The album contains a number of pop songs, which Oldfield had been encouraged by Virgin Records to write, following the success of "Moonlight Shadow" from his previous album, Crises.
01. Mike Oldfield - To France [4:37]
02. Mike Oldfield - Poison Arrows [3:59]
03. Mike Oldfield - Crystal Gazing [3:03]
04. Mike Oldfield - Tricks Of The Light [3:53]
05. Mike Oldfield - Discovery [4:35]
06. Mike Oldfield - Talk About Your Life [4:24]
07. Mike Oldfield - Saved By A Bell [4:39]
08. Mike Oldfield - The Lake (Instrumental) [12:11]
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Total time [00:41:21]
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 19. October 2011, 20:35
Mike Oldfield / Discovery (VJCP-68839)
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS70 Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:37.35 | 0 | 20809
2 | 4:37.35 | 3:58.60 | 20810 | 38719
3 | 8:36.20 | 3:02.43 | 38720 | 52412
4 | 11:38.63 | 3:52.67 | 52413 | 69879
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6 | 20:06.33 | 4:24.22 | 90483 | 110304
7 | 24:30.55 | 4:39.20 | 110305 | 131249
8 | 29:10.00 | 12:11.30 | 131250 | 186104
Track 1
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Peak level 90.5 %
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Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 2
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Track 3
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\03 Crystal Gazing.wav
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Extraction speed 1.0 X
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Track 4
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\04 Tricks Of The Light.wav
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Track 5
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\05 Discovery.wav
Peak level 90.5 %
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Track 6
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\06 Talk About Your Life.wav
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Track 7
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\07 Saved By A Bell.wav
Peak level 89.5 %
Extraction speed 1.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 8
Filename H:\dafnaplus\Mike Oldfield - Discovery\Cd\08 The Lake (Instrumental).wav
Peak level 90.0 %
Extraction speed 1.9 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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foobar2000 1.1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-11-26 16:43:20
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Analyzed: Mike Oldfield / Discovery (VJCP-68839)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.00 dB -18.22 dB 4:37 01-To France
DR9 -6.00 dB -18.14 dB 3:59 02-Poison Arrows
DR13 -6.13 dB -20.60 dB 3:03 03-Crystal Gazing
DR10 -6.00 dB -17.01 dB 3:53 04-Tricks Of The Light
DR9 -6.00 dB -17.44 dB 4:35 05-Discovery
DR11 -6.18 dB -20.98 dB 4:24 06-Talk About Your Life
DR8 -6.21 dB -18.32 dB 4:39 07-Saved By A Bell
DR8 -6.11 dB -17.79 dB 12:11 08-The Lake (Instrumental)
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 815 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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MikeOldfield-Discovery[JP]2007HQ
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Performer: Mike Oldfield