Raingods with Zippos

Raingods with Zippos is a 1999 progressive rock album by ex-Marillion vocalist Fish. It was released on the Roadrunner record label, more well-known for its heavy metal releases. Raingods with Zippos is often hailed as one of Fish's greatest solo achievements, along with his 1990 debut Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. It is the first of three Fish albums to be produced by Elliot Ness (not including the "best of" collection Kettle of Fish from 1998, with which Ness was involved). While he was not involved with the production of this album, Steven Wilson, most famous for his work with Porcupine Tree, played guitar on several of the tracks.

Raingods with Zippos
Studio album by
Fish
Released1999
GenreProgressive rock
Length54:24
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerElliot Ness
Fish chronology
Kettle of Fish
(1997)		 Raingods with Zippos
(1999)		 Fellini Days
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Tumbledown" (Derek W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds) - 5:52
  2. "Mission Statement" (Dick, Rick Astley, Paul Thorn) - 4:00
  3. "Incomplete" (Dick, Elisabeth Antwi, Doug Millet) - 3:44
  4. "Tilted Cross" (Dick, Jackson, Chris Johnson) - 4:19
  5. "Faith Healer" (Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna) - 5:01
  6. "Rites of Passage" (Dick, Simmonds) - 7:42
  7. "Plague of Ghosts: (I) Old Haunts" (Dick, Tony Turrell, Mark Daghorn) - 3:13
  8. "Plague of Ghosts: (II) Digging Deep" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) - 6:49
  9. "Plague of Ghosts: (III) Chocolate Frogs" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) - 4:04
  10. "Plague of Ghosts: (IV) Waving at Stars" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) - 3:12
  11. "Plague of Ghosts: (V) Raingods Dancing" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) - 4:16
  12. "Plague of Ghosts: (VI) Wake-Up Call (Make it Happen)" (Dick, Turrell, Daghorn) - 3:32

Personnel
  • Fish (Derek W. Dick) - All Vocals
  • Steven Wilson - Guitars (Tracks 1,5,7,8-12)
  • Bruce Watson - Guitars (1 and 2); Mandolin (3)
  • Robin Boult - Guitars (2-5)
  • Till Paulmann - Guitars (2)
  • Phil Grieve - Guitars (5)
  • Steve Vantsis - Bass Guitars (1,2,5-12); Double Bass (3 and 4)
  • Tony Turrell - Keyboards (1,5,7-11 and 12); Piano (2); Organ (2); Harmonium (3 and 4); Synths (4); Programming (7-12); String Arrangements (5); Samples (7-12)
  • Mickey Simmonds - Keyboards (5 and 6); Piano (1); Programming (6)
  • Dave Stewart - Drums (1,2,4-12)
  • Davey Crichton - Violin (5); Fiddle (4); String Arrangements (3,5-12)
  • Dave Haswell - Percussion (All Tracks)
  • Elisabeth Antwi - Lead Vocals (3); Backing Vocals (1)
  • Nicola King - Backing Vocals (2,4,7-12)
  • Tony King - Backing Vocals (2,7-12)
  • Mo Warden - Spoken Outro Vocal (12)
  • Mark Daghorn - Programming (7-12)
  • Elliot Ness - String Arrangements (3,5 and 6); Samples (7-12)

References
  1. Demalon, Tom (2011). "Raingods with Zippos - Fish | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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