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Reveal is an album by the new wave rock band Fischer-Z. 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. He released an album entitled Quick Quick Slow under the name The Cry in 1984.
| Reveal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 45:00 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | John Watts | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
After touring and releasing an album every year until 1985, John Watts tried to balance his constant touring with his responsibilities of being a father of two children. Over the next few years, he began writing and recording new material with multi-talented musician Ian Porter. In 1987, John Watts again began to record material under the Fischer-Z name — 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 edit
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 edit
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 95[2] |
Personnel edit
- 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 - 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Schnee, Steve =Spaz". Reveal at AllMusic
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 112. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.