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| Label = Virgin | Writer = Mike Oldfield | Producer = | Certification = | Chronology = Mike Oldfield | Last single = "Mistake" (1982) | This single = "Moonlight Shadow" (1983) | Next single = "Shadow on the Wall" (1983) | Misc = }} "Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included in the album, ''Crises'', of the same year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Information about the single )〕 The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had been collaborating with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single to date, reaching number one on a number of charts around Europe. ==Release== The single peaked at number 4 in the British charts, making it Oldfield's second highest ranked single after "Portsmouth", which reached number 3 in 1976. "Moonlight Shadow" was successful throughout Europe. It reached number 1 in many countries, including Italy, Austria, Switzerland for four weeks and Norway for six weeks. It spent four weeks at number 2 in Germany, hit number 6 in Australia, and peaked at number 3 in New Zealand and France. It was re-released as a maxi-CD single in 1993 to promote Oldfield's ''Elements'' box set, charting at number 52. A 12-inch single (later reissued on a 3" CD single) featured an extended version of the song with an extra verse, and the single B-side was "Rite of Man", which was a rare instance of Oldfield singing lead vocal. The extended mix also appears on his compilation album ''The Platinum Collection''. In 1991, the song was re-released in France, and in 1993 it was featured on promos for ''Elements'' in France and Spain. The 1993 reissue included "Bones" and "In the Pool" as B-sides, which had previously been released as B-sides with "To France". Furthermore the name of the song was used for the 2013 Universal Music compilation album of Oldfield's music, ''Moonlight Shadow: The Collection''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moonlight Shadow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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