Sky (Sky album)

Sky
Studio album by Sky
Released	May 1979
Genre	Instrumental pop/rock[1]
Length	36:48
Label	Arista/Ariola
Producer	Sky, Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark
Sky chronology

Sky is the debut album by the supergroup Sky, released in 1979.

In 2014 Esoteric Recordings started a schedule of remasters and expanded releases with this recording.

Track listing

Original vinyl and cassette

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Westway"	Herbie Flowers, Francis Monkman	3:37
2.	"Carillon"	Flowers, Gomm	3:27
3.	"Danza"	Antonio Ruiz-Pipò; arranged by Peek	2:57
4.	"Gymnopedie No. 1"	Erik Satie	3:40
5.	"Cannonball"	Monkman	3:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Where Opposites Meet" "Part 1" "Part 2" "Part 3" "Part 4" "Part 5"	Monkman	19:22 3:38 2:24 5:28 5:39 2:21

1992 and 1994 CD releases

1992 : Freestyle Records (SKY CD 1), Music Club (MCCD077)
1994 : Nota Blu (9403200), Merlin Records

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Dies Irae" (Originally a non-album single)	7:31

The 1992 Freestyle Records split "Where Opposites Meet" into its component parts, whereas all the others combined them all into one track. All other CD issues up to and including the 2005 Sanctuary Records release only contained the original album.

The Merlin Records CD contained new artwork exclusive to that edition.

2007 Arcàngelo double CD (ARC-7249/50)

Disc one – Sky
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Westway"
2.	"Carillon"
3.	"Danza"
4.	"Gymnopedie No. 1"
5.	"Cannonball"
6.	"Where Opposites Meet"

Disc two – Anthology
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Grace"
2.	"Chiropodie No. 1"
3.	"Sister Rose"
4.	"Meheeco"
5.	"Keep Me Safe And Keep Me Warm, Shelter Me From Darkness"
6.	"Hello"
7.	"Connecting Rooms"
8.	"Westwind"
9.	"Masquerade"
10.	"To Yelasto Pedi"

All tracks on the second disc are taken from Sky 3 and Sky 4: Forthcoming

2014 Esoteric Recordings CD and DVD

CD: Original album (remastered) with bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Westway"
2.	"Carillon"
3.	"Danza"
4.	"Gymnopedle No. 1"
5.	"Cannonball"
6.	"Where Opposites Meet"
7.	"Dies Irae" (Bonus track – originally a non-album single)
8.	"March to the Scaffold (original single version)" (Bonus track – originally the B side of "Dies Irae")
9.	"Where Opposites Meet (Parts 1 – 5) (Live)" (Bonus track (live) – The Year of the Child UNICEF concert at Wembley Arena, London, November 1979)

DVD: video recording of various live performances (NTSC / Region Free)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Interview / Danza" (Musical Chairs – BBC TV – 7 March 1979)
2.	"Cannonball" (Pebble Mill at One – BBC TV – 22 May 1979)
3.	"Carillon" (Pebble Mill at One – BBC TV – 22 May 1979)
4.	"Cannonball" (Promotional film – Old Grey Whistle Test – 22 May 1979)
5.	"Danza" (Val Doonican Music Show – 29 May 1979)
6.	"Carillion" (Val Doonican Music Show – 29 May 1979)
7.	""Where Opposites Meet" (Parts 4 and 5) (live)"" (Live – The Year of the Child, UNICEF concert at Wembley Arena, London, November 1979)

2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl double LP

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Westway"	Herbie Flowers, Francis Monkman
2.	"Carillon"	Flowers, Gomm
3.	"Danza"	Antonio Ruiz-Pipò; arranged by Peek
4.	"Gymnopedie No. 1"	Erik Satie
5.	"Cannonball"	Monkman

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Where Opposites Meet"	Monkman

Side three
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Dies Irae" (Bonus track)
8.	"March to the Scaffold (Original Single Version)" (Bonus track)

Side four
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Blank side"

Personnel

John Williams – acoustic guitars
Francis Monkman – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord
Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
Tristan Fry – drums, percussion
Kevin Peek – electric and acoustic guitars

References

↑ "allmusic ((( Sky > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2010.

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[1] "allmusic ((( Sky > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2010.

Sky
John Williams Herbie Flowers Francis Monkman Kevin Peek Tristan Fry Steve Gray Paul Hart Richard Durrant
Studio albums	Sky Sky 2 Sky 3 Sky 4: Forthcoming Cadmium The Great Balloon Race Mozart
Live albums	Sky Five Live Live In Nottingham
Compilations	Masterpieces Classic Sky Anthology Toccata - An Anthology
Video releases	Sky In Bremen Sky At Westminster Abbey Live In Nottingham