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1987 studio album by Mike Oldfield
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3]
Islands Mike Oldfield , released on 28 September 1987 by Virgin in the UK.[4] Bonnie Tyler , Kevin Ayers , Anita Hegerland , Max Bacon , and Jim Price . A different track list and cover was used for the American edition.
Music videos, producers and singers [ edit ]
Islands was also released as a full-length VHS video album. For each track a video was made and released, often mixing state of the art (for the time) computer-generated images with real life images. This was released as part of The Wind Chimes
The album boasts the largest number of co-producers out of all of Oldfield's work; production was handled by Michael Cretu (later of Enigma fame), Geoffrey Downes , Tom Newman , Simon Phillips , Alan Shacklock , and Oldfield himself. Singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler , Kevin Ayers , Anita Hegerland , Max Bacon , and Jim Price.
Album artwork [ edit ]
The UK front cover artwork was of a tropical island, and hidden in the surrounding sea is a large number of hand shapes. The hand images are based on a still frame from the longform video released at the same time as the album; a couple of scenes in the video, which was mainly filmed in Bali , feature a group of natives performing a ritualistic dance which involves hand-waving movements. The American cover is completely different; it displays two cube shapes. The photography on the back of the US version was by Jerry Uelsmann .
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Chart (1988)
Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]
75
The major single in Europe was the title track, "Islands ", which was sung by Bonnie Tyler. In the United States, "Magic Touch " was a top 10 hit on the Billboard
Certifications [ edit ]
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks composed by Mike Oldfield.
1987 UK release
Side one
"The Wind Chimes (Part One and Part Two)" – 21:49
Side two
"Islands " – 4:19
"Flying Start" – 3:36
"North Point" – 3:33
"Magic Touch " (New Jim Price Vocal) – 4:14
"The Time Has Come " – 3:51
"When the Night's on Fire" (Bonus track on CD version) – 6:41
Original 1988 US release
Side one
"The Wind Chimes (Part one)" – 2:33
"The Wind Chimes (Part two)" – 19:14
Side two
"Magic Touch" (Original Max Bacon vocal) – 4:14
"The Time Has Come" – 3:51
"North Point" – 3:31
"Flying Start" – 3:36
"Islands" – 4:19
Personnel [ edit ]
Mike Oldfield - guitars, Danelectro Electric sitar guitar on Flying Start , bass, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Micky Moody - electric guitars
Rick Fenn - acoustic and electric guitars
Phil Spalding - bass
Mickey Simmonds - keyboards
Anita Hegerland – vocals (on "The Wind Chimes", "North Point", "The Time Has Come", "When the Night's on Fire")
Bonnie Tyler – vocals (on "Islands")
Kevin Ayers – vocals (on "Flying Start")
Max Bacon – vocals (on "Magic Touch" [1988 US Issue]; backing vocals on "Islands")
Jim Price – vocals (on "Magic Touch" [1987 UK Issue])
Mervyn Spence - (backing vocals on "Magic Touch")
Raf Ravenscroft – saxophone (on "Islands")
Andy Mackay - saxophone, oboe
Björn J:son Lindh – flute (on "The Wind Chimes")
Simon Phillips – drums (on "The Wind Chimes")
Pierre Moerlen - drums, vibes
Tony Beard - drums
Benoit Moerlen - vibes, percussion
Singles [ edit ]
Four singles were released from the album, two of which were released in 1987, "Islands " (as Mike & Bonnie) and "The Time Has Come ", and two in 1988, "Flying Start " and "Magic Touch ".
"Flying Start" [ edit ]
"Flying Start" was released as the third single from Islands on 1 February 1988.[19] Tubular Bells [20] Danelectro Coral sitar on this song, an instrument that does not feature on many of Oldfield's releases.[21]
Unusually for an Oldfield 12-inch at that time, the extended duration was achieved simply by a short introductory instrumental that bears no musical relation to the rest of the song and is separated from it by a short pause; the song itself is identical to the album and 7-inch versions. Prior to this, Oldfield had usually extended his songs for their 12-inch versions by incorporating an extra verse and/or instrumental section within the main body of the track. The 12-inch version has since appeared on the 2006 compilation album, The Platinum Collection
A different version of the song produced by Colin Fairley was also released on Kevin Ayers' own album Falling Up [19]
Track listing [ edit ]
7-inch
"Flying Start" – 3:37
"The Wind Chimes" (Excerpt from part 2) – 3:58
12 inch
"Flying Start" (Extended version) – 4:50
"The Wind Chimes" (Excerpt from part 2) – 3:58
References [ edit ]
^ Islands reviewat AllMusic . Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Islands" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 June 2022 .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Mike Oldfield – Islands" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mike Oldfield – Islands" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Islands" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Islands" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Islands" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Islands" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ October 1987/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" . GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ "French album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Islands" (in French). InfoDisc.Select MIKE OLDFIELD and click OK .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mike Oldfield; ' Islands' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 3 May 2019 .
^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 ISBN 8480486392 , retrieved 3 May 2019
^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF) . Music and Media 46 . Retrieved 1 January 2020 .
^ "British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Islands" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 3 May 2019 .
^ a b c Lemieux, Patrick (April 2014). The Mike Oldfield Chronology ISBN 9780991984060 . Retrieved 22 August 2015 .
^ "Mike Oldfield - Islands Press Kit" . Tubular.net. 24 September 1987. Retrieved 22 August 2015 .
^ "Islands - Mike Oldfield Discography" . Tubular.net. Retrieved 22 August 2015 .
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