'' is a 1987
Music Album written and mostly performed by
Mike Oldfield . Guest singers on the album are
Bonnie Tyler ,
Kevin Ayers ,
Anita Hegerland and Jim Price.
A different tracklist and cover was used for the European edition.
''Islands'' was probably the first video album: for all tracks was a video made and released, often mixing state of the art (for the time) computer generated images with real life images.
The major single in the UK was the title track "Islands" which was sung by Bonnie Tyler. In the USA, "Magic Touch" was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard Album Rock charts in early 1988.
# "The Wind Chimes Parts One & Two"
( Mike Oldfield ) – 21:49
# "Islands"
(Oldfield) – 4:19
# "Flying Start"
(Oldfield) – 3:36
# "North Point"
(Oldfield) – 3:33
# "Magic Touch"
(Oldfield) – 4:14
# "The Time Has Come"
(Oldfield) – 3:51
# "When The Nights On Fire"
(Oldfield) – 6:41
# "The Wind Chimes Part One"
( Mike Oldfield ) – 2:33
# "The Wind Chimes Part Two"
(Oldfield) – 19:14
# "Magic Touch"
(Oldfield) – 4:14
# "The Time Has Come"
(Oldfield) – 3:51
# "North Point"
(Oldfield) – 3:31
# "Flying Start"
(Oldfield) – 3:36
# "Islands"
(Oldfield) – 4:19
