Sunsets on Empire
Album by Fish
Released 18 April 1997
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Perception of Johnny Punter8:36
- 2Goldfish & Clowns6:36
- 3Change of Heart3:41
- 4What Colour Is God?5:50
- 5Tara5:11
- 6Jungle Ride7:33
- 7Worm in a Bottle6:23
- 8Brother 526:05
- 9Sunsets on Empire6:54
- 10Say It With Flowers4:15
- CD 2: A Conversation With Fish
- 1The Themes Behind Sunsets on Empire, Personal Factors, The Yin & Yang World Tour, Global Issues, Characters on the Album, Dawn to Dusk2:45
- 2The Concept Running Through the New Album, Comparison With Marillion and Previous Solo Albums0:50
- 3The Album Title, Inspiration From a Dream, CNN, School Maps, Hollywood History, Vietnam, The Net, Mark Wilkinson’s Artwork3:29
- 4Bosnia, Forgotten Sons and The Falklands War, Phone Calls From the Front, Spike Milligan, Bosnia’s Scenic Beauty3:55
- 5Writing the Album, Working With Steve Wilson, Porcupine Tree and NoMan, Band Problems2:52
- 6Musical Styles, The Fan Base, “Movies for People’s Ears”, Dramatic Vocals, Cinemascope Production Techniques2:31
- 7The Recording Process, Instruments Used, Working With Calum Malcolm and Avril MacKintosh, Mastering the Album2:52
- 8The Perception of Johnny Punter, Lenny Bruce, Influence of Bosnia v. Croatia2:04
- 9Goldfish & Clowns, Fairground Images, “The Shows”, Marital Problems1:58
- 10Change of Heart, Looking at Relationships, Glory in Defeat, Scottish World Cup Dreams1:55
- 11Change of Heart, Classic Pop Songs, Kayleigh, Declaring Love in Black and White1:25
- 12What Colour is God?, Malcolm X, Talking to Tara, St. Lucia, Racial Stereotyping4:11
- 13Tara, Sowetto and Brazil, Growing Up in the Sunsets World, Fairy Tale Versus Reality, Another Sunrise2:38
- 14Jungle Ride, Beat Poetry, The Fastest Ride in the Fairground, The Watering Hole, The Epitome of Sex2:41
- 15Worm in a Bottle, The Sad Man’s Happy Birthday Song, Drinking the Dregs and Crunching the Mezcal Worm1:27
- 16Brother 52, Grooves and Loops, Doc’s Story2:12
- 17The Video Shoot, Working with Duncan of Jordanstone College, Bim’s Tattoo Studio, First Live Tattoo in a Video3:36
- 18Sunsets on Empire, “Join the Dots” Lyrics, Night of the Big Awakening1:20
- 19Say It With Flowers, Sick Lullabies, Short Red Roses, Problems During Mixing2:07
More by Fish
Release credits
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [1-10], lead vocals [1-10]
- violin [1, 5]
- mix [1-10]
- cello [5]
- background vocals [1]
- percussion [2, 5-6]
- drums (drum set) [1-9]
- background vocals [1]
- engineer [1-10]
- electric bass guitar [1-9]
- lead vocals [1-10], spoken vocals [1-19]
- Hammond organ [1-2, 7-9], background vocals [4], keyboard [3, 5-6], piano [1-2, 5, 9], strings [5]
- guitar [1-4, 7-8], slide guitar [3, 7]
- harmonica [6]
- background vocals [3, 6]
- background vocals [1-2, 5, 9]
- violin [8]
- 12 string guitar [1-6, 8, 10], ebow [5, 8], guitar [1-9]
- arranger [1-10], guitar [1, 8-10], keyboard [1-6, 8-10], producer [1-10], sampler [2, 4-5, 8], slide guitar [9], strings [1]
- piano [9]
- French horn [9]
- spoken vocals [8]
Issues
- S18 April 1997
- S19 May 1997
- S19 May 1997
S2x CD (limited edition)19 May 1997
SEnhanced CD19 May 1997- S28 October 1998
S3x Digital Media23 October 2015