Afraid of Sunlight

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All tracks are written by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley and John Helmer, except where noted.

Afraid of Sunlight
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Studio album by
Released26 June 1995 [1]
RecordedJanuary – March 1995
StudioThe Racket Club
(Buckinghamshire, England)
Length51:25 [nb 1]
Label EMI
Producer
Marillion chronology
Brave
(1994)
Afraid of Sunlight
(1995)
Made Again
(1996)
Singles from Afraid of Sunlight
  1. "Beautiful"
    Released: 29 May 1995
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gazpacho" 7:28
2."Cannibal Surf Babe" 5:45
3."Beautiful"Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley5:12
4."Afraid of Sunrise" 5:02
5."Out of This World" 7:54
6."Afraid of Sunlight" 6:50
7."Beyond You"Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley6:11
8."King" 7:03
Total length:51:25
1999 remastered edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Icon"Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley6:05
2."Live Forever" 4:34
3."Second Chance" (aka "Beautiful", mixed by Dave Meegan) 5:14
4."Beyond You" (demo) 5:18
5."Cannibal Surf Babe" (studio outtake) 6:00
6."Out of This World" (studio outtake) 7:28
7."Bass Frenzy"Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley1:17
8."Mirages" (demo)Hogarth, Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, Mosley6:02
9."Afraid of Sunlight" (acoustic demo, edited by Lucy Jordache with Peter Mew) 6:50
Total length:48:48

4-CD + Blu-ray Disc, 2019, Remixed, Digi-Book

CD 1 Michael Hunter 2019 Remix

CD 2 Original 1995 Dave Meegan Mix

Tracklisting for discs 1 and 2 as above

CD 3 Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam (29 September 1995)

CD 4 Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam (29 September 1995)

Blu-ray Disc

2019 Michael Hunter remix in stereo and 5.1 surround

Bonus Tracks

Personnel

Marillion
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 8
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [18] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 52
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 34
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 16
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [23] 22

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 EMI 7243 8 33874 2 7, CDEMD 1079
  2. EMI 7243 8 33874 1 0, EMD 1079
  3. EMI 7243 4 98614 2 8
  4. EMI 825646413485, VEMD 1079
Citations
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  2. David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 349. ISBN   978-1904994107.
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  7. Hogarth, Steve (8 March 2001). "A Day in the Lakes". The Official Marillion Website. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. Kelly, Mark (1999). Afraid of Sunlight (booklet). Marillion. London: EMI Records (7243 4 98614 2 8). p. 21.
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  10. 1 2 "Album: Afraid of Sunlight". Bert ter Steege. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – Afraid of Sunlight" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Marillion – Afraid of Sunlight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. "Swedishcharts.com – Marillion – Afraid of Sunlight". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 20, 2024.