Fish (singer)
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Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, (born 25 April 1958, Dalkeith
, Midlothian
, Scotland) is a Scottish
progressive rock
singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion
.
. After working as a petrol pump
attendant, gardener and forestry
worker, Fish came to the public's attention in 1981 with the British rock group
Marillion
. The band achieved chart success in the UK, attaining top-ten hits in 1985 with "Kayleigh
" and "Lavender"
, and again in 1987 with "Incommunicado
". In 1988, Fish left Marillion in order to pursue his solo career. Many of Fish's later works contain lengthy spoken word
lyrics, shorter examples of which can be heard on earlier Marillion albums. Vocally, Fish has sometimes been compared to Peter Gabriel
, lead singer of Genesis
in the 1970s. Music journalist David Hepworth
described his voice as a “conflation of Roger Daltrey
and Peter Gabriel
”.
According to Fish himself, his nickname originates from the amount of time he spent in the bathtub. Fish has one daughter
, Tara.
On 26 August 2007, Fish performed at the 'Hobble on The Cobbles' show at the Market Square
in Aylesbury
, UK. He was accompanied on stage by four Marillion
members (Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery
, Ian Mosley
and Pete Trewavas
) for one song: 'Market Square Heroes
'. This was the first time they had performed together in nearly two decades. In a press interview following the event, Fish denied this would lead to a full reunion, claiming that "Hogarth does a great job with the band... We forged different paths over the 19 years."
His most recent studio album, 13th Star
, was released on 12 September 2007 as a specially-packaged pre-release version available to order from his website. A UK tour for this album commenced in March 2008, supported by Glyder
. In February 2008, Fish was confirmed to be the Friday night headline act at NEARFest
X. He also appeared with BBC Radio 2
's Bob Harris
on GMTV
to promote Childline Rocks, a charity concert.
In 2008, Fish presented a Friday evening radio show "Fish on Friday" for digital radio station Planet Rock. When the station was faced with closure, Malcolm Bluemel with the help of Fish, Tony Iommi
, Ian Anderson
and Gary Moore
helped save Planet Rock by buying the station.
On 9 June 2008, Fish embarked on his first full North American tour in eleven years. At each stop, he hosted a pre-show meet-and-greet with his fans. Two days prior, he was interviewed by Vince Font of the progressive rock podcast Prog'opolis, which was aired a week later on The Dividing Line Broadcast Network (DLBN) as "My Lunch With Fish".
In 2008, Fish revealed that he would be taking at least six months off from singing due to an "irregular cell growth" in his throat. This was later determined not to be cancerous.
Fish is a supporter
of Scottish Premier League
side Hibernian F.C.
In 2005, Fish won a Celebrity Music edition of The Weakest Link
, beating Eggsy of Goldie Lookin Chain
in the final round, sharing £18,750 with Eggsy's charity and his own.
and an unsuccessful contract with Polydor, Fish established the Dick Bros Record Company
in 1993. He released a number of "official bootleg
" albums to finance the company before selling it to Roadrunner Records
. Another financially unsuccessful period followed before he re-established his own Chocolate Frog Records record label in 2001. In 2005, Fish signed with Snapper Music
but later returned to Chocolate Frog Records.
in Jute City, a four-part 1991 BBC drama based on a group of Masonic
ruffians. In 1994, he appeared in Chasing the Deer
, a film set during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, as "Angus Cameron".
In 1998 he appeared in one episode of the ITV
TV series The Bill
, credited as David Lawson. It was episode 44 of series 14, named 'Manhunt' and was aired on 16 April. He also appeared in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series Rebus
alongside John Hannah
and, in 2003, appeared as the old gay man "Old Nick" in 9 Dead Gay Guys
.
In the 2005 movie, The Jacket
, Fish appeared alongside Adrien Brody
and Keira Knightley
as a patient in a mental institution.
He also played Derek Trout, a record producer
in the 1999 series, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star
.
Dalkeith
Dalkeith is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the River North Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540...
, Midlothian
Midlothian
Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
, Scotland) is a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
.
Biography
Fish was educated at Dalkeith High SchoolDalkeith High School
Dalkeith High School is a non-denominational secondary state school located in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.-History:In November 2003, Dalkeith High was integrated into the Dalkeith Schools Community Campus along with St. David's Roman Catholic High School and Saltersgate School, a special...
. After working as a petrol pump
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
attendant, gardener and forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
worker, Fish came to the public's attention in 1981 with the British rock group
British rock
British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. Since around 1964, with the "British Invasion" of the United States spearheaded by The Beatles, British rock music has had a considerable impact on the development of American music and rock music across the...
Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
. The band achieved chart success in the UK, attaining top-ten hits in 1985 with "Kayleigh
Kayleigh
"Kayleigh" was a number two UK hit for British neo-progressive rock band Marillion in 1985. It remains the group's most successful single in terms of chart position. The single was kept from the UK Number 1 spot by charity single "You'll Never Walk Alone" by supergroup The Crowd in the summer of...
" and "Lavender"
Lavender (Marillion song)
"Lavender" is neo-progressive rock band Marillion's second single from their breakthrough album Misplaced Childhood. The follow-up to the big UK number 2 hit "Kayleigh", the song was their second Top 5 UK hit, entering the chart on 7 September 1985, reaching number 5 and staying on the chart for 9...
, and again in 1987 with "Incommunicado
Incommunicado (song)
Incommunicado is the lead single of Marillion's fourth studio album, Clutching at Straws. Released 11 May 1987, it reached number six in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's third top-ten hit, the last until 2004. It became a minor hit on the Dutch Top 40 reaching number 31...
". In 1988, Fish left Marillion in order to pursue his solo career. Many of Fish's later works contain lengthy spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
lyrics, shorter examples of which can be heard on earlier Marillion albums. Vocally, Fish has sometimes been compared to Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, lead singer of Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
in the 1970s. Music journalist David Hepworth
David Hepworth
David Hepworth is a journalist and music writer responsible for the launch of many British magazines.Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Hepworth attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and Trent Park College of Education, Barnet...
described his voice as a “conflation of Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
”.
According to Fish himself, his nickname originates from the amount of time he spent in the bathtub. Fish has one daughter
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements.-Etymology:...
, Tara.
On 26 August 2007, Fish performed at the 'Hobble on The Cobbles' show at the Market Square
Market Square
Market Square may refer to:Market square, a description of the generic usagein Australia* Market Square, Geelong, a shopping centre in Victoria, Australiain Canada:* Market Square, Victoria, British Columbiain Finland:...
in Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, UK. He was accompanied on stage by four Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
members (Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery
Steve Rothery
Steve Rothery is the guitarist of the English rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.-Biography:...
, Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Ian F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
and Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnett, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of...
) for one song: 'Market Square Heroes
Market Square Heroes
"Market Square Heroes" is the debut single of neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1982 with "Three Boats Down From The Candy" as the B-side...
'. This was the first time they had performed together in nearly two decades. In a press interview following the event, Fish denied this would lead to a full reunion, claiming that "Hogarth does a great job with the band... We forged different paths over the 19 years."
His most recent studio album, 13th Star
13th Star
13th Star is an album by Fish. Released as a limited edition via mail-order in September 2007 and to retail in February 2008, it is his ninth solo studio album since he left Marillion in 1988 and the first since Field of Crows...
, was released on 12 September 2007 as a specially-packaged pre-release version available to order from his website. A UK tour for this album commenced in March 2008, supported by Glyder
Glyder (band)
Glyder is a hard rock band from Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland.-History:The band formed in 2004 after a one off gig at “The Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Originally called Hollywood, the band toured Ireland with Thin Lizzy...
. In February 2008, Fish was confirmed to be the Friday night headline act at NEARFest
NEARfest
The North East Art Rock Festival, or NEARfest for short, is a multi-day event celebrating the resurgence of progressive and eclectic music in the United States and around the world. The event is held annually in early summer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, approximately one hour north of Philadelphia...
X. He also appeared with BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
's Bob Harris
Bob Harris (radio)
Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
to promote Childline Rocks, a charity concert.
In 2008, Fish presented a Friday evening radio show "Fish on Friday" for digital radio station Planet Rock. When the station was faced with closure, Malcolm Bluemel with the help of Fish, Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
, Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson (musician)
Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
and Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
helped save Planet Rock by buying the station.
On 9 June 2008, Fish embarked on his first full North American tour in eleven years. At each stop, he hosted a pre-show meet-and-greet with his fans. Two days prior, he was interviewed by Vince Font of the progressive rock podcast Prog'opolis, which was aired a week later on The Dividing Line Broadcast Network (DLBN) as "My Lunch With Fish".
In 2008, Fish revealed that he would be taking at least six months off from singing due to an "irregular cell growth" in his throat. This was later determined not to be cancerous.
Fish is a supporter
Fan (person)
A Fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom...
of Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
side Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
In 2005, Fish won a Celebrity Music edition of The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
, beating Eggsy of Goldie Lookin Chain
Goldie Lookin Chain
Goldie Lookin Chain is a comedic rap music group based in Newport, South Wales. The group produces humorous, controversial and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society, the ‘chav’ culture and life in Newport and south Wales in general.-Background:Many of the songs...
in the final round, sharing £18,750 with Eggsy's charity and his own.
Record labels
Following a legal dispute with EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
and an unsuccessful contract with Polydor, Fish established the Dick Bros Record Company
Dick Bros Record Company
The Dick Brothers Record Company was an independent record label formed by the singer Fish based in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. It predominantly released material by Fish, including 'official bootleg' live albums...
in 1993. He released a number of "official bootleg
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
" albums to finance the company before selling it to Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
. Another financially unsuccessful period followed before he re-established his own Chocolate Frog Records record label in 2001. In 2005, Fish signed with Snapper Music
Snapper Music
Snapper Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher, Dougie Dudgeon and funded by the late Mark Levinson from Palan Music Publishing. In 1999 Snapper broke away from its parent company in an MBO in association with ACT and CAI venture...
but later returned to Chocolate Frog Records.
Awards
In May 2008, Fish's Planet Rock show won the Silver award in the Music Broadcaster of the Year category at the UK Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008. In June 2008, at the New York Festivals Radio Broadcasting Awards, he and Gary Moore jointly received the Gold World Medal in the Regularly Scheduled Music Program category for their respective shows on Planet Rock.Acting
Fish's first prominent role was as the thug "Ferguson" alongside John SessionsJohn Sessions
John Gibb Marshall , better known by the stage name John Sessions, is a Scottish actor and comedian. He is known for comedy improvisation in television shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?; as a panellist on QI; and as a character actor in numerous films, both in the UK and in Hollywood.-Early...
in Jute City, a four-part 1991 BBC drama based on a group of Masonic
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
ruffians. In 1994, he appeared in Chasing the Deer
Chasing the Deer
Chasing the Deer is a 1994 British war film directed by Graham Holloway and starring Brian Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson and Mathew Zajac. It depicts the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, in which Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in Scotland, trying to claim the British throne.Chasing The Deer was filmed on...
, a film set during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, as "Angus Cameron".
In 1998 he appeared in one episode of the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
TV series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, credited as David Lawson. It was episode 44 of series 14, named 'Manhunt' and was aired on 16 April. He also appeared in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series Rebus
Rebus
A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon"...
alongside John Hannah
John Hannah (actor)
John David Hannah is a Scottish actor of film and television. He has appeared in Stephen Sommers' Mummy Series, Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow...
and, in 2003, appeared as the old gay man "Old Nick" in 9 Dead Gay Guys
9 Dead Gay Guys
9 Dead Gay Guys is a 2002 British comedy film by director Lab Ky Mo starring Brendan Mackey and Glen Mulhern and released by TLA Releasing.-Plot:...
.
In the 2005 movie, The Jacket
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film directed by John Maybury that is partly based on the Jack London novel of the same name, released in the US as The Star Rover. Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco...
, Fish appeared alongside Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist . Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so...
and Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
as a patient in a mental institution.
He also played Derek Trout, a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
in the 1999 series, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star
The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star
The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star was a successful British comedy series, which aired on Channel 4 in 1998.It was a six-part satirical take on the music industry, written by BAFTA award-winner Bryan Elsley...
.
Current live band
- Derek William Dick - lead vocals
- Frank UsherFrank UsherFrank Usher is an English guitarist best known for his work in Fish's band. Usher lives and operates a guitar-manufacturing business in Innerleithen, Scotland...
- lead/rhythm guitars - Chris Johnson - rhythm/lead guitars, backing vocals
- Gavin Dickie - bass guitars, backing vocals
- Foss Patterson - keyboards, backing vocals
- Gavin Griffiths - drums
Studio albums
- 1990: Vigil in a Wilderness of MirrorsVigil in a Wilderness of MirrorsVigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors was the first solo album that rock singer Fish released after he departed Marillion in 1988. Although the recordings for this album finished as early as June 1989, EMI Records decided to delay the release until early 1990, to avoid collision with Marillion's album...
- 1991: Internal ExileInternal ExileInternal Exile was Fish's second solo album after leaving Marillion in 1988. The album, released 28 October 1991, was inspired by the singer's past, his own personal problems and his troubled experiences with his previous record label EMI.The album's music reflects Fish's indulgence in the vast...
- 1993: Songs from the MirrorSongs from the MirrorSongs from the Mirror is the third solo album by singer Fish. It does not contain any original Fish material; instead it is a cover album featuring Fish's versions of songs by artists who inspired him before his career started...
(coversCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
album) - 1994: SuitsSuits (album)Suits is the fourth solo album by former Marillion singer Fish, and his third studio album with original material...
- 1997: Sunsets on EmpireSunsets on EmpireSunsets on Empire is a studio album by Fish, the fourth with original material since he left Marillion in 1988. It was mostly written together with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, who co-composed six of ten tracks on the original version and also produced the album...
- 1999: Raingods with ZipposRaingods with ZipposRaingods with Zippos is a 1999 Progressive rock album by ex-Marillion vocalist Fish. It was released on the Roadrunner record label, more well known for its heavy metal releases. Raingods with Zippos is often hailed one of Fish's greatest achievements along with his 1990 debut Vigil in a Wilderness...
- 2001: Fellini DaysFellini DaysFellini Days is Fish's seventh solo studio album since he left Marillion in 1988 and the first since Raingods with Zippos . Released on Fish's own label Chocolate Frog Records Company.-Track listing:Note: "Dick" is Fish's actual surname....
- 2004: Field of CrowsField of CrowsField of Crows is Fish's eighth solo studio album since he left Marillion in 1988 and the first since Fellini Days . Released on Fish's own label Chocolate Frog Records Company, retail distribution is now handled by Snapper Music....
- 2007: 13th Star13th Star13th Star is an album by Fish. Released as a limited edition via mail-order in September 2007 and to retail in February 2008, it is his ninth solo studio album since he left Marillion in 1988 and the first since Field of Crows...
- 2012: 'A Feast of Consequences' (working title)
Live albums
Some of these live albums were first released as "official bootlegs" sold via mail-order and on tour. Several of these have later been released to retail.- 1993: Pigpen's Birthday
- 1993: Derek Dick and his Amazing Electric Bear
- 1993: Uncle Fish and the Crypt Creepers
- 1993: For Whom the Bells Toll
- 1993: Toiling in the Reeperbahn
- 1994: Sushi
- 1996: Fish Head Curry (limited edition live album, 5000 copies only)
- 1996: Krakow
- 1998: Tales from the Big Bus
- 1998: Fortunes of War
- 1999: The Haddington Tapes (From the 1998 Haddington Convention)
- 1999: The Complete BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Sessions - 2000: Issue 30 CD (From the 1999 Haddington Convention)
- 2000: Candlelight in Fog (limited edition live album, 3000 copies only)
- 2000: Acoustic Sessions
- 2001: Sashimi
- 2002: Fellini Nights
- 2002: Mixed Company
- 2005: Scattering Crows Live In Europe 2004
- 2005: Scattering Crows Live At The Robin 2, Bilston Feb. 18th 2004
- 2006: Return to Childhood
- 2007: Communion
Compilation albums
- 1995: Yin and YangYin and Yang (Fish albums)Yin and Yang are the titles of two separate compilation albums by Fish co-released in 1995. They are a retrospective on Fish's four solo albums and four albums with Marillion....
- 1998: Kettle of Fish (88-98)Kettle of FishKettle of Fish is the title of a compilation album by Fish released in 1998, providing a retrospective on his solo career plus two new songs. Unlike the previous best-of Yin and Yang , this is a single disc and does not include any Marillion material...
- 2005: BouillabaisseBouillabaisse (album)Bouillabaisse is a compilation double album by Fish released in 2005. It is the third "best-of" collection after Yin and Yang and Kettle of Fish , however, it covers Fish's entire solo career up to the previous year's studio album Field of Crows...
Singles
- 1986: "Shortcut to SomewhereShortcut to SomewhereShortcut to Somewhare was the second single released from Genesis keyboard player Tony Banks's 1986 album Soundtracks. The A-side, which had been part of the soundtrack for the film Quicksilver, featured Fish on vocals, his only commercial recording outside Marillion before his departure from the...
" (Fish & Tony Banks) - 1989: "State of Mind"
- 1989: "Big Wedge"
- 1990: "A Gentleman's Excuse Me"
- 1990: "The Company" (Germany only)
- 1991: "Internal Exile"
- 1991: "Credo"
- 1992: "Something In The Air"
- 1992: "Never Mind The Bullocks" (feat. Hold Your Head Up)
- 1994: "Lady Let It Lie"
- 1994: "Fortunes of War"
- 1995: "Just Good Friends" (feat. Sam Brown)
- 1997: "Brother 52"
- 1997: "Change of Heart"
- 1999: "Incomplete" (feat. Liz Antwi)
- 2008: "Arc of the Curve"
- 2008: "Zoë 25"
Collaborations
- 1981-1988: Sang for MarillionMarillionMarillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
. - 1986: "Shortcut To Somewhere" on the album SoundtracksSoundtracks (Tony Banks album)Soundtracks is a collection of soundtrack pieces from the films Quicksilver and Lorca and the Outlaws with music composed by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks.-Reception:...
by Tony BanksTony Banks (musician)This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
, lead vocals by Fish, produced by Richard James BurgessRichard James BurgessRichard James Burgess is a studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor. He was the producer for Spandau Ballet's first two albums.-Education:... - 1991: "Angel Face" and "Another Murder Of A Day" on the album StillStill (Tony Banks album)Still is the fourth studio album released by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks in 1991 on Virgin Records in the UK and Giant Records in the US. The album was originally going to be named after the track "Still It Takes Me By Surprise", but was later shorted to Still...
by Tony BanksTony Banks (musician)This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
, lead vocals by Fish. - 1992: Sang the part of "Crixus the Gaul" on the album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of SpartacusJeff Wayne's Musical Version of SpartacusJeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus was a 1992 concept album by Jeff Wayne and others, telling the story of Roman gladiator, Spartacus....
. - 1993: "Out Of My Life" (Acoustic), "The Seeker" and "Time And A Word" on the album Outpatients '93.
- 1994; "Lady Let It Lie", backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
by Knox Academy Junior Choir on the album, Suits. - 1994: "Spirit Of The Forest" on the album Earthrise.
- 1998: Sang the part of the "Highlander" character on the album Into the Electric CastleInto the Electric CastleInto the Electric Castle is a progressive metal two-disc album released in 1998 by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen A. Lucassen. It is the third album of his Ayreon project....
by AyreonAyreonAyreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica...
. - 1998: Played a cameo role in the TV series The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock StarThe Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock StarThe Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star was a successful British comedy series, which aired on Channel 4 in 1998.It was a six-part satirical take on the music industry, written by BAFTA award-winner Bryan Elsley...
as the character Derek Trout. - 2000: Sang on the single "Scotland By Our Side" credited to Scotia Nostra.
- 2003: Sang on the track "Caledonia"Caledonia (song)Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean somewhere between 1974 and 1977. and published in 1979 on an album of the same name. The chorus features the lyrics "Caledonia, you're calling me, and now I'm going home". MacLean plays the song in the key of E using Open C tuning...
on the Frankie MillerFrankie MillerFrankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
, A Tribute To Frankie Miller