Arrived to side B, you immediately find the big hit: "Monlight Shadow". Oldfield tried several time to resurrect Taurus 3 (Music: Mike Oldfield) Mike Oldfield: Adamus, Ramirez & Manson Guitars, Mandolin, Acoustic Bass, Bells, Tambourine, Shaker Simon Phillips: Tama Drums, Finger Snaps,Bells, Tambourine, Shaker, Boots Foreign Affair (Music: Mike Oldfield, Lyrics: Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly) Mike Oldfield: Fairlight C.M.I., Roland Strings Maggie Reilly: Vocals Simon Phillips: Tama Drums & Shaker This time the crisis is really over. Oldfield shed the burden of prog ambition and stayed clear from British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Crises". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 May 2019.

Some CD releases of Crises included an interview done with Mike at the time of the album's release. You can read it, and see the photos which accompanied it, here. I really do love Mike Oldfield's work. His albums are always so enriching to the ears with beautiful uses of instruments andespecially once the full instrumentation comes in. There is one instrumental song called "Taurus 3" Also funny thing, when I first heard the first few seconds of the song, I was afraid that Mike would start rapping, glad that didn't

It's interesting to see Anthony Phillips given guitar credits - but there's not much here that bears his hallmarks, so fans of A.P. can safely overlook this album until they've collected everything else by him ;0) vocals are honestly one of the best things in the song, it's like listening to a fusion of Yes and Mike Oldfield. It is absolutely great. Then comes the first reason why I have bought the album: "In High Places" is perfect for Jon Anderson's

Notably, the melodic song Moonlight Shadow (3:38), with vocals by Maggie Reilly, his famous besteller on single, gave Oldfield a planetary dimension, and this single has the ability to coin a commercial sound and a clear melody where Reilly's voice is perfect. Its huge commercial success notwithstanding, this 1983 album exposed MO's identity crises of the time, which would resolve itself for the worst as the decade wore on.