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.jpg) Artwork for original single | ||||
| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Crises | ||||
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| Released | 6 May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February – April 1983[1] | |||
| Studio | Denham, England[1] | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
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| "Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow (Official Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, Crises, of the same year.[5] The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number one on numerous charts around Europe. In the UK, it reached number four during a nineteen week chart run and was subsequently listed by the Official Charts Company as the 29th best-selling single of 1983.[6]
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- ^ "Official Top 40 Best Selling Singles of 1983". UK Official Charts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. 19 March 2021.