Derek William Dick,better known by his stage name Fish,is a Scottish singer-songwriter and occasional actor.
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the debut solo album by Scottish neo-progressive rock singer Fish,released in 1990.
Babylon and On is the seventh album released in September 1987 by the British new wave group Squeeze.
Internal Exile is Fish's second solo album after leaving Marillion in 1988. The album,released 28 October 1991,was inspired by the singer's past,his own personal problems and his troubled experiences with his previous record label EMI.
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.
Spanish Train and Other Stories is the second album by Chris de Burgh,released by A&M Records in 1975.
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.
People is officially Howard Jones's seventh album,released in 1998. After the US release on Ark 21 Records,People was a global release via Jones' own record label dtox. The album is a reworked version of the 1997 Japanese-only release Angels &Lovers. The title track and "When Lovers Confess" were deleted and three new tracks added:"Tomorrow Is Now","Everything",and "Let the People Have Their Say". The album did not chart in the UK. However,the single "Let the People Have Their Say" broke the top 100 barrier in the UK and received ample air play on BBC Radio 2. The tri-fold slip case version features the faces of 210 people,all friends,family and fans of Jones.
High Adventure is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins,released in September 1982. It is best known for its top 40 pop singles "Heart to Heart","Heartlight" and "Don't Fight It";the latter was co-written by Journey frontman Steve Perry,who also performs on the track. Neil Giraldo,Pat Benatar's husband and guitarist is featured. "Don't Fight It" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Leap of Faith is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. The album was released on September 10,1991,by Columbia Records. It was the first album Loggins released after a divorce,and is notably longer than his previous solo albums. Singles from the album included "The Real Thing," "If You Believe," "Now or Never," and "Conviction of the Heart," the latter of which was later dubbed "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement" by Vice President Al Gore. "I Would Do Anything" features Sheryl Crow who can also be heard in the title song along with Smokey Robinson.
Home at Last is the tenth studio album by American singer and actor,Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on July 24,2007,and is follow-up album to Wanna Be Your Joe,which was released in 2006. Home at Last is Cyrus' debut and only album to date for Walt Disney Records.
In Pictures is the sixteenth studio album by American country music band Alabama,released in 1995. It included the singles "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl","In Pictures","It Works","Say I" and "The Maker Said Take Her",which respectively reached No. 2,No. 4,No. 19,No. 38 and No. 4 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Making it the first album of their career not to produce a number one hit. The title track was originally recorded by Linda Davis on her 1994 album Shoot for the Moon. The album peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 album charts and No. 12 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
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.
Days In Avalon is the sixth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx,released independently in 2000 on the now defunct label Signal 21. This was the only release on the label created by Marx and Blood,Sweat,and Tears drummer Bobby Colomby.
"State of Mind" is a protest song by Scottish neo-progressive rock singer Fish,released as his first solo single 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 the Banks album Soundtracks.
"Tonight It's You" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick,which was released in 1985 as the lead single from their eighth studio album Standing on the Edge. It was written by Rick Nielsen,Robin Zander,Jon Brant and Mark Radice,and produced by Jack Douglas. "Tonight It's You" reached No. 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks Chart.
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.
