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John Illsley

John Illsley

73 songs
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2019
Single
Mar 2019
Old Amsterdam
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Single
Mar 2019
Old Amsterdam
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2019
Single
Mar 2019
When Things Go Right
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Single
Mar 2019
When Things Go Right
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2019
Album
Mar 2019
Coming Up for Air

7 tracks

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Album
Mar 2019
Coming Up for Air

7 tracks

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2016
Single
Apr 2016
Ship of Fools
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Single
Apr 2016
Ship of Fools
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2016
Single
Apr 2016
Long Shadow
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Single
Apr 2016
Long Shadow
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2016
Album
Apr 2016
Long Shadows

8 tracks

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Album
Apr 2016
Long Shadows

8 tracks

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2014
Album
May 2014
Testing the Water

8 tracks

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Album
May 2014
Testing the Water

8 tracks

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2010
Single
Jul 2010
Streets of Heaven
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Single
Jul 2010
Streets of Heaven
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2010
Single
Jul 2010
Foreign Land
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Single
Jul 2010
Foreign Land
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2010
Single
Jul 2010
I Thought I Saw It Coming
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Single
Jul 2010
I Thought I Saw It Coming
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2010
Album
Jul 2010
Streets of Heaven

11 tracks

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Album
Jul 2010
Streets of Heaven

11 tracks

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1988
Album
Jun 1988
Glass

9 tracks

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Album
Jun 1988
Glass

9 tracks

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1984
Album
Dec 1984
Never Told a Soul

7 tracks

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Album
Dec 1984
Never Told a Soul

7 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Streets of Heaven
#2
When God Made Time
#3
Never Told a Soul
#4
Ship of Fools
#5
Old Amsterdam
#6
Let the River Flow
#7
The World Is Made of Glass
#8
Foreign Land

About John Illsley

Discography

Streets of Heaven
11 tracks · 2010
Glass
9 tracks · 1988
Long Shadows
8 tracks · 2016
Testing the Water
8 tracks · 2014
Coming Up for Air
7 tracks · 2019
Never Told a Soul
7 tracks · 1984

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Streets of Heaven

Streets of heaven are paved with gold I'm only saying what I've been told It's up to you if you think it's true As for me I don't have a clu…

When God Made Time

When God made time, he made plenty of it In the garden Adam met his match Apple tree was tempting fate Beginnings of love and hate laid down…

Never Told a Soul

Never told a soul you were leavin' Never told a soul you were mine Feels like the first time Not the last time Everyday I hear a different s…

Ship of Fools

A land of fear and dirty tricks Will take much more than words to fix Those monkeys walked away Scot free Never made much sense to me One pa…

Old Amsterdam

High on the world, maybe just fate The Paradiso 1978 Rock and roll with a touch of the blues It was time to be a line in the news Nobody kne…

Let the River Flow

[Verse 1] A full moon tide sweeps in To wash the sand to white A fairytale Keeps a child wide eyed at night A golden band Could bring such h…

The World Is Made of Glass

This house is mine I'm in my house The many rooms are warm Each has its use Each has its place All but one, this empty space There's no way …

Foreign Land

When you find that unsent letter Written in a stranger's hand In ink as old as time itself You're wanted in a foreign land There's nowhere y…

Northern Land

Many years living hell Has left it scars Armies march to settle the score A bell tolls behind closed doors Headlines full of priests and mar…

I Thought I Saw It Coming

I thought I saw it coming, still took me by surprise Was difficult to sidestep, nowhere left to hide Even though I saw it coming it's out of…

Discography at a glance

73

Songs on Lyrks

6

Albums

23

Singles

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Popular tracks by John Illsley include Streets of Heaven, When God Made Time, Never Told a Soul, Ship of Fools, Old Amsterdam. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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