''Internal Exile'' ("A Collection of a Boy's Own Stories") is

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's second solo album after leaving

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in 1988. The album, released 28 October 1991, was inspired by the singer's past, his own personal problems and his troubled experiences with his previous record label

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. The album's music reflects Fish's indulgence in the vast regions of music that he wanted to explore as a solo artist; most notably

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and

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styles. The album also has many concert staples such as "Credo", "Tongues" and "Internal Exile" featuring on a number of Fish's official

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s. As on ''Vigil'', Fish deals with themes important to him. The song "Internal Exile" speaks of his strong national pride and his desire for independence for

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. "Credo" is another song dealing with social problems and globalisation, echoing "State of Mind", his first solo single. The album was produced by

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, and dedicated to Fish's daughter Tara.

Re-releases

A remastered version was released by

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on 26 October 1998. In 2024, a deluxe edition of ''Internal Exile'' was released on Chocolate Frog Records as a 3CD digibook, a 4CD/Blu-ray set, and a 2LP boxed version. The deluxe edition includes a new remix and remaster by

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, (with the two additional tracks properly inserted into the album as intended) as well as, on the Blu-ray disc, new

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and 5.1 surround mixes by

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and

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, documentaries and promotional videos. The set also includes a disc of album demos, 2 discs of live material at various venues from previously released live albums.

Track listing

#"Shadowplay" – 06:23 ( Dick,

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) #"Credo" – 06:40 (Dick, Simmonds,

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) #"Just Good Friends (Close)" - 06:00 (Dick, Usher, Boult, Simmonds) #"Favourite Stranger" - 05:58 (Dick, Usher) #"Lucky" - 04:50 (Dick, Boult, Simmonds) #"Dear Friend" - 04:08 (Dick, Boult, Simmonds) #"Tongues" – 06:22 (Dick, Simmonds, Usher, Boult) #"Internal Exile" – 04:45 (Dick, Boult, Simmonds) #"

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" – 05:08 (

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) (Track missing from Vinyl release)

Bonus tracks on remastered edition (1998)

"Poet's Moon" - 04:26 (Dick, Simmonds, Boult, Usher)
"Carnival Man" - 06:25 (Dick, Boult,
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, Simmonds, Usher,
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)

3-CD, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

CD 1 Internal Exile
2024 Remixed by Calum Malcolm

#"Shadowplay" – 6:29 #"Lucky" – 5:01 #"Just Good Friends (Close)" – 5:57 #"Favourite Stranger" – 5:58 #"Tongues" – 6:34 #"Something In The Air" – 5:10 #"Poet's Moon" – 4:23 #"Dear Friend" – 4:11 #"Credo" – 6:39 #"Internal Exile" – 4:44 #"Carnival Man" – 6:28 CD 2 Demos
# "Lucky" (Demo) 5:04 # "Favourite Stranger" (Demo) 6:04 # "Tongues" (Demo) 6:26 # "Credo" (Demo Guitar Version) 6:52 # "Dear Friend" (Demo/Jam) 10:08 # "Poets Moon" (Demo) 5:14 # "Internal Exile" ('89 Demo) 5:12 # "Dear Friend" (Demo) 3:36 # "Shadowplay" (Demo) 5:44 # "Favourite Stranger" (Demo) 3:05 # "Just Good Friends" (Instrumental Demo) 5:20 CD 3 Studio & Live Versions ''Studio Re-recordings 1995 - Produced By James Cassidy'' # "Credo" 6:45 # "Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)" 5:49 # "Lucky" 4:58 # "Favourite Stranger" 7:07 ''Dusseldorf Phillips Halle 7/12/91'' "Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers" #

"Shadowplay" 6:31 # "Credo" 7:15 # "Lucky" 5:02 # "Tongues" 6:23 # "Dear Friend" 4:14 # "Internal Exile" 4:46 ''Utrecht Vredenberg 21/3/94'' "Sushi" #

"Poets Moon" 4:12 # "Just Good Friends" 6:17 ''St Mary's Church Haddington 27/8/06'' "Communion" Acoustic #

"Favourite Stranger" 5:50

4-CD + Blu-ray Disc, 2024, Remastered/Remixed, Digi-Book

CD 1 Internal Exile
2024 Remixed by Calum Malcolm

#"Shadowplay" – 6:29 #"Lucky" – 5:01 #"Just Good Friends (Close)" – 5:57 #"Favourite Stranger" – 5:58 #"Tongues" – 6:34 #"Something In The Air" – 5:10 #"Poets Moon" – 4:23 #"Dear Friend" – 4:11 #"Credo" – 6:39 #"Internal Exile" – 4:44 #"Carnival Man" – 6:28 CD 2 Demos
# "Lucky" (Demo) 5:04 # "Favourite Stranger" (Demo) 6:04 # "Tongues" (Demo) 6:26 # "Credo" (Demo Guitar Version) 6:52 # "Dear Friend" (Demo/Jam) 10:08 # "Poets Moon" (Demo) 5:14 # "Internal Exile" ('89 Demo) 5:12 # "Dear Friend" (Demo) 3:36 # "Shadowplay" (Demo) 5:44 # "Favourite Stranger" (Demo) 3:05 # "Just Good Friends" (Instrumental Demo) 5:20 CD 3 Studio & Live Versions ''Studio Re-recordings 1995 - Produced By James Cassidy'' # "Credo" 6:45 # "Just Good Friends (with Sam Brown)" 5:49 # "Lucky" 4:58 # "Favourite Stranger" 7:07 ''BBC Nottingham Royal Court 15/11/91'' #

"Internal Exile" 4:42 # "Tounges" 5:59 # "Credo" 7:05 ''Utrecht Vredenberg 21/3/94'' "Sushi" #

"Lucky" 4:59 # "Poets Moon" 4:12 # "Just Good Friends" 6:17 # "Internal Exile" 4:42 # "Credo" 7:04 CD 4 Live Versions ''Dusseldorf Phillips Halle 7/12/91'' "Uncle Fish and the Crypt Keepers" # "Shadowplay" 6:31 # "Credo" 7:15 # "Lucky" 5:02 # "Tongues" 6:23 # "Dear Friend" 4:14 # "Internal Exile" 4:46 ''St Mary's Church Haddington 27/8/06'' "Communion" Acoustic #

"Favourite Stranger" 5:50 # "Just Good Friends" 6:02 ''TJ's Newport 27/6/94'' "Fortunes Of War" Acoustic #

"Lucky" 6:06 ''Mean Fiddler London 29/6/94'' "Fortunes Of War" Acoustic #

"Dear Friend" 4:01 ''Edinburgh Playhouse 31/1/91'' "For Whom The Bells Toll!" #

"Shadowplay" 6:46 ''Rynek, Przemsyl Poland 10/10/97'' "Sunsets On Empire" #

"Internal Exile" 5:01 Blu-ray Disc # Internal Exile 2024 Remix - Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes # "The Art Of Internal Exile" Documentary Film # Credo Promo Video # Just Good Friends Promo Video # Internal Exile Promo Video # 'Uncle Fish and The Crypt Keepers' Dusseldorf Phillips Halle 7/12/1991 Full Concert Audio # 'Derek Dick and his Amazing Electric Bear' Haddington Corn Exchange 3/11/91 Full Concert Audio

Singles

#"Internal Exile" (Released 9 September 1991) 7" Single, 12" Single, 12" Picture Disk Single and CD Single #"Credo" (Released 2 December 1991) 7" Single, 12" Single and CD Single #"Something in the Air" (released 22 June 1992) 7" Single, 12" Single and CD Single (one version released with "Shadow Play" live and the other with "Dear Friend" live)

Personnel

* Lead Vocal: Derek W Dick (Fish) * Keyboards:

* Guitars: Robin Boult &

* Bass Guitar:

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* Drums and percussion:

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except "Tongues" & "Internal Exile"

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* Male Backing Vocals: David Paton, Mr Crimson, Robin Boult * Female Backing Vocals: Maryen Cairns * Fiddle on "Internal Exile":

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* Whistles: Marc Duff * Box Accordion: Donald Shaw

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Fish (singer) albums Albums produced by Chris Kimsey Polydor Records albums