The Mind's Eye (album)

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The Mind's Eye
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Studio album by
Released17 October 1994
Studio
Genre
Length40:50 (EU/UK)
43:21 (US)
Label
Producer Peter Lawlor
Stiltskin chronology
The Mind's Eye
(1994)
She
(2006)
Singles from The Mind's Eye
  1. "Inside"
    Released: 25 April 1994
  2. "Footsteps"
    Released: 12 September 1994
  3. "Rest In Peace"
    Released: 20 March 1995
Professional ratings
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The Mind's Eye is the debut studio album by the band Stiltskin. The album was driven by the success of the single "Inside", which reached number one in the UK. The follow-up single "Footsteps" reached number 34 in the UK.

Contents

It was the only album recorded by the original lineup of the band. The next album, She , would be released in 2006 with a new lineup that only retained lead vocalist Ray Wilson.

Track listing

European and Australian edition

All tracks are written by Peter Lawlor

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (instrumental)0:36
2."Scared of Ghosts"4:00
3."Horse"4:23
4."Rest in Peace"2:56
5."Footsteps"3:55
6."Sunshine and Butterflies"3:52
7."Inside"5:13
8."An Illusion"3:48
9."America"3:17
10."When My Ship Comes In"3:51
11."Prayer Before Birth" (instrumental)4:39

US edition

All tracks are written by Peter Lawlor

No.TitleLength
1."Inside"5:13
2."Sunshine and Butterflies"3:52
3."Rest in Peace"2:56
4."Footsteps"3:55
5."When My Ship Comes In"3:51
6."Horse"4:23
7."An Illusion"3:48
8."Scared of Ghosts"4:00
9."Shouting In My Sleep"3:07
10."Prayer Before Birth" (instrumental)4:39
11."America"3:17

Personnel

Stiltskin

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for The Mind's Eye
Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] 100
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 17

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