Red Skies over Paradise explained

Red Skies over Paradise
Type:	Album
Artist:	Fischer-Z
Cover:	FischerZRedSkies.jpg
Released:	March 1981
Recorded:	December 5–15, 1980
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

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."^[1]

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

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

Notes

The album features the singles, "Marliese", "Wristcutter's Lullaby" (b/w "You'll Never Find Brian Here") and "The Writer".

Notes and References

Web site: Fischer-Z - Red Skies over Paradise . .
Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 112.