Opium (Ottmar Liebert album)

Opium is a studio double album by German-born guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra. The album's first disc is called "Wide-Eyed" and features an upbeat, nuevo flamenco sound, reflective of Liebert's previous work. The second disc is called "Dreaming" which features a mellower, ethereal sound. Opium was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best New Age Album. The album was inspired by a postcard that Liebert received from his paternal grandfather, who had worked on the South Manchuria Railway. Opium was produced by Ottmar Liebert, along with his brother, Stefan Liebert.

Opium
Studio album by Ottmar Liebert
Released	March 12, 1996 (1996-03-12)
Studio	Spiral Subwave in Santa Fe, NM
Genre	New-age
Length	2:05:36
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Ottmar Liebert, Stefan Liebert
Ottmar Liebert chronology
¡Viva! (1995) Opium (1996) Leaning Into the Night (1997)

Track listing

Disc 1: Wide-Eyed

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nuevo México"	4:32
2.	"Alegria Árabe" (version 1.1)	4:15
3.	"Turkish Night"	4:28
4.	"Ocean Blvd./Miami"	4:06
5.	"Santa Fe 2 Chama"	4:44
6.	"Trémulo (De Mi Corazón)"	5:01
7.	"Bed of Nails (Wide-Eyed Trance)"	4:51
8.	"Montana Walking"	4:32
9.	"Tangos de Tesuque"	5:00
10.	"Snakeoilsurfer"	4:33
11.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (tribal mix)	4:09
12.	"Butterfly + Juniper" (4 Kelly)	4:53
13.	"Vudu (Technicolor Eyes Burn Thru)"	3:49
14.	"Bulería de Rojo" (4 MC)	3:37
Total length:		62:30

Disc 2: Dreaming

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (mellow mix)	4:09
2.	"Yasmeen"	5:06
3.	"Ayer - El Último Dia de Palabra"	1:09
4.	"Old Man On the Citadel"	4:17
5.	"Anyong / Grandfather Smiling" (walkie-talkie mix)	2:57
6.	"Te Siento"	3:34
7.	"Freedom" (4 Lobsang Samten)	1:40
8.	"Buleria de las Golondrinas"	4:43
9.	"La Acequia Madre"	2:24
10.	"Chama 2 Santa Fe"	4:55
11.	"Chi-Wahwah Beauty"	4:43
12.	"Drop of Water On a Dry Stone"	2:04
13.	"Slow Burn / Pain + Pleasure"	4:35
14.	"Bluedreamdrops"	2:03
15.	"Ripple / Wind Over Water" (4 Darryl Reanney)	3:48
16.	"The Blink Of an I Contains Eternity" (4 Mother)	4:58
17.	"Anyong / Grandfather Singing" (Gibson mix / 4 Bok Yun)	3:07
18.	"Opium"	2:54
Total length:		63:06

Personnel

Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra

• Ottmar Liebert – Flamenco Guitar, Fretless Lute, electric guitar, Synthesizer
• Jon Gagan – Electric Bass Guitars, Synthesizer
• Stefan Liebert – Drum Programming, Samples
• Mark Clark – Percussion
• Eric Schermerhorn – Electric guitar
• Woody Thompson – Percussion
• Carl Coletti – Drum Kit

Additional personnel

• Magali Amadei – voices
• Ashkan Sahihi – voices
• Bok Yun Chon – voices
• Lobsang Samten – voices
• Olga Kammerer – voices
• Charles Rook – engineering
• Gary Lyons – engineering, mixing
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. All music written by Ottmar Liebert + published by Sony ATV Songs/Luna Negra Music/BMI.

2. Mastering: Analog – at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, CA

External links

• The official website for Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra Music.
• Opium biography
• Wide-Eyed + Dreaming – Live DVD
• Opium RIAA Gold & Platinum certifications