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"Orpheus" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian, released on 3 May 1988 as the second single from his fourth studio album Secrets of the Beehive (1987).

Formats and track listing

All songs written by David Sylvian

European 7" single (VS 1043)

"Orpheus" – 4:46
"Mother and Child" – 3:09

European 12" single (VST 1043)

"Orpheus" – 4:46
"Mother and Child" – 3:09
"The Devil's Own" – 3:08

Personnel

David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, synths
Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano, synths
Steve Jansen – drums
Danny Thompson – double bass
Phil Palmer – slide guitar
Mark Isham – flugelhorn
Brian Gascoigne – orchestral arrangement

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Article	Rank
2005	Süddeutsche Zeitung	Germany	1020 Songs 1955–2005 ^[2]	*
2008	Luca Sofri	Italy	2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without ^[3]	*
2017	Rumore	Italy	Top 300 Songs of All Time ^[4]	96

(*) designates unordered lists.

References

^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 30 April 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "1020 Songs 1955-2005". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Sofri, Luca (2008). "2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without". BUR. Retrieved April 10, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Top 300 Songs of All Time". Rumore. January 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

"Orpheus" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 30 April 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[2] "1020 Songs 1955-2005". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

[3] Sofri, Luca (2008). "2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without". BUR. Retrieved April 10, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] "Top 300 Songs of All Time". Rumore. January 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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