Sunsets on Empire | ||||
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Released | 19 May 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 61:04 | |||
Label | Dick Bros Record Company | |||
Producer | Steven Wilson | |||
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Singles from Sunsets on Empire | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Kerrang! | [2] |
Sunsets on Empire is the fifth studio album by Fish (fourth of original material) since he left Marillion in 1988. It was released in 1997 and was mostly written together with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, who co-composed six out of ten tracks on the original version, (plus one bonus track on the Japanese and remastered edition) and also produced the album. Tim Bowness, Wilson's partner in No-Man, has additional writing credits on one track. Two permanent members of Fish's line-up, keyboardist Foster Paterson, and guitarist Robin Boult co-wrote one and two tracks, respectively.
Unfortunately, the album and tour were flops and lost Fish hundreds of thousands of pounds, which meant he had to fold his Dick Brothers label. Roadrunner and Chocolate Frog/Snapper would subsequently reissue the album.
Liam Shiels