Sky (Sky album) explained

Sky
Type:Album
Artist:Sky
Cover:Sky-SkyDebutAlbumCover.jpg
Released:4 May 1979[1]
Genre:Progressive rock[2]
Length:36:48
Label:Arista/Ariola
Producer:Sky, Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark
Next Title:Sky 2
Next Year:1980

Sky is the debut album by the supergroup Sky, released in 1979.

The album was a chart success, reaching the top 10 in both Australia and the UK charts,[3] [4] and being certified Platinum in the UK.[5]

In 2014 Esoteric Recordings started a schedule of remasters and expanded releases with this recording.

Critical response

In a retrospective review, AllMusic portrayed the album negatively, saying "this album plods along with no apparent destination."[2]

Track listing

1992 and 1994 CD releases

The 1992 Freestyle Records split "Where Opposites Meet" into its component parts, whereas all the others combined them all into one track. All other CD issues up to and including the 2005 Sanctuary Records release only contained the original album.

The Merlin Records CD contained new artwork exclusive to that edition.

2007 Arcàngelo double CD (ARC-7249/50)

All tracks on the second disc are taken from Sky 3 and

2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl double LP

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BPI.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r538681|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Sky > Overview))) ]. AllMusic . 4 April 2010 .
  3. 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. 277.
  4. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18352/sky/
  5. Web site: Fleetwood Mac, Rhiannon, Single .
  6. 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. 277.