"Ships" | ||||
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Single by Ian Hunter | ||||
from the album You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic | ||||
B-side | "Wild East" | |||
Released | March 1979 | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
Producer(s) | Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter | |||
Ian Hunter singles chronology | ||||
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"Ships" | ||||
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Single by Barry Manilow | ||||
from the album One Voice | ||||
B-side | "They Gave in to the Blues" | |||
Released | October 1979 | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
Producer(s) | Barry Manilow, Ron Dante | |||
Barry Manilow singles chronology | ||||
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"Ships" is a song written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter. The song was first released on Hunter's fourth solo album, You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic in March 1979,[1] and later released as a single in August 1979.[2] Hunter's release of the single never made the charts. The song is said to be about Ian's relationship with his father.[3]