Mike Oldfield – Crises (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1983

Crises is an LP by Mike Oldfield from 1983 released on the Virgin label.

About this album

Crises marked a sharper, more accessible turn for Mike Oldfield without abandoning the grand ambition that defined his early work. Issued in 1983, the album balances art-rock scope and prog detail with a stronger pop focus, led by the international hit Moonlight Shadow and the brooding Shadow on the Wall. Oldfield’s multi-instrumental approach gives the record its distinctive breadth, while the streamlined arrangements made it one of his most commercially successful releases. It stands as an important bridge between his expansive 1970s albums and his later mainstream appeal, and remains one of the key titles in his catalogue.