Maggie Reilly


Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer. 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 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", "Moonlight Shadow", "Foreign Affair" and "To France".
In 1992 Reilly released her debut solo album Echoes, from which the singles "Everytime We Touch", "Tears in the Rain" 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, 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" was released on 23 May 2014 on the German label ZYX Music.

Discography

Solo albums

Echoes Midnight Sun Elena All the Mixes The Best of Maggie Reilly, There and Back Again Starcrossed Save It for a Rainy Day Rowan Looking Back, Moving Forward Heaven Sent Starfields The Best of Maggie Reilly: Past – Present – Future Happy Christmas
  • ''Elfinguard''

Collaborations with Mike Oldfield

QE2 Five Miles Out Crises Discovery The Complete Earth Moving Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Collaborations with other artists