Maggie Reilly
Maggie Reilly (born in Glasgow on 15 September 1956) is a Scottish vocalist best known for her collaborations with the composer Mike Oldfield between 1980 and 1984, especially by performing the vocals on "Family Man" and other tracks on the album Five Miles Out (1982), "Moonlight Shadow" (1983), "Foreign Affair" (1983), and "To France" (1984). She was part of the 1970's pub-rock outfit Cado Belle, and released one album with them in 1976.
In 1992, she issued her debut solo album Echoes, from which the singles "Everytime We Touch", "Tears In The Rain" and "Wait" were the most successful, followed by Midnight Sun (1993), Elena (1996), and Starcrossed (2000).
She has also worked with many other artists, including Mike Batt (on his Hunting of the Snark album), Jack Bruce, Dave Greenfield & Jean-Jacques Burnel, Lesiëm, Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol (of Fairport Convention), Runrig, The Sisters of Mercy, and Smokie.
Discography
Solo Albums:
- Echoes (1992)
- Midnight Sun (1993)
- All the mixes (1996)
- Elena (1996)
- Elena: The Mixes (1997)
- The Best of Maggie Reilly: There and Back Again (1998)
- Starcrossed (2000)
- Save It for a Rainy Day (2002)
- Rowan (September 15, 2006)
Collaborations/Guest Appearances:
- Cado Belle "Cado Belle" (1976)
- Jim Wilkie "The Waxer" (1979)
- Mike Oldfield "QE2" (1980)
- Mike Oldfield "Five Miles Out" (1982)
- Doll by Doll "Grand Passion" (1982)
- Mike Oldfield "Crises" (1983)
- Dave Greenfield & J.J. Burnel "Fire & Water" (1983)
- Peter Blegvad "Naked Shakespeare" (1983)
- Mike Oldfield "Discovery" (1984)
- Mike Oldfield "The Complete" (1985)
- Mason & Fenn -"Profiles" (1985)
- Flairck "Sleight of Hand" (1986)
- Mike Batt "The Hunting Of The Snark" (1986)
- Mike Oldfield "Earth Moving" (1989)
- Jack Bruce "Willpower" (1989)
- Sisters Of Mercy "Vision Thing" (1991)
- Lesiem - "Times" (2003)
- Flairck - Sleight of Hand (1986)
- Jack Bruce - Somethin' Else (1992)
- Mike Oldfield - Elements (1993)
- Jack Bruce - Cities of the Heart (1993)
- The Lenny MacDowell Project - Lost Paradise (1993)
- Mike Oldfield - Elements (1993)
- Mike Oldfield - The Best of Elements (1993)
- Artists For Nature - Earthrise, The Rainforest Album (1994)
- Colm Wilkinson - Stage Heroes (1994)
- Juliane Werding - Du Schaffst Es (1994)
- Jack Bruce - The Collectors Edition (1996)
- Mike Oldfield - XXV - The Essential (1997)
- Jack Bruce - Sitting on top of the World (1997)
- Simon Nicol - Before Your Time / Consonant Please Carol (1998)
- Smokie - Wild Horses (1998)
- Smokie - Our Swedish Collection (1999)
Current Band Members
- Stuart MacKillop- Keyboards
- Mark Hornby- Guitars and Backing Vocals
- Simon Little- Basses and Backing Vocals
- Steve Alexander- Drums and Percussion