Afraid of Sunlight is Marillion’s eighth studio album, released in 1995. It was their last for EMI (who would, however, continue to release back-catalogue material on compilations and re-issues, as well as distribute some later recordings). Afraid of Sunlight was the first Marillion studio album to fail to reach the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 16 and falling out of the Top 75 after two weeks. Despite this, Afraid of Sunlight became one of the band’s most critically acclaimed albums and was included in Q magazine’s “Recordings of the Year” for 1995. It was retrospectively described by Jeri Montesano of Allmusic as “the peak of Marillion’s growing, impressive body of work” and by colleague Jason Ankeny as “the most consistent Marillion release to date”.

Tracklisting

1. 2019 Michael Hunter Re-Mix
2. Gazpacho
3. Cannibal Surf Babe
4. Beautiful
5. Afraid Of Sunrise
6. Out Of This World
7. Afraid Of Sunlight
8. Beyond You
9. King
10. Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam (29th September 1995)
11. Intro (Skater’s Waltz)
12. Incommunicado
13. Hooks In You
14. Gazpacho
15. Icon
16. Beautiful
17. Hotel Hobbies
18. White Russian
19. Easter
20. Mad
21. The Opium Den
22. Hard As Love
23. The Hollow Man
24. Kayleigh
25. Lavender
26. Afraid Of Sunlight
27. Cannibal Surf Babe
28. Cover My Eyes
29. Slainte Mhath
30. King
31. Splintering Heart
32. No One Can
33. The Great Escape
34. Uninvited Guest
35. Garden Party

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