''Sky 3'' is the third album by English/Australian instrumental
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
band
Sky
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, released in 1981. It reached number three in the British Albums chart.
The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2012. It was the first album recorded after Francis Monkman
Francis Monkman (born 9 June 1949, in Hampstead, North London, England) is an English rock, classical and film score composer, and a founding member of both the progressive rock band Curved Air and the classical/rock fusion band Sky. He is th ...
's departure from the group, with Steve Gray replacing him on keyboards.
In 2015 Esoteric Recordings continued their schedule of remasters and expanded releases with this recording.
Track listing
2015 two disc reissue edition
Personnel
Sky
* John Williams
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– guitars
* Steve Gray – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, clavinet
* Herbie Flowers
Brian Keith "Herbie" Flowers (born 19 May 1938) is an English musician specialising in electric bass, double bass and tuba. He is noted as a member of Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky.
Flowers has contributed to recordings by Elton John (''Tumblewe ...
– bass guitar, double bass, tuba
* Tristan Fry
Tristan Frederick Allan Fry (born 25 October 1946, London) is a British drummer and percussionist.
Career
Fry began his career by joining the London Philharmonic Orchestra as a timpanist at the age of 17. He was a founder member of a number of en ...
– drums, marimba, vibraphone, waterphone
* Kevin Peek
Kevin Peek (21 December 1946 – 11 February 2013) was an Australian guitarist, playing both rock and classical music, best known for his work with the progressive rock band Sky.
He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and initially p ...
– guitars
Other personnel
* Malcolm Davies – Mastering
* Sky, Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark – Production
Charts
Certifications
References
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1981 albums
Sky (English/Australian band) albums
Ariola Records albums