Red Skies over Paradise
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{{Infobox album
| name = Red Skies over Paradise
| type = Album
| artist = Fischer-Z
| cover = FischerZRedSkies.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 1981
| recorded = December 5–15, 1980
| venue =
| studio = The Manor Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire
| genre = New wave
| length = 46:00
| label = Liberty
| producer = John Watts, Richard Manwaring
| prev_title = Going Deaf for a Living
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Reveal
| next_year = 1987
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r37572|first=Steve "Spaz"|last=Schnee}}
| rev2 =
| rev2Score =
| noprose = yes
}}
Red Skies over Paradise is a 1981 album by Fischer-Z. This was the last album released under the classic line-up, despite the departure of keyboardist Steve Skolnik. This album featured many songs about politics and several references to the Cold War, the album title and cover in particular. The album received positive reviews from fans and encouraged band leader John Watts to pursue a solo career, thus ending Fischer-Z until its revival in 1987. Two of these songs were used in Deutschland 83. The sleeve stated: "This record owes a lot to Brighton."{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6811472-Fischer-Z-Red-Skies-Over-Paradise | title=Fischer-Z - Red Skies over Paradise | website=Discogs }}
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by John Watts
Side A
- "Berlin" - 4:32
- "Marliese" - 3:52
- "Red Skies over Paradise (A Brighton Dream)" - 4:32
- "In England" - 2:43
- "You'll Never Find Brian Here" - 2:08
- "Battalions of Strangers" - 5:03
Side B
- "Song and Dance Brigade" - 3:02
- "The Writer" - 3:20
- "Bathroom Scenario" - 3:47
- "Wristcutter's Lullaby" - 2:46
- "Cruise Missiles" - 4:15
- "Luton to Lisbon/Multinationals Bite" - 5:34
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |
| scope="col"|Chart (1981)
!scope="col"|Peak | |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 70{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=112}} |
Personnel
;Fischer-Z
- John Watts - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- David Graham - bass, bass pedals, backing vocals
- Steve Liddle - drums, backing vocals
;Technical
- Steve Parker - mix engineer
- John Pasche - art direction
- Philip Dunn - artwork, painting
Sales and certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Fischer Z|title=Red Skies over Paradise|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1981|certyear=1982|access-date=July 16, 2022}}
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Notes
The album features the singles, "Marliese", "Wristcutter's Lullaby" (b/w "You'll Never Find Brian Here") and "The Writer".
References
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