Maggie Reilly
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Maggie Reilly is a Scottish
singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield
. Most notably, she performed the vocals on the song Moonlight Shadow
, which was an international hit in 1983.
, and released one album with them in 1976.
She is best known for her collaborations with the composer Mike Oldfield
between 1980 and 1984, especially by co-writing and performing the vocals on "Family Man
" and other tracks on the album Five Miles Out
(1982), "Moonlight Shadow
" (1983), "Foreign Affair
" (1983), and "To France
" (1984).
In 1992, she issued her debut solo album Echoes
, from which the singles "Everytime We Touch
", "Tears in the Rain
" and "Wait
" were the most successful. A series of solo albums were released over the next seventeen years.
She has also worked with many other artists, including Mike Batt
(on his Hunting of the Snark
album), Jack Bruce
, Dave Greenfield
& Jean-Jacques Burnel
, Nick Mason
& Rick Fenn
, Michael Cretu
, Lesiëm
, Ralph McTell
, Simon Nicol
(of Fairport Convention
), Stefan Zauner (of Münchener Freiheit
), Runrig
, The Sisters of Mercy
, and Smokie
.
Maggie and song writing partner Stuart MacKillop are collaborating (2009) with novelist and screenwriter Tom Stevens on a movie project entitled 'Lilith: the last temptation of Adam'. Maggie and Stuart are writing the movie soundtrack which will also be released on CD.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
. Most notably, she performed the vocals on the song Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980...
, which was an international hit in 1983.
Career
Reilly first came to prominence as a member of the 1970s white-soul outfit Cado BelleCado Belle
Cado Belle were a British rock group prominent in the pub rock scene of the mid 1970s, and are notable for making the first recordings featuring singer Maggie Reilly who went on to have success with Mike Oldfield and as a solo artist.-Origins:...
, and released one album with them in 1976.
She is best known for her collaborations with the composer Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
between 1980 and 1984, especially by co-writing and performing the vocals on "Family Man
Family Man (song)
"Family Man" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1982 . It was released from the album Five Miles Out, with vocals performed by Maggie Reilly.- Lyrical content :...
" and other tracks on the album Five Miles Out
Five Miles Out
Five Miles Out is the seventh record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1982, at a time when his music was moving away from large-scale symphonic pieces towards a more accessible pop style. It is one of the very few albums on which Oldfield sings lead vocals, as he is noted for not having any...
(1982), "Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980...
" (1983), "Foreign Affair
Crises
Crises is the eighth record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1983. Oldfield's well known hit "Moonlight Shadow" appears on the album.- Album analysis :...
" (1983), and "To France
To France
"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.It references Mary Stuart in its chorus...
" (1984).
In 1992, she issued her debut solo album Echoes
Echoes (Maggie Reilly album)
Echoes is a debut studio album by Maggie Reilly. It was released on 30 April 1992 by EMI. The album was produced by Armand Volker, Harald Steinhauer, Kristian Schultze and Stefan Zauner. The album includes her song Everytime We Touch, which was a major hit in Europe in the 1990s, reaching #1 chart...
, from which the singles "Everytime We Touch
Everytime We Touch (Maggie Reilly song)
"Everytime We Touch" is a song recorded by Maggie Reilly for her 1992 album Echoes. The song was produced by Armand Volker and recorded under the label of Mambo Musik...
", "Tears in the Rain
Tears in the Rain (song)
Tears in the Rain is a Pop song by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly. The song was produced by Armand Volker. It was released as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album Echoes . The single's B-side "Only a Fool" also appeared on the album....
" and "Wait
Wait (Maggie Reilly song)
Wait is a Pop song by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly. It was released in 1992 as the album's third single. The song was written by Gavin Hodgson, Maggie Reilly, Stuart MacKillop and A. Seibold and produced by Armand Volker and Stefan Zauner...
" were the most successful. A series of solo albums were released over the next seventeen years.
She has also worked with many other artists, including Mike Batt
Mike Batt
Michael Philip "Mike" Batt is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry...
(on his Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark (musical)
The Hunting of the Snark is a musical based on Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark", written by composer Mike Batt.-History:The musical began life in 1984 as a costumed concert with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, conducted by Mike Batt and starring Paul Jones as the Baker...
album), Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
, Dave Greenfield
Dave Greenfield
Dave Greenfield is the keyboard player with English rock band, The Stranglers.-Biography:He is noted for his trademark style of playing rapid arpeggios...
& Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel
J. J. Burnel , is a Franco-English musician producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band The Stranglers.-Life and career:...
, Nick Mason
Nick Mason
Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason is an English drummer and songwriter, best known for his work with Pink Floyd. He was the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965...
& Rick Fenn
Rick Fenn
Richard 'Rick' Fenn is an English rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Hollies singer Peter Howarth and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason....
, Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
, Lesiëm
Lesiëm
Lesiëm is a German musical project created in 1999 by the producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. The project's music combines elements of rock, pop, electronica, New Age, enigmatic and ambient music, as well as Gregorian chant and other choral music. It is frequently compared to French project Era...
, Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s....
, Simon Nicol
Simon Nicol
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
(of Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
), Stefan Zauner (of Münchener Freiheit
Münchener Freiheit
Münchener Freiheit is a German pop and rock band that had released seventeen albums by 2007, six of which have gone gold and have sold over five million copies in Europe. They are named after a square in the city of Munich in Germany, meaning "Munich liberty"...
), Runrig
Runrig
Runrig are a Scottish Celtic rock group formed in Skye, in 1973 under the name 'The Run Rig Dance Band'. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald. The current line-up also includes longtime members Malcolm Jones, Iain Bayne, and more...
, The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
, and Smokie
Smokie (band)
Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
.
Maggie and song writing partner Stuart MacKillop are collaborating (2009) with novelist and screenwriter Tom Stevens on a movie project entitled 'Lilith: the last temptation of Adam'. Maggie and Stuart are writing the movie soundtrack which will also be released on CD.
Solo albums
- EchoesEchoes (Maggie Reilly album)Echoes is a debut studio album by Maggie Reilly. It was released on 30 April 1992 by EMI. The album was produced by Armand Volker, Harald Steinhauer, Kristian Schultze and Stefan Zauner. The album includes her song Everytime We Touch, which was a major hit in Europe in the 1990s, reaching #1 chart...
(1992) - Midnight SunMidnight Sun (Maggie Reilly album)- Track listing :# "Follow The Midnight Sun"# "So Much More"# "Every Single Heartbeat"# "Oh My Heart"# "Tell Me"# "Don't Wanna Lose"# "I Won't Turn Away"# "Silver On The Tree"/"Angel Tears"# "Sunlight"# "Only Love"# "Once In A While"...
(1993) - All the MixesAll the Mixes- Track listing :# "Intro" 1'08# "To France" - JPO & Beam Spanish Dream Mix 5'50# "To France" - JPO & Beam Club Mix 8'03# "To France" - Espirito Remix 6'40# "Walk on by" - JPO & Beam Piano Mix 6'05# "Walk on by" - House Mix 5'30# "Walk on by" - Club Mix 6'15...
(1996) - ElenaElena (album)- Track listing :# "Walk On By" – 3:58# "To France" – 5:09# "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" – 0:39# "Little Boy's Eyes " – 3:44...
(1996) - Elena: The Mixes (1997)
- The Best of Maggie Reilly, There and Back AgainThe Best of Maggie Reilly, There and Back Again- Track listing :# "One Little Word" # "Everytime We Touch '98"# "Walk On By"# "To France"# "You Brightened Up The Darkness"# "Listen To Your Heart"# "Brought Up To Believe"# "Moonlight Shadow"# "Little Boys Eyes"# "All My Heart Can Hold"...
(1998) - StarcrossedStarcrossed (album)Starcrossed is one of Maggie Reilly's newest albums. Released in 2000, it is one of her solo albums without Mike Oldfield.- Track listing :# "Reunion" # "Stolen Heart" # "Adelena" # "When It's Over" # "Half-Light"...
(2000) - Save It for a Rainy DaySave It for a Rainy Day- Track listing :# "Do You Really Want To Leave Me This Way"# "Forget About It"# "These Dreams"# "Goin' Back"# "Birds"# "True Colours"# "Save It For A Rainy Day"# "If You Leave Me Now"# "For One Kiss"# "You Can Close Your Eyes"# "So Far Away"...
(2002) - RowanRowan (album)- Track listing : # "Away wi' the faeries" # "Once I had a sweetheart" # "Heartsong" # "The star" # "Promises"...
(2006) - Looking Back, Moving ForwardLooking Back, Moving ForwardLooking Back, Moving Forward is a 2009 album of re-recorded songs by singer Maggie Reilly.- Track listing :# "It's a Lovely Day" - 4:45# "Everytime We Touch" - 4:13# "Lucy" - 3:15# "Family Man" - 3:47# "Stone's Throw from Nowhere" - 5:07...
(2009)
Solo singles
- "As Tears Go By" (1984)
- "What About Tomorrows ChildrenWhat About Tomorrows ChildrenWhat About Tomorrows Children is a Pop song by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly. It was released by Empire Records as the first single from her debut studio album Echoes . The song was produced by Harald Steinhauer and Kristian Schultze...
" (1991) - "Everytime We TouchEverytime We Touch (Maggie Reilly song)"Everytime We Touch" is a song recorded by Maggie Reilly for her 1992 album Echoes. The song was produced by Armand Volker and recorded under the label of Mambo Musik...
" (1992) - "WaitWait (Maggie Reilly song)Wait is a Pop song by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly. It was released in 1992 as the album's third single. The song was written by Gavin Hodgson, Maggie Reilly, Stuart MacKillop and A. Seibold and produced by Armand Volker and Stefan Zauner...
" (1992) - "Tears in the RainTears in the Rain (song)Tears in the Rain is a Pop song by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly. The song was produced by Armand Volker. It was released as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album Echoes . The single's B-side "Only a Fool" also appeared on the album....
" (1992) - "Follow the Midnight Sun" (1993)
- "Every Single Heartbeat" (1993)
- "Don't Wanna Lose" (1994)
- "Walk on By" (1996)
- "Walk on By" - The Mixes (1996)
- "To FranceTo France"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.It references Mary Stuart in its chorus...
" - The Mixes (1996) - "Listen to Your Heart" (1996)
- "To France" - The Mixes II (1997)
- "Listen to Your Heart" - The Mixes (1997)
- "Listen to Your Heart" - The Mixes II (1997)
- "One Little Word" (1998)
Collaborations with Mike Oldfield
- QE2QE2 (album)QE2 is the sixth record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records.The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover version of pieces recorded by other bands .- Album analysis :The longest tracks on the album are "Taurus I" and the title track, "QE2",...
(1980) - Five Miles OutFive Miles OutFive Miles Out is the seventh record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1982, at a time when his music was moving away from large-scale symphonic pieces towards a more accessible pop style. It is one of the very few albums on which Oldfield sings lead vocals, as he is noted for not having any...
(1982) - CrisesCrisesCrises is the eighth record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1983. Oldfield's well known hit "Moonlight Shadow" appears on the album.- Album analysis :...
(1983) - DiscoveryDiscovery (Mike Oldfield album)Discovery is the ninth album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It was recorded at Oldfield's then-home in Villars-sur-Ollon in the Swiss Alps where he was living for tax reasons...
(1984) - The CompleteThe Complete Mike OldfieldThe Complete Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released on Virgin Records on 1 October 1985. The double album is subdivided into four sections, with The instrumental section and The Vocal section containing shorter pieces, and The Complex section and The Live section containing...
(1985) - Earth MovingEarth MovingEarth Moving is the 12th record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1989.- Album analysis :Oldfield used several vocalists on the album, including his then girlfriend, Anita Hegerland. The album's music was performed mainly with synthesizers...
(1989) - Elements - The Best of Mike OldfieldElements - The Best of Mike OldfieldElements – The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1993 .The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is most commonly available form today. It was later released alongside the original Tubular Bells, as a double CD album...
(1993) - XXV: The EssentialXXV: The EssentialXXV: The Essential is a compilation album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield and released in 1997. The Roman numerals XXV are to represent that this is a compilation pieces of the first 25 years of Oldfield's work.- Background :...
(1997)
Collaborations with other artists
- Cado BelleCado BelleCado Belle were a British rock group prominent in the pub rock scene of the mid 1970s, and are notable for making the first recordings featuring singer Maggie Reilly who went on to have success with Mike Oldfield and as a solo artist.-Origins:...
- Cado Belle (1976) - Jim Wilkie - The Waxer (1979)
- Doll by Doll - Grand Passion (1982)
- Dave GreenfieldDave GreenfieldDave Greenfield is the keyboard player with English rock band, The Stranglers.-Biography:He is noted for his trademark style of playing rapid arpeggios...
& J.J. Burnel - Fire & Water (1983) - Peter BlegvadPeter BlegvadPeter Blegvad is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of the avant-pop band Slapp Happy, which later merged briefly with Henry Cow, and has released many solo and collaborative albums...
- Naked Shakespeare (1983) - Nick MasonNick MasonNicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason is an English drummer and songwriter, best known for his work with Pink Floyd. He was the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965...
& Rick FennRick FennRichard 'Rick' Fenn is an English rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Hollies singer Peter Howarth and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason....
- ProfilesProfilesProfiles is an album by Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason and 10cc's guitarist Rick Fenn, released in 1985. It is almost entirely instrumental, save for two songs: "Lie for a Lie," featuring Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour and Mike Oldfield's early 80s singer Maggie Reilly; and...
(1985) - FlairckFlairckFlairck is a Dutch musical ensemble formed in 1978 around guitar virtuoso Erik Visser. The group has varying members dependent on the project. Their musical style is a blend of folk music, jazz and classical chamber music, with touches of blues...
- Sleight of Hand (1986) - Mike BattMike BattMichael Philip "Mike" Batt is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry...
- The Hunting of the Snark (1986) - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
- Willpower (1989) - The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
- Vision Thing (1990) - FlairckFlairckFlairck is a Dutch musical ensemble formed in 1978 around guitar virtuoso Erik Visser. The group has varying members dependent on the project. Their musical style is a blend of folk music, jazz and classical chamber music, with touches of blues...
- Sleight of Hand (1986) - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
- Somethin' Else (1992) - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
- Cities of the Heart (1993) - The Lenny MacDowell Project - Lost Paradise (1993)
- Artists For Nature - Earthrise, The Rainforest Album (1994)
- Colm WilkinsonColm WilkinsonColm Wilkinson is an Irish tenor, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera .Due to his association with these musicals, he reprised the role of...
- Stage Heroes (1994) - Juliane WerdingJuliane WerdingJuliane Werding is a German singer and heilpraktiker.- Life :Werding is a German singer. In 1972, she became in Germany famous for her song "Am Tag, als Conny Kramer starb" . Werding wrote several books and lives in Starnberg near Munich, where she works as heilpraktiker...
- Du Schaffst Es (1994) - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
- The Collectors Edition (1996) - Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
- Sitting on top of the World (1997) - Simon NicolSimon NicolSimon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
- Before Your Time / Consonant Please Carol (1998) - SmokieSmokie (band)Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
- Wild Horses (1998) - SmokieSmokie (band)Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
- Our Swedish Collection (1999) - LesiëmLesiëmLesiëm is a German musical project created in 1999 by the producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. The project's music combines elements of rock, pop, electronica, New Age, enigmatic and ambient music, as well as Gregorian chant and other choral music. It is frequently compared to French project Era...
- Times (2003) / Auracle (2004)
Current band members
- Stuart MacKillop - Keyboards
- Mark Hornby - Guitars and Backing vocals
- Simon LittleSimon LittleSimon Little is an English bassist, most notable for his work with The Divine Comedy.-Biography:A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Little joined The Divine Comedy in 2002 and is still a regular member of the band...
- Basses and Backing vocals - Steve AlexanderSteve AlexanderSteve Alexander is a professional coach and communications expert, founder and president of his own company, The Steve Alexander Group.-Background:...
- Drums and Percussion