Crises marked a shift towards a more pop-oriented sound for Oldfield, featuring collaborations with stars like Anita Heward and Jon Anderson. The album spawned his highest-charting UK single, "Moonlight Shadow."
- The album features a notable collaboration with Anita Heward on the track "To France."
- "Moonlight Shadow," featuring Anita Heward, became Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number 3 in the UK charts.
- The album was recorded at Oldfield's own Througham studio in Gloucestershire.
Mike Oldfield is a multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells. Crises was released in 1983, during a period when Oldfield was exploring more commercial and pop-oriented sounds.
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