On May 27, 1983, “Virgin” label released “Crises”, the eighth Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded November 1982 – April 1983, and was produced by Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips.

Personnel:

• Mike Oldfield – vocals, guitars, Fairlight CMI, Roland string synthesizer, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, Farfisa organ, piano, Prophet 5 synthesizer, bass guita, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, electronic drums, bells, tambourine, shaker, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Oberheim DSX digital polyphonic sequencer, Quantec Room Simulator reverb unit
• Simon Phillips– acoustic drums, special effects, shaker, finger-snaps, bells, tambourine, boots
• Ant (Ant Glynne) – guitars
• Rick Fenn– guitar
• Phil Spalding– bass guitar
• Pierre Moerlen– vibraphone
• Maggie Reilly– vocals
• Jon Anderson– vocals
• Roger Chapman– vocals
• Terry Ilott – cover art

Track listing:

1. Crises – Mike Oldfield
2. Moonlight Shadow – Mike Oldfield
3. In High Places – Mike Oldfield, Jon Anderson
4. Foreign Affair – Mike Oldfield, Maggie Reilly
5. Taurus 3 – Mike Oldfield
6. Shadow on the Wall – Mike Oldfield