Sunsets on Empire

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Perception of Johnny Punter
  8:36
• 2
  Goldfish & Clowns
  6:36
• 3
  Change of Heart
  3:41
• 4
  What Colour Is God?
  5:50
• 5
  Tara
  5:11
• 6
  Jungle Ride
  7:33
• 7
  Worm in a Bottle
  6:23
• 8
  Brother 52
  6:05
• 9
  Sunsets on Empire
  6:54
• 10
  Say It With Flowers
  4:15
• CD 2: A Conversation With Fish
• 1
  The Themes Behind Sunsets on Empire, Personal Factors, The Yin & Yang World Tour, Global Issues, Characters on the Album, Dawn to Dusk
  2:45
• 2
  The Concept Running Through the New Album, Comparison With Marillion and Previous Solo Albums
  0:50
• 3
  The Album Title, Inspiration From a Dream, CNN, School Maps, Hollywood History, Vietnam, The Net, Mark Wilkinson’s Artwork
  3:29
• 4
  Bosnia, Forgotten Sons and The Falklands War, Phone Calls From the Front, Spike Milligan, Bosnia’s Scenic Beauty
  3:55
• 5
  Writing the Album, Working With Steve Wilson, Porcupine Tree and NoMan, Band Problems
  2:52
• 6
  Musical Styles, The Fan Base, “Movies for People’s Ears”, Dramatic Vocals, Cinemascope Production Techniques
  2:31
• 7
  The Recording Process, Instruments Used, Working With Calum Malcolm and Avril MacKintosh, Mastering the Album
  2:52
• 8
  The Perception of Johnny Punter, Lenny Bruce, Influence of Bosnia v. Croatia
  2:04
• 9
  Goldfish & Clowns, Fairground Images, “The Shows”, Marital Problems
  1:58
• 10
  Change of Heart, Looking at Relationships, Glory in Defeat, Scottish World Cup Dreams
  1:55
• 11
  Change of Heart, Classic Pop Songs, Kayleigh, Declaring Love in Black and White
  1:25
• 12
  What Colour is God?, Malcolm X, Talking to Tara, St. Lucia, Racial Stereotyping
  4:11
• 13
  Tara, Sowetto and Brazil, Growing Up in the Sunsets World, Fairy Tale Versus Reality, Another Sunrise
  2:38
• 14
  Jungle Ride, Beat Poetry, The Fastest Ride in the Fairground, The Watering Hole, The Epitome of Sex
  2:41
• 15
  Worm in a Bottle, The Sad Man’s Happy Birthday Song, Drinking the Dregs and Crunching the Mezcal Worm
  1:27
• 16
  Brother 52, Grooves and Loops, Doc’s Story
  2:12
• 17
  The Video Shoot, Working with Duncan of Jordanstone College, Bim’s Tattoo Studio, First Live Tattoo in a Video
  3:36
• 18
  Sunsets on Empire, “Join the Dots” Lyrics, Night of the Big Awakening
  1:20
• 19
  Say It With Flowers, Sick Lullabies, Short Red Roses, Problems During Mixing
  2:07

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Release credits

• Annie McCaig
  background vocals [9]
• Avril MacKintosh
  background vocals [1-10], lead vocals [1-10]
• Brian Hale
  violin [1, 5]
• Calum Malcolm
  mix [1-10]
• Chris Gaugh
  cello [5]
• Chris Thompson
  background vocals [1]
• Dave Haswell
  percussion [2, 5-6]
• Dave Stewart
  drums (drum set) [1-9]
• Donald Jack
  background vocals [1]
• Elliot Singerman
  engineer [1-10]
• Ewen Vernal
  electric bass guitar [1-9]
• Fish
  lead vocals [1-10], spoken vocals [1-19]
• Foss Paterson
  Hammond organ [1-2, 7-9], background vocals [4], keyboard [3, 5-6], piano [1-2, 5, 9], strings [5]
• Frank Usher
  guitar [1-4, 7-8], slide guitar [3, 7]
• Fraser Speirs
  harmonica [6]
• Katherine Garrett
  background vocals [3, 6]
• Lorna Bannon
  background vocals [1-2, 5, 9]
• Martyn Bennett
  violin [8]
• Robin Boult
  12 string guitar [1-6, 8, 10], ebow [5, 8], guitar [1-9]
• Steven Wilson
  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]
• Tara Rowena Dick
  piano [9]
• Terry Johns
  French horn [9]
• [unknown]
  spoken vocals [8]
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Issues

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  Sunsets on Empire

  CD
  18 April 1997
• S
  Sunsets on Empire

  CD
  19 May 1997
• S
  Sunsets on Empire

  CD
  19 May 1997
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  S
  Sunsets on Empire

  2x CD (limited edition)
  19 May 1997
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  S
  Sunsets on Empire

  Enhanced CD
  19 May 1997
• S
  Sunsets on Empire

  CD
  28 October 1998
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  S
  Sunsets on Empire (The Remasters)

  3x Digital Media
  23 October 2015