| "Tricks of the Light" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Discovery | ||||
| B-side | "Afghan" | |||
| Released | 10 September 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | "In the Swiss Alps at 2000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"[2] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield Simon Phillips | |||
| Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Tricks of the Light" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield released in 1984 and is from the Virgin Records album Discovery. Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer perform vocals for this song.
The single's B-side, "Afghan" (working title "Celtic", is a non-album track, and was recorded at the same time as the Discovery album.[3] The single also features an instrumental version of "Tricks of the Light".[4]
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield Discography - Discovery". Tubular.net. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield FAQ - 2.16 Information on Afghan". Tubular.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 1 March 2009.