FOREIGN AFFAIR
MIKE OLDFIELD
SONGWRITERS:
MAGGIE REILLY & MIKE OLDFIELD
COUNTRY:
U. K.
Album:
crises
LABEL:
VIRGIN RECORDS
GENRE:
POP
YEAR: 1983
"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.
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born
15 May 1953) is an English musician and composer. His work blends progressive
rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His
biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin
Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for
the film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow"
and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".
Oldfield has released more
than 20 albums with the most recent being a sequel to his 1975 album Ommadawn titled
Return to Ommadawn. It was released on 20 January 2017.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Drifting and free
On a mystical sea.
A wishful emotion,
A drop in the ocean.
A hush in the air
You can feel anywhere
In the cool twilight
On a tropical night.
Floating on air,
Foreign affair.
A magical potion,
A cool locomotion.
A dream,
A prayer.
(It's a foreign affair!)
Floating on air,
Foreign affair.
A magical potion,
A cool locomotion.
A dream,
A prayer.
(It's a foreign affair!)
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a
foreign affair.
Foreign affair.
Take a trip in the air
To a tropical beach,
An island to reach.
A new territory
For an intimate story,
A lagoon by la mere.
It's a foreign affair.
Foreign affair...
It's a foreign affair.