''Reveal'' is an album by the new wave rock band
Fischer-Z
Fischer-Z are a British rock group and main creative project of singer, guitarist and poet John Watts. In 1982 Watts temporarily dissolved Fischer-Z and started a solo career under his own name. John Watts has gone on to release both solo and ...
. In the summer of 1981 John Watts split up with his group, Fischer-Z, on the grounds that his art could not evolve within the context of the band. Prompted by the encouragement of the well-received Fischer-Z album, ''
Red Skies Over Paradise'', Watts soon embarked on a solo career, releasing his first solo album, ''One More Twist'' (1982), followed quickly by his second, ''The Iceberg Model'' (1983). Watts toured extensively and even produced a mini-album for
Zulu artist
Busi Mhlongo
Busi Mhlongo (28 October 1947 – 15 June 2010), born as Victoria Busisiwe Mhlongo, was a singer, dancer and composer originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa.
Biography
Mhlongo drew on various South African styles such as Mbaqanga, Mask ...
. He released an album entitled ''Quick Quick Slow'' under the name ''The Cry'' in 1984.
After touring and releasing an album per year up until 1985 John Watts was trying to resolve his role of constantly touring with that of being a father of two children. Over the ensuing years, he started to develop and record new material with multi-talented musician, Ian Porter. In 1987 John Watts began to record material under the Fischer-Z name again — but, with one twist — Watts was now the only original member of the group and it was his "musical vision". Original Fischer-Z keyboardist, Steve Skolnik, did, however, make a minor contribution to the album.
Track listing
All songs written by John Watts.
#"The Perfect Day" - 4:18
#"Leave It to the Businessmen to Die Young" - 4:58
#"I Can't Wait That Long" - 4:42
#"Tallulah Tomorrow" - 4:37
#"Realistic Man" - 3:23
#"Fighting Back the Tears" - 4:56
#"Big Drum" - 3:44
#"Heartbeat" - 3:07
#"It Takes Love" - 4:07
#"So Far" - 4:00
#"Marguerite" - 3:18 (appears only on CD releases)
Charts
Personnel
;Fischer-Z
*John Watts - lead vocals, guitar
*Ian Porter - bass, keyboards, percussion programming
*Steve Kellner - drums
*Jennie Cruse - vocals
*Alan Morrison - guitar
*Denis Haines - keyboards
;Additional musicians
*Pete Sinden - bass on "Fighting Back the Tears" and "Big Drum"
*
Geoff Dugmore
Geoff Dugmore (born 12 April 1960) is a Scottish drummer, musical director and producer. He was a member of the bands The Europeans, and Wildlife.
Career
Educated at Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow, Scotland, Dugmore started his musical career ...
- drums on "Big Drum" and "Heartbeat"
*Tim Moore - keyboards on "Big Drum", "Heartbeat" and "It Takes Love"
*Steve Greetham - bass on "Heartbeat"
*Lorenza Johnson - backing vocals
*Judy La Rose - backing vocals on "Heartbeat" and "It Takes Love"
*The Sapphires - backing vocals on "It Takes Love"
*Marc Fox - percussion on "Heartbeat"
*Mike Benn - keyboards on "It Takes Love"
*Steve Skolnik - keyboards on "I Can't Wait That Long"
*Mickey Donnelly - saxophone on "So Far"
;Technical
*Kenny Jones, Richard Manwaring, Steve Forward - engineer
*Gary Goodman - cover design, artwork
Notes
The album features the singles, "Big Drum" and "The Perfect Day", the latter being one of the most successful singles by Fischer-Z and another single to have a video made for it.
Perfect Day peaked at number 12 on the Australian Charts in 1988.
References
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1987 albums
Fischer-Z albums
Arista Records albums