Reveal (Fischer-Z album)

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Reveal
Studio album by Fischer-Z
Released	1987
Genre	New wave
Length	45:00
Label	Arista
Producer	John Watts
Fischer-Z chronology
Red Skies over Paradise (1981) Reveal (1987) Fish's Head (1989)

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Reveal is an album by the new wave rock band Fischer-Z. In the summer of 1981 John Watts split up with his group, Fischer-Z, on the grounds that his art could not evolve within the context of the band. Prompted by the encouragement of the well-received Fischer-Z album, Red Skies Over Paradise, Watts soon embarked on a solo career, releasing his first solo album, One More Twist (1982), followed quickly by his second, The Iceberg Model (1983). Watts toured extensively and even produced a mini-album for Zulu artist Busi Mhlongo. He released an album entitled Quick Quick Slow under the name The Cry in 1984.

After touring and releasing an album every year until 1985, John Watts tried to balance his constant touring with his responsibilities of being a father of two children. Over the next few years, he began writing and recording new material with multi-talented musician Ian Porter. In 1987, John Watts again began to record material under the Fischer-Z name — but, with one twist — Watts was now the only original member of the group and it was his "musical vision". Original Fischer-Z keyboardist, Steve Skolnik, did, however, make a minor contribution to the album.