| Ship of Fools | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | December 1985 – January 1986 | |||
| Studio | Daylight Studios (Brussels, BE) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
| Length | 28:03 | |||
| Label | Cramboy | |||
| Producer | Gilles Martin, Tuxedomoon | |||
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Ship of Fools is the fifth studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1986 by Cramboy. [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Atlantis" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert | Steven Brown | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Reeding, Righting, Rhythmatic" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout | Steven Brown | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Break the Rules" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout | Steven Brown and Bruce Geduldig | 4:09 |
| 4. | "A Piano Solo" | Steven Brown | 2:54 | |
| 5. | "Lowlands Tone Poem" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout | 1:55 | |
| 6. | "Music for Piano + Guitar" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert | 1:50 | |
| 7. | "An Afternoon With N" | Steven Brown | 2:29 | |
| 8. | "The Train" | Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Ivan Georgiev | Steven Brown | 4:50 |
Adapted from the Ship of Fools liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Netherlands | 1986 | Cramboy | CD, LP | CBoy 6060 |
| United States | Restless | LP | 72149 | |
| Greece | Virgin | VG 50188 |
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