Extraordinary Ways

Extraordinary Ways is an album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One. Released in August 2005, it was the second album for the project headed by Rhys Fulber.

Extraordinary Ways
Studio album by Conjure One
Released	August 30, 2005[1]
Recorded	2005
Genre	Electronica
Length	41:21
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	Rhys Fulber
Conjure One chronology
Conjure One (2002) Extraordinary Ways (2005) Exilarch (2010)
Singles from Extraordinary Ways
"Extraordinary Way" Released: August 30, 2005 "Face the Music" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	(moderate)[3]
Hybrid	(favourable)[4]
PopMatters	5/10[1]
SLUG	(favourable)[5]

Release and promotion

The album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

ACIDplanet.com released the complete multitracks to "Face the Music" in a remix competition that ran from December 2005 through January 2006. The winning remix by Erick Muise received inclusion on the promo release of the "Face the Music" single.[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by Rhys Fulber except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Endless Dream"	Poe	4:30
2.	"Face the Music"	Peter Wright, Tiff Lacey	4:35
3.	"Pilgrimage"		6:48
4.	"One Word"	Poe	4:40
5.	"I Believe" (Buzzcocks cover, music by Pete Shelley)	Shelley	6:07
6.	"Beyond Being"		7:07
7.	"Extraordinary Way" (music by Chris Elliott, Fulber)	Poe	4:40
8.	"Dying Light" (music by Fulber, Joanna Stevens)		6:45
9.	"Forever Lost"	Nick Holmes	4:46
10.	"Into the Escape"		4:15

Personnel

Conjure One

• Rhys Fulber – programming, vocals (5, 6), production

Additional musicians

• Poe – vocals (1, 4, 7)
• Tiff Lacey – vocals (2)
• Joanna Stevens – vocals (3, 8)
• Leah Randi – vocals (6)
• Chemda – vocals (9, 10)

Charts

Album Chart (2005) Peak position US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[7] 18

Singles Extraordinay Way Chart (2005) Peak position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 4 Face the Music Chart (2006) Peak position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 2

References

1. Schiller, Mike (October 12, 2005). "Conjure One: Extraordinary Ways". popmatters.com. Chicago. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
2. Hopkin, Kenyon. Conjure One Extraordinary Ways at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
3. Adair, Mike (August 1, 2005). "Conjure One Extraordinary Ways". Exclaim!. Toronto. ISSN 1207-6600. OCLC 971916273. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
4. Blake, Embo. "Conjure One Extraordinary Ways". hybridmagazine.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
5. Spencer, Amy (September 2005). "Conjure One Extraordinary Ways". SLUG. Vol. 16 no. 201. Salt Lake City, Utah: Eighteen Percent Gray. p. 18. OCLC 48819125. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
6. "Conjure One Remix Contest". acidplanet.com. 2005. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
7. "Conjure One Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
8. "Conjure One Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2018.