Lavender (Marillion song)

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"Lavender"
Single by Marillion
from the album Misplaced Childhood
B-side	"Freaks"
Released	27 August 1985
Recorded	March–May 1985
Studio	Hansa Ton (Berlin, Germany)
Length	3:40 (7-inch)
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Fish, Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
Producer(s)	Chris Kimsey for Wonderknob Ltd
Marillion singles chronology
"Kayleigh" (1985) "Lavender" (1985) "Heart of Lothian" (1985)
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"Lavender" is a song by the British neo-prog band Marillion. It was released as the second single from their 1985 UK number one concept album Misplaced Childhood. The follow-up to the UK number two hit "Kayleigh", the song was their second Top Five UK hit, entering the chart on 7 September 1985, reaching number five and staying on the chart for nine weeks.^[1] None of the group's subsequent songs have reached the Top Five and "Lavender" remains their second highest-charting song. As with all Marillion albums and singles between 1982 and 1988, the cover art was created by Mark Wilkinson.