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“Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)”
“Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)” cover
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Architecture & Morality
B-side"Navigation"
"Of All the Things We've Made"
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1982 (1982-01-15)
Format7" single, 12" single, Mini CD
RecordedThe Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
Length4:09
LabelDinDisc
Writer(s)Andy McCluskey
ProducerOMD & Richard Manwaring
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Joan of Arc"
(1981)		"Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)"
(1982)		"Genetic Engineering"
(1983)

"Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and is the third single released from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Architecture & Morality is an Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981 A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone Not to be confused with MiniDisc. Mini CD s or "Pocket" CDs are Compact discs with a smaller Form factor The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a Recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England Shipton-on-Cherwell is a village in Oxfordshire, England near Kidlington just north of the city of Oxford, on the River Cherwell History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music DinDisc was a short-lived subsidiary label of Virgin Records during the beginning of the 1980s A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Andy McCluskey (born George Andrew McCluskey, 24 June 1959, Heswall, then Cheshire now Merseyside, England) is the In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Architecture & Morality is an Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981 To prevent confusion with their previous single "Joan of Arc", the song was retitled "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" for its single release. Both songs are about the French heroine Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' This was more successful commercially, reaching number 4 on the UK Singles Chart in 1982. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Contents

The song

Maid of Orleans had originally been written by Andy McCluskey on 30th May 1981, the 550th anniversary of Joan of Arc's death. Andy McCluskey (born George Andrew McCluskey, 24 June 1959, Heswall, then Cheshire now Merseyside, England) is the The song is in 6/8 time, giving it a waltz-like style. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats The waltz is a ballroom and folk Dance in time, performed primarily in Closed position. With only eight lines of text it is almost an instrumental. The main theme is a synthesized bagpipe tune (played on the Mellotron --- consisting of the "female choir" and the "3-Violins" presets). The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s The intro is made of strange noises and was added later:[1]

“The intro was a problem for radio and we did do edited versions where it was shortened.

The idea came about because we actually had the song recorded but thought the track started oddly and needed something else to announce it's arrival. At the time of A+M we were making a lot of music that was ambient soundscapes. Architecture & Morality is an Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1981 The natural thing was to give the song an intro that set up the feel for the main themes to resolve out of the noises.

It's not meant to "mean" anything specific, just set up a feeling to let the track grow out of the strange noises. I think that it worked well!

BTW. . for the sound anoraks. . . most of the noises are melotron vocal sounds slowed down/sped up and greatly distorted simply by completely overdriving the old Helios desk in The Manor Studio. The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s Pink noise and snare drum in lots of reverb. Pink noise or 1/f noise is a signal or process with a Frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density is Proportional Reverberation is the persistence of Sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed

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The B-sides

The songs on the B-sides are "Navigation", and "Of All the Things We've Made" (12" and CD single only). Both songs can be found as bonus tracks on the remastered versions of Architecture & Morality. "Of All the Things We've Made" was added to the track list of their next album Dazzle Ships, released in 1983. Dazzle Ships is the fourth Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1983 "Navigation" was the title track for the 2001 B-sides compilation album Navigation: The OMD B-Sides. Navigation The OMD B-Sides is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The early 12" single sleeves list the track "Experiments In Vertical Take Off" , but this song was never written.

Track listings

7" vinyl single

Side one

  1. "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" (Andy McCluskey) – 4:09

Side two

  1. "Navigation" (Paul Humphreys/McCluskey) – 3:26

12" vinyl single

Side one

  1. "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" – 4:09

Side two

  1. "Of All the Things We've Made" (Humphreys/McCluskey) – 3:31
  2. "Navigation" – 3:26

3" Mini CD single

  1. "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" (12" Version) – 4:13
  2. "Joan of Arc" (12" Version) (McCluskey) – 3:51
  3. "Navigation" – 3:30
  4. "Of All the Things We've Made" – 3:27

The sleeve erroneously states that there are 12" versions of "Maid of Orleans" and "Joan of Arc" on the CD single. For the philosopher see Paul Humphreys (philosopher. Paul Humphreys (born Paul David Humphreys, 27 February 1960

Promotional video

For the promotional video, the outdoor shots were made at Fountains Abbey, the indoor shots at The Manor Studio. Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a Ruined Cistercian Monastery, founded in 1132 The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a Recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England The video featured Julia Tobin, an actress from the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company [2] The promo video is included on the video version of The Best of OMD and on the bonus DVD of the 2007 reissue of Architecture & Morality. The Best of OMD is a compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1988

Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position		Certification
Austria [3]2
Belgium1
Canada32
Germany1
Ireland [4]5
The Netherlands [5]1Gold [6]
Portugal1
Spain1
Switzerland [3]4
United Kingdom [7]4

Sleeves

The cover was designed by Peter Saville, Carol Wilson and Brett Wickens and was inspired by a stained glass design by Anton Wolff. Peter Saville (born 1955 in Manchester) is an English graphic designer based in London. Brett Wickens is a musician and Graphic designer from Burlington Ontario, currently living in California, USA For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art

There are several sleeve designs for the 12" version. The original sleeve design featured an embossed coin motif on a silver foil. It was only released for a limited time, because the band didn't like this design. It was replaced with a similar stained glass sleeve as the 7" version in several variations.

References

  1. ^ McCluskey, Andy (2007-09-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Maid of Orleans intro. Retrieved on 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
  2. ^ Waller, Johnny; Humphreys, Mike (1987). Messages. Sidgwick & Jackson, p. Sidgwick & Jackson is an imprint of publishing company Pan Macmillan. 103. ISBN 0283992344.  
  3. ^ a b Austrian Charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
  4. ^ Irish Charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
  5. ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 10, 1982. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
  6. ^ NVPI.nl, Dutch certification database. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
  7. ^ everyhit.com search results for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland

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