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Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Foreign Affair'" is a song written by Maggie Reilly and Mike Oldfield, which first appeared on Oldfield's 1983 album 'Crises' on Virgin Records.
The song was originally recorded during the 'Crises' sessions between November 1982 and April 1983 at Oldfield's studio in Denham, Buckinghamshire. On "Foreign Affair", Oldfield plays a Fairlight CMI and Roland strings. Maggie Reilly provides vocals, and the co-producer Simon Phillips plays Tama Drums and a shaker.
Oldfield performed the song on tour extensively in the 1980s. The song has since been featured on compilations such as 'The Platinum Collection', 'Collection', 'Elements Boxset' and 'Elements The Best of Mike Oldfield'.
Sylver cover
{{Infobox song
| name = Foreign Affair
| cover = Sylver - Foreign Affair.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sylver
| album = Sacrifice
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:14
| label = Universal
| writer = *Maggie Reilly
*Mike Oldfield
| producer = *Regi Penxten
*Wout Van Dessel
| prev_title = I Hate You Now
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Music
| next_year = 2009
| misc =
}}
In 2009 the Belgian group Sylver covered "Foreign Affair" on their fifth album, 'Sacrifice'. The song reached number three on the Belgian Singles Chart. The song was released in Germany on 20 November 2009, but only as a download.
Track listing
# "Foreign Affair" (Radio Edit) 3:14# "Foreign Affair" (Album Version) 6:26
# "Foreign Affair" (Hardwell Remix) 7:06
# "Foreign Affair" (Cliff Coenraad Repimp) 7:23
Charts
References
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