Misplaced Childhood

Misplaced Childhood
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Marillion
Released17 June 1985[1]
RecordedMarch – May 1985
StudioHansa Tonstudio (Berlin)
GenreNeo-prog
Length41:17
LabelEMI
ProducerChris Kimsey
Marillion chronology
Real to Reel
(1984) 		Misplaced Childhood
(1985) 		Brief Encounter
(1986)
Singles from Misplaced Childhood
  1. "Kayleigh"
    Released: 7 May 1985
  2. "Lavender"
    Released: 27 August 1985
  3. "Heart of Lothian"
    Released: 18 November 1985

Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album by the British neo-prog band Marillion, released in 1985. It is a concept album loosely based on the childhood of Marillion's lead singer, Fish, who was inspired by a brief incident that occurred while he was under the influence of LSD.

The album was recorded during the spring of 1985 at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin and produced by Chris Kimsey, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones. Misplaced Childhood is the group's most commercially successful album, peaking immediately at number one in the UK charts and spending a total of 41 weeks on the chart.[2] It ultimately gained the Platinum status.[3] It features Marillion's two most successful singles, the guitar-led rock ballad "Kayleigh", which reached number two in the UK,[4] and piano-led "Lavender", which peaked at number five.[5]

Misplaced Childhood was listed as the sixth best album of 1985 by Kerrang! and chosen as the fourth greatest concept album of all time by Classic Rock in 2003.

  1. ^ "Misplaced Childhood". Fish-TheCompany.Com: Official Site. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Marillion – Misplaced Childhood". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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  4. ^ "Marillion – Kayleigh". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Marillion - Lavender". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2015.