Description

Original 1993 version with the track Jeepster that were replaced on later pressings

Songs From The Mirror was the third studio album that Fish released and it was the second of his two albums to fulfill his contract for Polydor. Fish needed more time to write a new album and he decided that to complete his current contract he would release an album of cover versions, an idea first conceived when he was with Marillion. The songs chosen were personal favorites of Fish and are not all prog rock tracks as may have been thought from listening to his music. Of the tracks on the album, a number are fairly faithful to the originals; Question (Moody Blues), Boston Tea Party (Sensational Alex Harvey Band), and Jeepster (T. Rex). Fish did tend to adapt the slower songs on the album (e.g. Pink Floyd’s Fearless and Sandy Denny’s Solo) to his own vocal style and his added depth to the music. Given that Marillion, in particular, were likened to Genesis, a very interesting choice of track on the album was I Know What I Like that had appeared on the album Selling England By The Pound. Fish’s version was more upbeat although the chorus was fairly faithful to the original, especially with respect to him mirroring Peter Gabriel’s vocal style.

Track list:
1. Question-The Moody Blues cover
2. Boston Tea Party-The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
3. Fearless-Pink Floyd cover
4. Apeman-The Kinks cover
5. Hold Your Head Up-Argent cover
6. Solo-Sandy Denny cover
7. I Know What I Like-Genesis cover
8. Jeepster-T-Rex cover
9. Five Years-David Bowie cover