Singles & EPs • Ship Of Fools
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He was the baby of the class you know, he really didn't know that one and one was two, two and two were four.
Released: UK: 22 Feb 1988
DE: 22 Feb 1988
Formats: Compact Disc, 7″ Vinyl, 12″ Vinyl
Chart: UK: 6, DE: 9 Purchase: Mute Bank (UK)
Album: The Innocents
Artwork
CDMUTE74
Compact Disc
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12MUTE74
12″ Vinyl
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L12MUTE74
12″ Vinyl
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MUTE74
7″ Vinyl

Vinyl Single

Tracklisting
# Song Time Preview
CD Single (CDMUTE74) / (INT 826.878)
1 Ship Of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers Mix) 7:53 Listen Listen
2 When I Needed You (Melancholic Mix) 4:22
3 River Deep Mountain High (Private Dance Mix) 7:02 Listen Listen
3" CD Single (INT 811.856)
1 Ship Of Fools 4:01 Listen Listen
2 When I Needed You 3:59
3 Ship Of Fools (RC Mix) 6:24 Listen Listen
12″ Vinyl Single (12MUTE74) / (INT 126.878)
1 Ship Of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers Mix) 7:53 Listen Listen
2 River Deep Mountain High (Warm Depths Mix) 5:42 Listen Listen
3 When I Needed You (Melancholic Mix) 4:22
12″ Vinyl Single (L12MUTE74) / (INT 126.879)
1 Ship Of Fools (RC Mix) 6:24 Listen Listen
2 River Deep Mountain High (Private Dance Mix) 7:02 Listen Listen
3 When I Needed You 3:59
7″ Vinyl Single (MUTE74) / (INT 111.856)
1 Ship Of Fools 4:01 Listen Listen
2 When I Needed You 3:59
Video

Ship Of Fools (Video)
Directed by: Phillip Vile
Production Company: HLA

Catalogue Numbers
Country Format Label Catalogue Number Barcode / UPC Release Date Notes
UK CD Single Mute CDMUTE74 5016025600748 1988
UK 12″ Vinyl Single Mute 12MUTE74 5016025200740 1988
UK 12″ Vinyl Single Mute L12MUTE74 1988
UK 7″ Vinyl Single Mute MUTE74 1988
DE CD Single Intercord INT 826.878 1988
DE 3" CD Single Intercord INT 811.856 1988
DE 12″ Vinyl Single Intercord INT 126.878 1988
DE 12″ Vinyl Single Intercord INT 126.879 1988
DE 7″ Vinyl Single Intercord INT 111.856 1988
Notes

Design by: Paul Khera and Terry Hawkes

Recording Information

Written by: Clarke/Bell
Published by: Musical Moments Ltd/Minotaur Music Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd
'River Deep, Mountain High' written by: Barry/Greenwich/Spector
Published by: Warner Bros Music Ltd

Produced by: Stephen Hague and Dave Jacob
Engineered by: Dave Jacob
Recorded at: Blackwing Studios
'When I Needed You' and 'River Deep Mountain High' produced by: Erasure

'Ship Of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers Mix)' mixed by: Stephen Hague

'River Deep Mountain High (Warm Depths Mix)' mixed by: Rico Conning

'Ship Of Fools (RC Mix)' mixed by: Rico Conning