A Lively Mind


A Lively Mind is the second studio album from the English electronic music producer Paul Oakenfold, released under the name Oakenfold. The album is the follow-up to Oakenfold's 2002 debut Bunkka. The single "Faster Kill Pussycat" features Brittany Murphy. Other collaborators on the album include Pharrell Williams, Grandmaster Flash and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.

Reception

Critical response to A Lively Mind was negative. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 40, based on 9 reviews. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2007.

Track listing

  1. "Faster Kill Pussycat" – 3:14
  2. "No Compromise" – 3:45
  3. "Sex 'N' Money" – 5:58
  4. "Switch On" – 4:05
  5. "Amsterdam" – 5:40
  6. "Set It Off" – 4:17
  7. "The Way I Feel" – 5:25
  8. "Praise The Lord" – 4:13
  9. "Save the Last Trance for Me" – 7:49
  10. "Not Over" – 8:50
  11. "Vulnerable" – 5:55
  12. "Feed Your Mind" – 2:56
"Not Over" is a remix/remake of the 1995 song "Not Over Yet" by Grace, Oakenfeld's former band, featuring new vocals and lyrics.

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''A Lively Mix''

In October 2006, Oakenfold released the album A Lively Mix, containing remixes of eight of the songs from A Lively Mind.

Track listing

  1. Faster Kill Pussycat
  2. Save the Last Trance for Me
  3. Sex 'N' Money
  4. Vulnerable
  5. Not Over
  6. Amsterdam
  7. No Compromise
  8. Feed Your Mind