Sunsets On Empire
19.05.1997
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
Engineered by Elliot Ness
Mixed by Calum Malcolm
Recorded & mixed at Millennium Recording Studios, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine, USA by Bob Ludwig
Okładka: Mark Wilkinson
01. The Perception of Johnny Punter (08:36) [Dick/Wilson]
02. Goldfish & Clowns (06:36) [Dick/Wilson]
03. Change of Heart (03:41) [Dick/Boult]
04. What Colour is God? (05:50) [Dick/Wilson]
05. Tara (05:11) [Dick/Patterson]
06. Jungle Ride (07:33) [Dick/Boult]
07. Worm in a Bottle (06:23) [Dick/Boult]
08. Brother 52 (06:05) [Dick/Wilson]
09. Sunsets on Empire (06:54) [Dick/Wilson]
10. Say it with Flowers (04:15) [Dick/Wilson/Bowness]
11. Do Not Walk Outside This Area (Bonus track on remaster/Japanese CD) (06:29) [Dick/Wilson]
1997 - 1CD promo - UK - jewel case - Dick Bros Records DDICK25CDPROMO
1997 - 1CD - UK - jewel case - Dick Bros Records DDICK25CD
1997 - 1CD - EEC - jewel case - Dick Bros Records 4844602
1997 - 1CD - EEC - jewel case - Roadrunner RR 8679 2
1997 - 1CD - JAP - jewel case - with OBI - Pony Canyon PCCY-01110 (with bonus Do Not Walk...)
1997 - 1CD - USA - jewel case - enhanced CD - Vinceroy/Lightyear 54197-2 (bonus Brother 52 video clip)
1997 - 1CD + promo info sheet - UK - 5track - Dick Bros Records DDICK24CDPROMO
1997 - 2CD - UK - digipack - special edition 15tys copies - Dick Bros Records DDICK26CD
1997 - 2CD - EEC - digipack - special edition 15tys copies - Dick Bros Records 4844632
1998 - 1CD - EEC - jewel case - Remastered with bonus - Roadrunner 8679-2
1998 - 1CD - BRA - jewel case - Remastred with bonus - Roadrunner 8679-2
2002 - 1CD - UK - jewel case - Remaster Chocolatte Frogs CFVPO12CD
2007 - 1CD - EEC - digipack - Remaster Snapper SDPPCD218
2015 - 3CD - UK - digibook - FHC006CD
1997 - MC - UK: DDICK25MC
1997 - MC - POL: Metal Mind Records
CD Promo + info sheet (released April 1997)
UK: DDICK25CDPROMO
01. Brother 52 (03:58 - Single Edit)
02. Change of Heart (03:44 - Album Version)
03. What Colour is God? (04:08 - Edit)
04. Tara (04:04 - Edit)
05. Goldfish & Clowns (04:13 - Radio Edit)
Special Editon 2CD
1997 - 2CD - UK - digipack - special edition 15tys copies - Dick Bros Records DDICK26CD
1997 - 2CD - EEC - digipack - special edition 15tys copies - Dick Bros Records 4844632
CD Disc 2: Bonus Interview CD (only with limited edition digipack - 15,000 copies)
A conversation with Fish on the subjects of . . .
01. The themes behind Sunsets On Empire, personal factors, the Yin & Yang world tour, global issues, characters on the album dawn to dusk. (02:45)
02. The concept running through the new album, comparison with Marillion and previous solo albums. (00:50)
03. The album title, inspiration from a dream, CNN, school maps, Hollywood history, Vietnam, the Net, Mark Wilkinson's artwork. (03:29)
04. Bosnia, Forgotten Sons and the Falklands War, phone calls from the front, Spike Milligan, Bosnia's scenic beauty (03:55)
05. Writing the album, working with Steve Wilson, Porcupine Tree and No Man, band problems. (02:52)
06. Musical styles, the fan base, 'movies for peoples's ears', dramatic vocals, Cinemascope production techniques. (02:31)
07. The recording progress, instruments used, working with Calum Malcolm and Avril Mackintosh, mastering the album. (02:52)
08. The Perception of Johnny Punter, Lenny Bruce, influence of Bosnia v Croatia. (02:04)
09. Goldfish & Clowns, fairground images, 'the shows', marital problems. (01:58)
10/11. Change of Heart, looking at relationships, glory in defeat, Scottish World Cup dreams, classic pop songs, Kayleigh, declaring love in black and white. (01:55/01:25)
12. What Colour is God?, Malcolm X, talking to Tara, St Lucia, racial stereotyping. (04:11)
13. Tara, Soweto and Brazil, growing up in the Sunsets world, fairy tale versus reality, another sunrise. (02:38)
14. Jungle Ride, beat poetry, the fastest ride in the fairground, the watering hole, the epitome of sex. (02:41)
15. Worm In A Bottle, the sad man's Happy Birthday song, drinking the dregs and crunching the Mezcal worm. (01:27)
16/17. Brother 52, grooves and loops, Doc's story, the video shoot, working with Duncan of Jordanstone College, Bim's Tattoo Studio, first live tattoo in a video. (02:12/03:36)
18. Sunsets on Empire, 'join the dots' lyrics, night of the big awakening. (01:20)
19. Say It With Flowers, sick lullabies, short red roses, problems during mixing. (02:07)
Total Time (46:56)
Sunsets on Empire FHC006CD
3 CDs 10.2015
Książka w twardej okładce (140 x 126mm) z 3 płytami CD w portfelach (2 wsuwane, 1 klejone) i 48 stron z oryginalnymi ilustracjami, grafiką i zdjęciami, oraz ok 9000 słów oryginalnych notatek napisanych przez Fisha o tym albumie: pisaniu, nagrywaniu i liryczny, trasie.
CD1
Tracklisting as on the original album
CD 2
6.38 Goldfish and ClownsFish Remasters Sample Booklet (demos with Steven Wilson)
6.59 Sunsets on Empire (demos with Steven Wilson)
5.55 What Colour is God (demos with Steven Wilson)
6.10 Do Not walk Outside this Area (demos with Steven Wilson)
8.44 Perception of Johnny Punter (demos with Steven Wilson)
4.10 Say it With Flowers (demos with Steven Wilson)
8.37 Perception of Johnny Punter – USA version with changed lyrics on front section to satisfy a nervous record company concerned about allegations of racism.
6.24 Do not walk Outside This Area (bonus track Japan – full recorded version)
4.01 Tara (radio edit)
4.11 Goldfish and Clowns (Radio edit)
7.04 What Colour is God (remix)
Total 61.59
CD 3 Live
3.43 Change of Heart (from “Communion” St Mary’s Church, Haddington)
5.28 Tara (from “Communion” St Mary’s Church, Haddington 2006)
5.20 Worm in a Bottle ( from Haddington Corn Exchange, Company Convention 1998)
6.46 Goldfish and Clowns (Poland 97)
8.30 Jungle Ride (Poland 97)
11.15 Perception of Johnny Punter (Poland 97)
5.50 What Colour is God (Poland 97)
6.02 Brother 52 (Poland 97)
8.46 Sunsets on Empire (from”Sashimi” 1999 recorded in Poznan)
Total 61.40
Single:    Sunsets Live:      |