MIKE OLDFIELD - FOREIGN AFFAIR

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...