Internal Exile (Fish album)

Internal Exile
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by Fish
Released	28 October 1991 [1]
Studio	Millennium Recording Studios (Haddington)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	50:14 (original CD) 61:05 (remastered editions) 45:06 (vinyl)
Label	Polydor
Producer	Chris Kimsey
Fish chronology
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (1990) Internal Exile (1991) Songs from the Mirror (1993)
Alternative cover
Artwork on 1992 PolyGram U.S. release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadowplay"	Dick, Mickey Simmonds	6:23
2.	"Credo"	Dick, Simmonds, Robin Boult, Frank Usher	6:40
3.	"Just Good Friends (Close)"	Dick, Usher, Boult, Simmonds	6:00
4.	"Favourite Stranger"	Dick, Usher	5:58
5.	"Lucky"	Dick, Boult, Simmonds	4:50
6.	"Dear Friend"	Dick, Boult, Simmonds	4:08
7.	"Tongues"	Dick, Simmonds, Usher, Boult	6:22
8.	"Internal Exile"	Dick, Boult, Simmonds	4:45
9.	"Something in the Air" (Track missing from Vinyl release)	Speedy Keen	5:08

1998 Remaster Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Poet's Moon"	Dick, Simmonds, Boult, Usher	4:26
11.	"Carnival Man"	Dick, Boult, Ted McKenna, Simmonds, Usher, David Paton	6:25

3-CD, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

Disc 1: 2024 Remix by Calum Malcolm

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shadowplay"	6:29
2.	"Lucky"	5:01
3.	"Just Good Friends (Close)"	5:57
4.	"Favourite Stranger"	5:58
5.	"Tongues"	6:34
6.	"Something In The Air"	5:10
7.	"Poet's Moon"	4:23
8.	"Dear Friend"	4:11
9.	"Credo"	6:39
10.	"Internal Exile"	4:44
11.	"Carnival Man"	6:28

Disc 2: Demos

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lucky (Demo)"	5:04
2.	"Favourite Stranger (Demo)"	6:04
3.	"Tongues (Demo)"	6:26
4.	"Credo (Demo Guitar Version)"	6:52
5.	"Dear Friend (Demo/Jam)"	10:08
6.	"Poets Moon (Demo)"	5:14
7.	"Internal Exile ('89 Demo)"	5:12
8.	"Dear Friend (Demo)"	3:36
9.	"Shadowplay (Demo)"	5:44
10.	"Favourite Stranger (Demo)"	3:05
11.	"Just Good Friends (Instrumental Demo)"	5:20

Disc 3: Studio & Live Versions

No.	Title	Recording source	Length
1.	"Credo"	Yin & Yang	6:45
2.	"Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)"	Yin & Yang	5:49
3.	"Lucky"	Yin & Yang	4:58
4.	"Favourite Stranger"	Yin & Yang	7:07
5.	"Shadowplay"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	6:31
6.	"Credo"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	7:15
7.	"Lucky"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	5:02
8.	"Tongues"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	6:23
9.	"Dear Friend"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	4:14
10.	"Internal Exile"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	4:46
11.	"Poets Moon"	Sushi	4:12
12.	"Just Good Friends"	Sushi	6:17
13.	"Favourite Stranger"	Communion	5:50

4-CD + Blu-ray Disc, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

Disc 1: 2024 Remix by Calum Malcolm

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shadowplay"	6:29
2.	"Lucky"	5:01
3.	"Just Good Friends (Close)"	5:57
4.	"Favourite Stranger"	5:58
5.	"Tongues"	6:34
6.	"Something In The Air"	5:10
7.	"Poet's Moon"	4:23
8.	"Dear Friend"	4:11
9.	"Credo"	6:39
10.	"Internal Exile"	4:44
11.	"Carnival Man"	6:28

Disc 2: Demos

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lucky (Demo)"	5:04
2.	"Favourite Stranger (Demo)"	6:04
3.	"Tongues (Demo)"	6:26
4.	"Credo (Demo Guitar Version)"	6:52
5.	"Dear Friend (Demo/Jam)"	10:08
6.	"Poets Moon (Demo)"	5:14
7.	"Internal Exile ('89 Demo)"	5:12
8.	"Dear Friend (Demo)"	3:36
9.	"Shadowplay (Demo)"	5:44
10.	"Favourite Stranger (Demo)"	3:05
11.	"Just Good Friends (Instrumental Demo)"	5:20

Disc 3: Studio & Live Versions

No.	Title	Recording source	Length
1.	"Credo"	Yin & Yang	6:45
2.	"Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)"	Yin & Yang	5:49
3.	"Lucky"	Yin & Yang	4:58
4.	"Favourite Stranger"	Yin & Yang	7:07
5.	"Internal Exile"	The Complete BBC Sessions	4:42
6.	"Tounges"	The Complete BBC Sessions	5:59
7.	"Credo"	The Complete BBC Sessions	7:05
8.	"Lucky"	Sushi	4:59
9.	"Poets Moon"	Sushi	4:12
10.	"Just Good Friends"	Sushi	6:17
11.	"Internal Exile"	Sushi	4:42
12.	"Credo"	Sushi	7:04

Disc 4: Live Versions

No.	Title	Recording source	Length
1.	"Shadowplay"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	6:31
2.	"Credo"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	7:15
3.	"Lucky"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	5:02
4.	"Tongues"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	6:23
5.	"Dear Friend"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	4:14
6.	"Internal Exile"	Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers	4:46
7.	"Favourite Stranger"	Communion	5:50
8.	"Just Good Friends"	Communion	6:02
9.	"Lucky"	Fortunes of War	6:06
10.	"Dear Friend"	Fortunes of War	4:01
11.	"Shadowplay"	For Whom The Bells Toll!	6:46
12.	"Internal Exile"	Sunsets On Empire: Live in Poland 1997	5:01

Blu-ray Disc

1. Internal Exile 2024 Remix - Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes
2. "The Art Of Internal Exile" Documentary Film
3. Credo Promo Video
4. Just Good Friends Promo Video
5. Internal Exile Promo Video
6. 'Uncle Fish and The Crypt Keepers' Dusseldorf Phillips Halle 7/12/1991 Full Concert Audio
7. 'Derek Dick and his Amazing Electric Bear' Haddington Corn Exchange 3/11/91 Full Concert Audio

Personnel

• Lead Vocal: Derek W Dick (Fish)
• Keyboards: Mickey Simmonds
• Guitars: Robin Boult & Frank Usher
• Bass Guitar: David Paton
• Drums and percussion: Ethan Johns except "Tongues" & "Internal Exile" Ted McKenna
• Male Backing Vocals: David Paton, Mr Crimson, Robin Boult
• Female Backing Vocals: Maryen Cairns
• Fiddle on "Internal Exile": Charlie McKerron
• Whistles: Marc Duff
• Box Accordion: Donald Shaw

Charts

Country	Peak position
Netherlands [4]	59
Switzerland [5]	30
United Kingdom [6]	21

References

1. "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 26 October 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
2. "New Singles". Music Week . 21 December 1991. p. 33.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Internal Exile - Fish | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
4. "Fish - Internal Exile - ultratop.be". Ultratop .
5. "Fish - Internal Exile - ultratop.be". Ultratop .
6. "Internal exile | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts .