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.
Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987,originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history,their musical style has encompassed a broad range,including dark ethereal ambient trance,voiceless industrial soundscapes,and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". The band is known to feature female guest vocalists on their albums since their 1994 album Semantic Spaces.
Beaucoup Fish is the fifth album by Underworld,released in 1999. Following the huge success of the single "Born Slippy .NUXX" from its use in the film Trainspotting,Beaucoup Fish was Underworld's most anticipated release. It spawned several successful singles,including "Push Upstairs","Jumbo" and "Moaner",which was previously used in the film Batman &Robin.
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the debut solo album by Scottish neo-prog singer Fish,released in 1990.
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.
David Paton is a Scottish bassist,guitarist and singer. He first achieved success in the mid-1970s as lead vocalist and bassist of Pilot,who scored hits with "Magic","January","Just a Smile" and "Call Me Round" before splitting in 1977. Paton is also known for his work in the original lineup of The Alan Parsons Project (1975-1985),and for working with acts such as Kate Bush,Camel and Elton John.
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.
"A Winter's Tale" is a song by Queen,from the album Made in Heaven,released in 1995 after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. It was written after the Innuendo sessions,inspired as Mercury was staring out the windows of various places in Montreux. The song has a psychedelic,dreamy feel,and describes what Mercury saw outside the windows.
Harbour of Tears is the twelfth studio album and a concept album by English progressive rock band Camel. It tells the story of an Irish family who are painfully separated as their young ones depart to the United States to seek a better future. Released in 1996,it was their twelfth studio album.
Mickey Simmonds is an English session keyboardist,arranger and composer. He is best known for his work with progressive rock acts,Mike Oldfield,Renaissance,Camel and Fish. He has also worked with Joan Armatrading,Paul Young,The Rutles,Art Garfunkel,Kiki Dee,Mastermind,John Coghlan's Diesel Band,Elkie Brooks,Judie Tzuke,Imagination,Bucks Fizz,Jennifer Rush and The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band,among others.
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.
Sunsets on Empire is the fifth studio album by Fish since he left Marillion in 1988. It 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.
"State of Mind" is the debut solo single by Scottish neo-progressive rock 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.
"Wherever Would I Be" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick,released in 1990 as the second single from their eleventh studio album Busted. It was written by American songwriter Diane Warren and produced by Richie Zito. "Wherever Would I Be" peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is the fifteenth solo studio album by Welsh rock musician John Cale. It was released on 1 October 2012 in Europe and 2 October in North America on the Double Six Records imprint of Domino Records. It was released as digital download,heavyweight vinyl and CD. Most of the songs were recorded by John Cale in his own studio in Los Angeles. On one track he collaborated with Danger Mouse. In September 2011 Cale released the Extra Playful EP and its release promised that the new album would be released the following year. It is his first studio album since 2005's blackAcetate.
A Feast of Consequences is the tenth solo studio album by Fish since he left Marillion in 1988. It is his first since 13th Star (2007). It was released on Fish's own imprint Chocolate Frog Record Company.
Bang,Zoom,Crazy... Hello is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. The album was released on April 1,2016,by Big Machine Records. The album is the first in the band's history to not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums. The is first album to feature Daxx Nielsen on drums.
