Cherry Red [Release date : 21.03.25]

Cherry Red released a hugely expanded version of Climie Fisher’s second album, Coming In For The Kill, last year. They’ve now totally outdone themselves with this 5 CD boxset of the duo’s preceding (and debut) album, Everything.

In the the years prior, both musicians, Simon Climie and Rob Fisher, had gained a reputation writing and/or producing, becoming in demand session musicians.

Produced by the “go-to” producers of the time, Stephen Hague and Steve Lillywhite, the Everything album raised the Climie Fisher profile dramatically. Hit records are inclined to do that.

Logistics first:

5 CDs, 62 tracks. 25 of these are seeing the light of day for the first time.
CD1 : Everything (original 1988 album)
CD2 : Bonus tracks, singles and B-sides
CD3 : Bonus tracks, singles – edits, remixes and alternate versions
CD4 : Bonus tracks, specialist remixes and extended versions
CD5 : Bonus tracks, dubs, bonus beats and megamixes

Production and packaging:
Every track has been remastered from the original tapes, and the 28 page booklet is a completist’s dream. An illustrated discography and a full list of credits are included.

The lead single, ‘Love Changes Everything’ (1987) only achieved a minor chart placing.

The subsequent Bob Clearmountain mix burned up the charts a year later.

From a distance, that hit single (around the world) was their only claim to fame. And yes, there’s a compelling argument. But this was the eighties. The popularity of dance clubs was on the rise and so dub mixes became the currency of a new generation. A remix culture began to emerge.

And so, there are numerous Dub mixes here, never before released. There’s a run of five, on CD 5, which include ‘Rise To The Occasion’, ‘This Is Me’, and ‘Love Changes…’ which are worth the admission price alone.

Then again, that admission price might just be overshadowed by CD2, which is jampacked with previously unreleased, high value material. The demos for the original album are all here, plus… the singles’ B-Sides, plus… remixes of ‘Love Changes…’ and ‘Rise To The Occasion’. A veritable feast of Climie Fisher pop creations.

That follow up album we mentioned, Coming In For The Kill didn’t quite achieve the same level of success as the debut.

Consequently, Climie Fisher disbanded in 1990.
Their reputation stood them in good stead, with Fisher forming close working relationships with Michael McDonald and Eric Clapton, and Fisher writing material for Rick Astley and Jules Shear. *****

Review by Brian McGowan

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