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China Crisis - Arizona Sky (Countdown, 1987)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
China Crisis
China Crisis
Performer
Brian McNeil
Brian McNeil
Keyboards
Kevin Wilkinson
Kevin Wilkinson
Drums
Eddie Lundon
Eddie Lundon
Guitar
David Bedford
David Bedford
String Conductor
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Bass Guitar
Martin Ditcham
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
Pete Thoms
Pete Thoms
Trombone
Stuart Nisbet
Stuart Nisbet
Guitar
Luke Tunney
Luke Tunney
Trumpet
Gary Daly
Gary Daly
Vocals
Clive Langer
Clive Langer
Performer
Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle
Saxophone
John Lewis
John Lewis
Background Vocals
Davie Dover
Davie Dover
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian McNeil
Brian McNeil
Composer
Kevin Wilkinson
Kevin Wilkinson
Composer
Eddie Lundon
Eddie Lundon
Composer
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Composer
Gary Daly
Gary Daly
Composer
David Bedford
David Bedford
String Arranger
Clive Langer
Clive Langer
Horn Arranger
Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Winstanley
Alan Winstanley
Producer
Nick Blundell
Nick Blundell
Assistant Recording Engineer
Julian Wheatley
Julian Wheatley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Clive Langer
Clive Langer
Producer
Richard Sullivan
Richard Sullivan
Assistant Recording Engineer
Fiona D'Eathe
Fiona D'Eathe
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nick Davies
Nick Davies
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

The Arizona sky
The sky is bigger there
It took my breath away
That doesn’t happen every day
Manhattan’s music, man
On every avenue
You’ve heard no greater sound
Too much can get you down
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Venice is sinking fast
Looks almost upside down
Under a spell we fell
There’s more, too much to tell
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Uptown in Paraguay
Beneath Chicago moon
Spend every dollar saved
As much as we have made
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Decorate, paint it for the union
No reason to give up on the illusion
Take confident possession of yourself
No reason to give up on the illusion
Written by: Brian McNeil, Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Gary Johnson, Kevin Wilkinson

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