Islands (Mike Oldfield album)

Islands
Studio album by
Mike Oldfield
Released28 September 1987 (1987-09-28)
Recorded1986–1987 in Megève, France[1]
GenreProgressive rock, pop, rock
Length48:11
LabelVirgin
ProducerMichael Cretu
Geoffrey Downes
Tom Newman
Mike Oldfield
Simon Phillips
Alan Shacklock
Mike Oldfield chronology
The Killing Fields
(1984) 		Islands
(1987) 		Earth Moving
(1989)
Alternative cover
Original United States cover
Singles from Islands
  1. "Islands"
    Released: 7 September 1987[2]
  2. "The Time Has Come"
    Released: 30 November 1987 (UK)[3]
  3. "Magic Touch"
    Released: November 1987 (US)[4]
  4. "Flying Start"
    Released: 1 February 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Islands is the 11th album by Mike Oldfield, released on 28 September 1987 by Virgin in the UK.[6] Guest singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland, Max Bacon, and Jim Price. A different track list and cover was used for the American edition.

  1. ^ Oldfield 2008, p. 238.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 35.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (12 March 1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 603. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  5. ^ Islands review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Islands". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 June 2022.