II (1992) courtesy of the Warner label.

Two of Oldfield's previous hits, "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Moonlight Shadow", were reissued as singles alongside the album. The latter reissue reached number 52 in the UK singles chart.[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mike Oldfield, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Tubular Bells (Opening theme)" Tubular Bells (1973)4:19
2."Family Man" (featuring Maggie Reilly)
Five Miles Out (1982)3:45
3."Moonlight Shadow" (featuring Maggie Reilly) Crises (1983)3:36
4."Heaven's Open" Heaven's Open (1991)4:27
5."Five Miles Out" Five Miles Out4:15
6."To France" (featuring Maggie Reilly) Discovery (1984)4:43
7."Foreign Affair" (featuring Maggie Reilly)
  • Oldfield
  • Reilly
Crises3:54
8."In Dulci Jubilo"trad.non-album single (1975)2:50
9."Shadow on the Wall" (12" version; featuring Roger Chapman) Crises5:07
10."Islands" (featuring Bonnie Tyler) Islands (1987)4:17
11."Etude"Francisco TárregaThe Killing Fields soundtrack (1984)3:07
12."Sentinel" (Single version) Tubular Bells II (1992)3:56
13."Ommadawn (Excerpt)" Ommadawn (1975)3:38
14."Incantations part four (Excerpt)" Incantations (1978)4:39
15."Amarok (Excerpt)" Amarok (1990)4:43
16."Portsmouth"trad.non-album single (1976)2:00

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Producers

Additional personnel

  • Remastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road (London, England)
  • Design & art direction: Bill Smith Studio
  • Photography: Lewis Mulatero

Charts

Certifications

Sales and certifications for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[15] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 250,000^
Spain (Promusicae)[17] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Musical scores

  • Oldfield, Mike (1994). Elements. The Best of Mike Oldfield. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. IMP International Music Publications Limited. ISBN 1-85909-157-1.

Other Elements albums

References

  1. ↑ "BRIT Certified Awards". BPI Membership Community. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: singles". Music Week. 20 November 1993. p. 31.
  4. ↑ "MIKE OLDFIELD". Official Charts. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (liner notes). Mike Oldfield. Virgin. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 41. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Mike Oldfield Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Anuarios SGAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 12 May 2019. (select "Mike Oldfield" from drop-down list)
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mike Oldfield; 'Elements')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. ↑ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 934. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Elements (Best Of)')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of Mike Oldfield". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2019. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Elements - The Best Of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield in the "Search:" field.
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