Sky 3 (album)

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Sky 3
Sky3 album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Sky
Released20 March 1981 [1]
RecordedAbbey Road, Studio 3
Length45:12
Label Ariola
Producer Sky, Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark
Sky chronology
Sky 2
(1980)
Sky 3
(1981)
Sky 4: Forthcoming
(1982)

Sky 3 is the third album by English/Australian instrumental progressive rock band Sky, released in 1981. It reached number three in the British Albums chart. [2] It was the first album recorded after Francis Monkman's departure from the group, with Steve Gray replacing him on keyboards.

Contents

In 2015 Esoteric Recordings continued their schedule of remasters and expanded releases with this recording.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Grace" Herbie Flowers 0:30
2."Chiropodie No.1" Kevin Peek, Flowers4:22
3."Westwind"Peek6:22
4."Sarabande" Händel, Arr. John Williams 3:03
5."Connecting Rooms" Tristan Fry 7:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Moonroof"Peek4:03
7."Sister Rose" Steve Gray 4:31
8."Hello"Gray4:12
9."Dance of the Big Fairies"Flowers, Peek3:30
10."Meheeco"Flowers, Gray6:35
11."Keep Me Safe And Keep Me Warm, Shelter Me From Darkness"Flowers0:54

2015 two disc reissue edition

CD: Original album (Remaster)
No.TitleLength
1."The Grace" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
2."Chiropodie No.1" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
3."Westwind" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
4."Sarabande" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
5."Connecting Rooms" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
6."Moonroof" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
7."Sister Rose" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
8."Hello" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
9."Dance of the Big Fairies" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
10."Meheeco" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
11."Keep Me Safe And Keep Me Warm, Shelter Me From Darkness" (2015 Digital Remaster) 
DVD: Video recording (NTSC / Region Free)
No.TitleLength
1."The Grace" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
2."Chiropodie No.1" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
3."Sarabande" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
4."Sahara" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
5."Recuerdos De La Alhambra" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
6."Dance of the Little Fairies" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
7."FIFO" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
8."The Swan" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
9."The Whale" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
10."Scipio" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
11."Hello" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
12."Hotta" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
13."Keep Me Safe and Keep Me Warm, Shelter Me From Darkness" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 
14."Toccata" (Recorded Live at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1981 for BBC TV) 

Personnel

Sky

Other personnel

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 3
US Billboard 200 [11] 181

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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