Maggie Reilly

Biography

Maggie Reilly (born 15 September 1956) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She performed lead vocals on the Mike Oldfield songs "Family Man", "Moonlight Shadow", "To France", and "Foreign Affair", all of which were international hits in the early 1980s.

Career

Reilly first came to prominence as a member of the 1970s soul outfit Cado Belle (previously named Joe Cool) and released one album with them in 1976.
She collaborated with the composer Mike Oldfield between 1980 and 1984, especially by performing the vocals on "Family Man" (co-written by Reilly; from the album Five Miles Out), "Moonlight Shadow", "Foreign Affair" (co-written by Reilly; from the album Crises) and "To France" (from the album Discovery).
In 1992 Reilly released her debut solo album Echoes×Echoes1992 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Everytime We Touch4:042Tears in the Rain3:443Echoes3:324You'll Never Lose3:305Gaia2:386Real World3:207I'm Sorry4:158Wait4:239What About Tomorrow's Children4:1310Only a Fool3:5811I Know That I Need You4:1612Everytime We Touch (long version)7:19, from which the singles "Everytime We Touch×Everytime We Touch1992 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Everytime We Touch (radio mix)4:062Gaia2:423Everytime We Touch (long version)7:204Everytime We Touch (Rhythm mix)4:25", "Tears in the Rain×Tears in the Rain1992 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Tears in the Rain3:452Only a Fool3:56" and "Wait" were the most successful. A series of solo albums were released over the next 27 years.
She has also worked with Mike Batt (on his Hunting of the Snark album), Jack Bruce, Dave Greenfield & Jean-Jacques Burnel, Nick Mason & Rick Fenn, Michael Cretu, Lesiëm, Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention, Stefan Zauner of Münchener Freiheit, Runrig, Taco Ockerse, The Sisters of Mercy, and Smokie. "Moonlight Shadow 2k14×Moonlight Shadow 2k1423 May 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Moonlight Shadow 2k14 (Michael Fall Radio Edit)3:472Moonlight Shadow 2k14 (Michael Fall Extended Version)5:55" (Michael Fall remix) was released on 23 May 2014 on the German label ZYX Music.

Studio albums

Echoes (1992)
Midnight Sun (1993)
Elena (1996)
Starcrossed (2000)
Save It for a Rainy Day (2002)
Rowan (2006)
Looking Back, Moving Forward (2009)
Heaven Sent (2013)
Starfields (2019)
Happy Christmas (2022)
Elfinguard (2024) (with Stuart MacKillop)

Compilation albums

All the Mixes (1996) (as ṀṘ)
The Best of Maggie Reilly, There and Back Again (1998)
The Best of Maggie Reilly: Past – Present – Future (2021)

Collaborations with Mike Oldfield

QE2 (1980)
Five Miles Out (1982)
Crises (1983)
Discovery (1984)
The Complete (1985)
Earth Moving (1989)
Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (1993)
XXV: The Essential (1997)

Collaborations with other artists

Cado Belle – Cado Belle (1976)
Jim Wilkie – The Waxer (1979)
Pumphouse Gang - Welcome Back Into My Life (1979)
Doll by Doll – Grand Passion (1982)
Dave Greenfield & J.J. Burnel – Fire & Water (1983)
Peter Blegvad – Naked Shakespeare (1983)
Nick Mason & Rick Fenn – Profiles (1985)
Flairck – Sleight of Hand (1986)
Mike Batt – The Hunting of the Snark (1986)
Jack Bruce – Willpower (1989)
The Sisters of Mercy – Vision Thing (1990)
Jack Bruce – Somethin' Else (1992)
Jack Bruce – Cities of the Heart (1993)
The Lenny MacDowell Project – Lost Paradise (1993)
Artists for Nature – Earthrise: The Rainforest Album (1994)
Colm Wilkinson – Stage Heroes (1994)
Juliane Werding – Du schaffst es (1994)
Juliane Werding and Viktor Lazlo – Engel wie du (1994)
Jack Bruce – The Collectors Edition (1996)
Jack Bruce – Sitting on Top of the World (1997)
Simon Nicol – Before Your Time / Consonant Please Carol (1998)
Smokie – Wild Horses – The Nashville Album (1998)
Smokie – Our Swedish Collection (1999)
Lesiëm – Times (2003) / Auracle (2004)
XII Alfonso – Charles Darwin (2012)
Taco Ockerse – Heaven Sent (2024)