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Sunsets on Empire

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Released
  
19 May 1997

Length
  
61:04

Artist
  
Fish

Label
  
Dick Bros Record Company

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Recorded
  
1997

Sunsets on Empire (1997)
  
Kettle of Fish (1998)

Release date
  
19 May 1997

Producer
  
Steven Wilson

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Similar
  
Fish albums, Progressive rock albums

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Sunsets on Empire is a studio album by Fish, the fourth with original material since he left Marillion in 1988. It was mostly written together with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, who co-composed six of ten tracks on the original version (plus one bonus track on the Japanese and remastered edition) 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.
Unfortunately, the album and tour were flops and lost Fish hundreds of thousands of pounds, which meant he had to fold his Dick Brothers label. Roadrunner and Chocolate Frog/Snapper would subsequently reissue the album.

Contents

Fish perception of johnny punter


Track listing

  1. "The Perception of Johnny Punter" – 08:36 (Dick/Wilson)
  2. "Goldfish & Clowns" – 06:36 (Dick/Wilson)
  3. "Change of Heart" – 03:41 (Dick/Boult)
  4. "What Colour is God?" – 05:50 (Dick/Wilson)
  5. "Tara" – 05:11 (Dick/Paterson)
  6. "Jungle Ride" – 07:33 (Dick/Boult)
  7. "Worm in a Bottle" – 06:23 (Dick/Boult)
  8. "Brother 52" – 06:05 (Dick/Wilson)
  9. "Sunsets on Empire" – 06:54 (Dick/Wilson)
  10. "Say it with Flowers" – 04:15 (Dick/Wilson/Tim Bowness)

Total time: 61:04

Bonus track on the Japanese and remastered version

  1. "Do Not Walk Outside This Area – 06:29 (Dick/Wilson)

Total time: 67:34

Personnel

  • Fish – lead vocals
  • Steven Wilson – guitars and keyboards
  • Foss Patterson – Hammond, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ewen Vernal – bass
  • Dave Stewart – drums
  • Robin Boult – guitars
  • Frank Usher – guitars
  • Dave Haswell – percussion
  • Chris Gaugh – cello
  • Brian Hale – violin
  • Martyn Bennett – violin
  • Terence Jones – French horn
  • Fraser Speirs (last name misspelled as "Spiers") – harmonica
  • Doc – voice on "Brother 52"
  • Lorna Bannon, Katherine Garrett, Don Jack, Chris Thomson, Annie McCraig – backing vocals
  • Songs

    1The Perception of Johnny Punter8:37
    2Goldfish & Clowns6:36
    3Change of Heart3:41

    References

    Sunsets on Empire Wikipedia