"April Skies" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 group The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...

 and the first single from the group's album Darklands

Darklands (album)

Darklands is the second album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. Unlike their previous album, drum machines were used in place of drummer Bobby Gillespie, who had left to pursue a successful career as the frontman with Primal Scream...

. It was released by Blanco y Negro Records

Blanco y Negro Records

Blanco y Negro Records, a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records.Blanco y Negro was home to such artists as Bananarama, Everything But the Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Dream Academy, Dinosaur Jr., Bernthøler, A House, Catatonia, The...

 in April 1987 and reached #8 in the UK single charts. making it their highest charting single within the UK.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Reid

Jim Reid

Jim Reid is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid -The Jesus and Mary Chain:...

 and William Reid

William Reid (musician)

William Adam Reid is a guitarist, composer and, at times, singer for the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.-The Jesus and Mary Chain:...

, except where noted.

7" (NEG24)

1. "April Skies" – 3:58
2. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09

2x7" (NEG24F) Gatefold Sleeve

1. "April Skies" – 3:58
2. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09
3. "Mushroom
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    (Live)" (Can
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   ) - 3:16
4. "Bo Diddley Is Jesus" - 3:16

12" (NEG24T)

1. "April Skies" – 3:58
2. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09
3. "Who Do You Love" (Bo Diddley
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   ) - 4:03

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid
  Jim Reid
  Jim Reid is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid -The Jesus and Mary Chain:...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• William Reid
  William Reid (musician)
  William Adam Reid is a guitarist, composer and, at times, singer for the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.-The Jesus and Mary Chain:...
  
   – guitar, producer
  Record producer
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Additional personnel

• Bill Price
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   - producer (track 1)
• John Loder – producer (tracks 2 to 4)
• Linda Reid - design
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• Helen Backhouse - design
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