The Magnificent Tree is the third album by the Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 band Hooverphonic

Hooverphonic

Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre, but rather encompass alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and mixture of others...

. The singles released from this album are "Mad About You", "Out Of Sight", "Vinegar & Salt" and "Jackie Cane".
The cover features the band members and a tree located on the town of Kieldrecht in Belgium

Track listing

1. "Autoharp" (Alex Callier) – 4:21
2. "Mad About You
   Mad About You (Hooverphonic Song)
   "Mad About You" is a song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. It was released as a single in 2000 prior to the release of Hooverphonic's third studio album, The Magnificent Tree."Mad About You" is often considered as the band's masterpiece, and its biggest worldwide success.The song features a...
   
   " (Callier) – 3:43
3. "Waves" (Callier) – 4:01
4. "Jackie Cane" (Dennis, Callier) – 4:20
5. "The Magnificent Tree" (Geike Arnaert, Callier, Raymond Geerts) – 3:55
6. "Vinegar & Salt" (Callier) – 3:20
7. "Frosted Flake Wood" (Callier) – 3:17
8. "Everytime We Live Together We Die A Bit More" (Callier) – 3:35
9. "Out Of Sight" (Callier) – 3:55 (Sometimes incorrectly listed as "Best Friends")
10. "Pink Fluffy Dinosaurs" (Arnaert, Callier) – 3:50
11. "L'odeur Animale" (Callier) – 3:47
12. "Renaissance Affair (Bonus Track)" (Callier) – 3:25

French release extra tracks

• "Out of Sight" (Al Stone Mix) – 3:51
• "Mad About You" (FK Vocal Mix) – 8:48, remix by François Kevorkian
  François Kevorkian
  François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...
  
  

Special Edition CD 2

The Special Edition contains the bonus track "Visions" and the "Mad About You" video.

1. "Visions" – 11:02
2. "Mad About You" (Llorca's Radio Shot) – 4:18

Singles

Of the four songs released as singles, "Mad About You" charted in several countries.

Year	Title	BE	FR	IT	NL
2000	"Jackie Cane"	-	-	-	100
	"Mad About You"	23	39	8	83
	"Out of Sight"	-	-	32	-
	"Vinegar & Salt"	-	-	-	-

Reception

The album received moderate reviews from critics, and according to Metacritic holds a rating of 57/100.

MTV.com states that, with the album, "Hooverphonic's sound has become increasingly hip and cosmopolitan, slowly processing out everything that made it so alluring in the first place". Conversely, according to allmusic "Classic embryonic vocalic beauty from Geike Arnaert still carries the translucence of the band's signature ethereality" and "songs such as "Out of Sight" and "Mad About You" are thoroughly dramatic and make for an illustrious listen".
In many ways, this was the album that brought Hooverphonic onto the world stage, with songs such as "Mad About You" getting attention in the United States, expanding their fan base further afield.

Personnel

• Geike Arnaert
  Geike Arnaert
  Geike Arnaert was the lead singer of the Belgian band Hooverphonic from 1997 up to October 2008.Arnaert was born on 13 September 1979, in Heuvelland, Belgium...
  
   – vocals
• Raymond Geerts – guitars
• Alex Callier
  Alex Callier
  Alex Callier is a member of Belgian band Hooverphonic. He studied sound engineering in the Rits school in Brussels and attended several music classes in both his hometown, Sint Niklaas, and Antwerp. Between 1994 and 1997 he worked as a sound engineer for the Belgian VRT TV channel...
  
  – keyboards, bass, programming