Derek William Dick,better known by his stage name Fish,is a Scottish singer,songwriter and occasional actor. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-prog band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. He released 11 UK Top 40 singles with the band,including the Top Ten singles "Kayleigh","Lavender" and "Incommunicado",and five Top Ten albums,including a number one with Misplaced Childhood. In his solo career,Fish explored contemporary pop and traditional folk,and released a further five Top 40 singles and a Top 10 album.
Clutching at Straws is the fourth studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion,released on June 22,1987. It was the last album with lead singer Fish,who left the band in 1988,and is a concept album.
Wild Life is the debut studio album by the British-American rock band Wings and the third studio album by Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles. The album was mainly recorded in seven sessions between 24 July and 4 September 1971,at EMI Studios by McCartney,his wife Linda,session drummer Denny Seiwell,whom they had worked with on the McCartneys' previous album Ram,and guitarist Denny Laine,formerly of the English rock band the Moody Blues. It was released by Apple Records on 7 December in the UK and US,to lukewarm critical and commercial reaction.
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the debut solo album by Scottish neo-prog singer Fish,released in 1990.
Heart and Soul is a box set by English rock band Joy Division containing nearly every track the band recorded between 1977 and 1980. The first two discs contain almost their entire studio output,including the albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer,along with singles and compilation appearances. Discs three and four collect rare demos and live recordings,many of which were previously unreleased. All tracks are digitally remastered. It reached #70 in the UK.
Simon Joseph Joyner is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha,Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes,Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s,Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by Rolling Stone. He is also known for the so-called "Peel Incident," when British DJ John Peel played his album,The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll,from beginning to end on air. Joyner has collaborated with John Darnielle,of The Mountain Goats. He is named after Paul Simon.
Songs from the Mirror is the third solo album by Scottish singer-songwriter Fish,released in 1993 as his final album for Polydor. It does not contain any original material;instead it is a cover album featuring Fish's versions of songs by artists who inspired him before his career started. It reached 46 on the UK Albums Chart.
Bouillabaisse is a compilation double album by Fish released in 2005. It is the third "best-of" collection after Yin and Yang (1995) and Kettle of Fish (1998),however,it covers Fish's entire solo career up to the previous year's studio album Field of Crows. The songs are divided into two sets:Disc 1,entitled "Balladeer",and disc 2,entitled "Rocketeer". It also features the single edits Marillion's three biggest hits,"Kayleigh","Lavender" (1985) and "Incommunicado" (1987). It also features an edited version of "Goldfish and Clowns" from Sunsets on Empire (1997) which has never been released due to the planned single being ultimately cancelled.
Department of Eagles is an American duo formed in New York in 2000,consisting of Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus.
Riches is a limited edition compilation album that was temporarily included with the Raintown album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue,starting in February 1988. Only 20,000 copies were made.
Frank Usher is an English guitarist best known for his work in Fish's band. Usher lives and operates a guitar-manufacturing business in Innerleithen,Scotland. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he has worked with a variety of artists including Mike Heron,John Martyn,Tam White and the locally noted Border Boogie Band.
Suits (1994) is the fourth solo album by former Marillion singer Fish,and his third studio album with original material. It is the first album to be released on Fish's new own label,the Dick Bros Record Company,which he set up after being dropped by Polydor. The album continues the cooperation with producer James Cassidy who had already produced Songs from the Mirror. Cassidy also contributed keyboards recordings and co-wrote five out of ten songs on the original version of this album. Together with keyboardist Foster Paterson,who had been part of the tour line-up since 1992 and co-wrote three tracks,Cassidy takes the role previously held by Mickey Simmonds. Further songwriting credits go to guitarist Robin Boult and bassist David Paton.
Yin and Yang are the titles of two separate compilation albums by Fish co-released in 1995. They are a retrospective on Fish's four solo albums and four albums with Marillion.
13th Star is the ninth solo studio album by Fish since he left Marillion in 1988. Released as a limited edition via mail-order in September 2007 and to retail in February 2008,it is his first since Field of Crows (2004). Released on Fish's own imprint Chocolate Frog Records,retail distribution is handled by Snapper Music.
Field of Crows is Fish's eighth solo studio album since he left Marillion in 1988 and the first since Fellini Days (2001). Released on Fish's own label Chocolate Frog Records,retail distribution is now handled by Snapper Music.
Sunsets on Empire is the fifth studio album by Fish since he left Marillion in 1988. It was released in 1997 and was mostly written together with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree,who co-composed six out of ten tracks on the original version,and also produced the album. Tim Bowness,Wilson's partner in No-Man,has additional writing credits on one track. Two permanent members of Fish's line-up,keyboardist Foster Paterson,and guitarist Robin Boult co-wrote one and two tracks,respectively.
Kettle of Fish (88-98) is the title of a compilation album by Fish released in 1998,providing a retrospective on his solo career plus two new songs. Unlike the previous best-of Yin and Yang (1995),this is a single disc and does not include any Marillion material. Kettle of Fish was Fish's first release under a new contract with Roadrunner Records,who signed Fish after the financially catastrophic Sunsets on Empire album and tour of 1997 had forced him to dissolve his own label Dick Brothers Record Company. Roadrunner also re-released Fish's entire backcatalogue;Kettle of Fish was intended to draw attention to these titles,which explains the publication of another "best-of" compilation with just one studio album between this and the last one. The album was accompanied by an eponymous collection of video clips with slightly different tracks. In Europe,the limited first edition of the album included a bonus CD-ROM with three videos and additional material.
Raingods with Zippos is a 1999 progressive rock album by ex-Marillion vocalist Fish. It was released on the Roadrunner record label,more well-known for its heavy metal releases. Raingods with Zippos is often hailed as one of Fish's greatest solo achievements,along with his 1990 debut Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. It is the first of three Fish albums to be produced by Elliot Ness. While he was not involved with the production of this album,Steven Wilson,most famous for his work with Porcupine Tree,played guitar on several of the tracks.
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? is a retrospective compilation of the work of English folk rock singer Sandy Denny issued in 1985. It is a four LP boxed set released on the Island Records label in the UK and Germany and on Hannibal/Carthage Records in the US,later reissued as a three CD set. It includes released and previously unreleased recordings from 1967 to 1977,live performances,outtakes and demos from Denny's solo career,and with Fairport Convention,Fotheringay and Strawbs.
"State of Mind" is the debut solo single by Scottish singer Fish. It was released in October 1989,about a year after his departure from Marillion and preceding the release of his first solo album Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. It is also the first-ever record Fish did outside Marillion except for his 1986 collaboration with Tony Banks on the single "Shortcut to Somewhere" from Banks' album Soundtracks.
