Internal Exile (Fish album)

Internal Exile
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Fish
Released28 October 1991[1]
StudioMillennium Recording Studios (Haddington)
GenreProgressive rock
Length50:14 (original CD)
61:05 (remastered editions)
45:06 (vinyl)
LabelPolydor
ProducerChris Kimsey
Fish chronology
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
(1990) 		Internal Exile
(1991) 		Songs from the Mirror
(1993)
Alternative cover
Artwork on 1992 PolyGram U.S. release
Singles from Internal Exile
  1. "Internal Exile"
    Released: 9 September 1991
  2. "Credo"
    Released: 23 December 1991[2]
  3. "Something in the Air"
    Released: 22 June 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Internal Exile ("A Collection of a Boy's Own Stories") is 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 regions of music that he wanted to explore as a solo artist; most notably Celtic music and folk styles. The album also has many concert staples such as "Credo", "Tongues" and "Internal Exile" featuring on a number of Fish's official bootleg recordings.

As on Vigil, Fish deals with themes important to him. The song "Internal Exile" speaks of his strong national pride and his desire for independence for Scotland. "Credo" is another song dealing with social problems and globalisation, echoing "State of Mind", his first solo single.

The album was produced by Chris Kimsey, and dedicated to Fish's daughter Tara.

Re-releases

A remastered version was released by Roadrunner Records on 26 October 1998.

In 2024, a deluxe edition of Internal Exile was released on Chocolate Frog Records as a 3CD digibook, a 4CD/Blu-ray set, and a 2LP boxed version. The deluxe edition includes a new remix and remaster by Calum Malcolm, (with the two additional tracks properly inserted into the album as intended) as well as, on the Blu-ray disc, new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mixes by Avril Mackintosh and Andy Bradfield, documentaries and promotional videos. The set also includes a disc of album demos, 2 discs of live material at various venues from previously released live albums.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shadowplay"Dick, Mickey Simmonds06:23
2."Credo"Dick, Simmonds, Robin Boult, Frank Usher06:40
3."Just Good Friends (Close)"Dick, Usher, Boult, Simmonds06:00
4."Favourite Stranger"Dick, Usher05:58
5."Lucky"Dick, Boult, Simmonds04:50
6."Dear Friend"Dick, Boult, Simmonds04:08
7."Tongues"Dick, Simmonds, Usher, Boult06:22
8."Internal Exile"Dick, Boult, Simmonds04:45
9."Something in the Air" (Track missing from Vinyl release)Speedy Keen05:08
1998 Remaster Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Poet's Moon"Dick, Simmonds, Boult, Usher04:26
11."Carnival Man"Dick, Boult, Ted McKenna, Simmonds, Usher, David Paton06:25

3-CD, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

Disc 1: 2024 Remix by Calum Malcolm
No.TitleLength
1."Shadowplay"6:29
2."Lucky"5:01
3."Just Good Friends (Close)"5:57
4."Favourite Stranger"5:58
5."Tongues"6:34
6."Something In The Air"5:10
7."Poet's Moon"4:23
8."Dear Friend"4:11
9."Credo"6:39
10."Internal Exile"4:44
11."Carnival Man"6:28
Disc 2: Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Lucky (Demo)"5:04
2."Favourite Stranger (Demo)"6:04
3."Tongues (Demo)"6:26
4."Credo (Demo Guitar Version)"6:52
5."Dear Friend (Demo/Jam)"10:08
6."Poets Moon (Demo)"5:14
7."Internal Exile ('89 Demo)"5:12
8."Dear Friend (Demo)"3:36
9."Shadowplay (Demo)"5:44
10."Favourite Stranger (Demo)"3:05
11."Just Good Friends (Instrumental Demo)"5:20
Disc 3: Studio & Live Versions
No.TitleRecording sourceLength
1."Credo"Yin & Yang6:45
2."Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)"Yin & Yang5:49
3."Lucky"Yin & Yang4:58
4."Favourite Stranger"Yin & Yang7:07
5."Shadowplay"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers6:31
6."Credo"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers7:15
7."Lucky"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers5:02
8."Tongues"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers6:23
9."Dear Friend"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers4:14
10."Internal Exile"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers4:46
11."Poets Moon"Sushi4:12
12."Just Good Friends"Sushi6:17
13."Favourite Stranger"Communion5:50

4-CD + Blu-ray Disc, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

Disc 1: 2024 Remix by Calum Malcolm
No.TitleLength
1."Shadowplay"6:29
2."Lucky"5:01
3."Just Good Friends (Close)"5:57
4."Favourite Stranger"5:58
5."Tongues"6:34
6."Something In The Air"5:10
7."Poet's Moon"4:23
8."Dear Friend"4:11
9."Credo"6:39
10."Internal Exile"4:44
11."Carnival Man"6:28
Disc 2: Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Lucky (Demo)"5:04
2."Favourite Stranger (Demo)"6:04
3."Tongues (Demo)"6:26
4."Credo (Demo Guitar Version)"6:52
5."Dear Friend (Demo/Jam)"10:08
6."Poets Moon (Demo)"5:14
7."Internal Exile ('89 Demo)"5:12
8."Dear Friend (Demo)"3:36
9."Shadowplay (Demo)"5:44
10."Favourite Stranger (Demo)"3:05
11."Just Good Friends (Instrumental Demo)"5:20
Disc 3: Studio & Live Versions
No.TitleRecording sourceLength
1."Credo"Yin & Yang6:45
2."Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)"Yin & Yang5:49
3."Lucky"Yin & Yang4:58
4."Favourite Stranger"Yin & Yang7:07
5."Internal Exile"The Complete BBC Sessions4:42
6."Tounges"The Complete BBC Sessions5:59
7."Credo"The Complete BBC Sessions7:05
8."Lucky"Sushi4:59
9."Poets Moon"Sushi4:12
10."Just Good Friends"Sushi6:17
11."Internal Exile"Sushi4:42
12."Credo"Sushi7:04
Disc 4: Live Versions
No.TitleRecording sourceLength
1."Shadowplay"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers6:31
2."Credo"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers7:15
3."Lucky"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers5:02
4."Tongues"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers6:23
5."Dear Friend"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers4:14
6."Internal Exile"Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers4:46
7."Favourite Stranger"Communion5:50
8."Just Good Friends"Communion6:02
9."Lucky"Fortunes of War6:06
10."Dear Friend"Fortunes of War4:01
11."Shadowplay"For Whom The Bells Toll!6:46
12."Internal Exile"Sunsets On Empire: Live in Poland 19975:01

Blu-ray Disc

  1. Internal Exile 2024 Remix - Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes
  2. "The Art Of Internal Exile" Documentary Film
  3. Credo Promo Video
  4. Just Good Friends Promo Video
  5. Internal Exile Promo Video
  6. 'Uncle Fish and The Crypt Keepers' Dusseldorf Phillips Halle 7/12/1991 Full Concert Audio
  7. 'Derek Dick and his Amazing Electric Bear' Haddington Corn Exchange 3/11/91 Full Concert Audio

Personnel

Charts

Country Peak
position
Netherlands[4]
59
Switzerland[5]
30
United Kingdom[6]
21

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 21 December 1991. p. 33.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Internal Exile - Fish | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Fish - Internal Exile - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  5. ^ "Fish - Internal Exile - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  6. ^ "Internal exile | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
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