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Colonel Chris Hadfield is going to release the first-ever album recorded entirely in space.
The astronaut made headlines in 2013 when he released a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ while on board the International Space Station. Since then, it has been viewed on YouTube more than 25 million times. In case you missed it, you can watch it below.
Watch Chris Hadfield covering David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’:
Now, Colonel Hadfield is going to release an entire album through Warner Music Canada this year. He posted to his Facebook page: "Space album! Happy to announce that we will release a full album's worth of music written and recorded in space in Fall 2015 with Warner Music Canada. Exciting!”
Space album! Happy to announce that we will release a full album's worth of music written and recorded in space in Fall 2015 with Warner Music Canada.Exciting!
Posted by Col. Chris Hadfield on Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Speaking further of the album, Hadfield said: "The serenity and grace I felt while orbiting our Earth, weightless by the window, gave a whole new place to write and perform music. I'm delighted to be able to share these completed works as a new way to help tell the stories of early space exploration."
According to Huffington Post Canada, Warner Music confirmed that the album will be called Off Planet, and that it will feature guitar and vocal tracks that Hadfield recorded during his five months on the ISS.
Hadfield carried out scientific experiments during the day, and at night, he would record music he wrote with his son and his brother. Instrumentation was added to the recordings once Hadfield was home.
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