Crises

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Crises
Crises cover
Studio album by Mike Oldfield
Released 27 May 1983
Recorded Denham 1982 - 1983
Genre Progressive rock
Length 37:39
Label Virgin
Producer(s) Mike Oldfield, Simon Phillips
Professional reviews
Mike Oldfield chronology
Five Miles Out
(1982)
Crises
(1983)
Discovery
(1984)


Note: crises is the plural of crisis.

Crises is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It was his eighth new album. The cover art was by Terry Ilot.

The North American version of the album includes the single "Mistake", and has a different running order.

"In High Places" has lyrics by Mike Oldfield and Jon Anderson; "Foreign Affair" has lyrics by Mike Oldfield and Maggie Reilly. "Moonlight Shadow" has vocals by Maggie Reilly.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK version

  1. "Crises" – 20:40 (instrumental)
  2. "Moonlight Shadow" – 3:34 (vocals by Maggie Reilly)
  3. "In High Places" – 3:33
  4. "Foreign Affair" – 3:53
  5. "Taurus 3" – 2:25 (instrumental)
  6. "Shadow On the Wall" – 3:09

[edit] U.S. version

  1. Mistake
  2. In High Places
  3. Foreign Affair
  4. Taurus 3
  5. Shadow On the Wall
  6. Moonlight Shadow
  7. Crises

[edit] Mike Oldfield plays

Acoustic bass guitar, banjo, bass guitars, electric guitars, Fairlight CMI, Farfisa and Prophet organs, harp, mandolin, Oberheim DMX, DSX, and OBXa, percussion, piano, Roland strings (probably the RS-202), Spanish guitar, and vocals.

[edit] Other performers

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