In the Skies

In the Skies
Studio album by Peter Green
Released	May 1979
Recorded	Autumn 1977
Genre	Blues rock
Length	40:18
Label	PVK/EMI
Producer	Peter Vernon-Kell
Peter Green chronology
The End of the Game (1970) In the Skies (1979) Little Dreamer (1980)
Singles from In the Skies
"In the Skies" Released: 20 July 1979 (Europe only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+

In the Skies is an album by British blues rock musician Peter Green, who was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member from 1967–70. Released in 1979, this was his second solo album and the first after eight years of obscurity.

Accompanying Green on this album were several experienced session musicians, including Snowy White, who went on to work with Pink Floyd before joining Thin Lizzy. White contributed some of the lead guitar work on the album since Green was not yet fully comfortable with his return to recording after his long break. Also present was Green's colleague and friend from his earliest bands, Peter Bardens of Camel.

All tracks were written by Peter Green, with some of the lyrics written by Green's then wife Jane.

Rehearsal versions of "In the Skies" and "Slabo Day" were released on Snowy White's Goldtop compilation album in 1996.

Track listing

1. "In the Skies" (Peter Green, Jane Green) – 3:52
2. "Slabo Day" (P. Green, Snowy White, Reg Isidore, Lennox Langton, Peter Bardens, Kuma Harada) – 5:12
3. "A Fool No More" (P. Green) – 7:46
4. "Tribal Dance" (P. Green, White, Isidore, Langton) – 4:29
5. "Seven Stars" (P. Green, J. Green) – 3:10
6. "Funky Chunk" (P. Green, White, Isidore, Langton, Bardens, Harada) – 4:16
7. "Just for You" (P. Green, J. Green, White, Isidore) – 4:39
8. "Proud Pinto" (P. Green) – 3:42
9. "Apostle" (P. Green) – 3:12

• Recorded at Lansdowne, Morgan, Vineyard, Ramport and Advision studios, England

Personnel

Musicians

• Peter Green – vocals, lead guitar (tracks 1, 3-9), rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8)
• Snowy White – rhythm guitar (tracks 3-4, 6-7, 9), lead guitar (tracks 1, 2)
• Peter Bardens – keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano, (tracks 1-2)
• Kuma Harada – bass guitar, (tracks 1-8)
• Reg Isidore – drums, (tracks 1-7)
• Lennox Langton – percussion, congas, bongos, timbales, (tracks 1, 4, 7-8)
• Godfrey Maclean – drums, (track 8)

Technical

• Peter Vernon-Kell – producer
• Neil Hornby - Mixing at Ramport
• Dave Crawford – mastering
• Susan Marsh – design
• Josiah Spaulding, Jr., Peter Cormack – cover concept

Chart performance

Album

Chart	Year	Peak position	Total weeks
UK Official Charts	1979	32	13
NZ Official Charts	1980	12	13