Reception

Track listing

• Music from the film Quicksilver
  Quicksilver (film)
  Quicksilver is a 1986 feature film starring Kevin Bacon. Written and directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly, the film also includes Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Rudy Ramos.-Plot:...
  
  

1. Shortcut To Somewhere By Fish and Tony Banks 3.43
2. Smilin' Jack Casey 3.17
3. Quicksilver Suite:
   1. Rebirth 3.00
   2. Gypsy 3.43
   3. Final Chase 2.49
      • Music from the film Lorca and the Outlaws
4. You Call This Victory By Jim Diamond and Tony Banks 5.22
5. Lion of Symmetry By Toyah Willcox and Tony Banks 7.32
6. Redwing Suite
   1. Redwing 5.44
   2. Lorca 3.55
   3. Kid and Detective Droid 2.11
   4. Lift Off 3.10
   5. Death Of Abby 1.42

Singles

• Lorca And The Outlaws EP (September 1985)

1. Redwing
2. You Call This Victory By Jim Diamond and Tony Banks
3. Lion of Symmetry By Toyah Willcox and Tony Banks

• Shortcut to Somewhere
  Shortcut to Somewhere
  Shortcut to Somewhare was the second single released from Genesis keyboard player Tony Banks's 1986 album Soundtracks. The A-side, which had been part of the soundtrack for the film Quicksilver, featured Fish on vocals, his only commercial recording outside Marillion before his departure from the...
  
  (October 1986)

1. Shortcut to somewhere By Fish and Tony Banks
2. Smilin Jack Casy
3. K2

Quicksilver

Quicksilver (film)

Quicksilver is a 1986 feature film starring Kevin Bacon. Written and directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly, the film also includes Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Rudy Ramos.-Plot:...

 Original Soundtrack (separate release)

1. "Quicksilver Lightning" - Roger Daltrey
   Roger Daltrey
   Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
   
   
2. "Casual Thing" - Fiona
   Fiona (singer)
   Fiona is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire.-Life and career:...
   
   
3. "Nothing At All" - Peter Frampton
   Peter Frampton
   Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
   
   
4. "Shortcut to Somewhere" - Fish
   Fish (singer)
   Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
   
    and Tony Banks
   Tony Banks (musician)
   This article is about the musician. For other people named Tony Banks, see Tony BanksAnthony George "Tony" Banks is a British composer, and multi-instrumentalist, who performs as a keyboardist and a guitarist...
   
   
5. "Love Song from Quicksilver (Through the Night)" - John Parr
   John Parr
   John Parr is an English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 hit single "St. Elmo's Fire". Parr has sold 10 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
   
    and Marilyn Martin
   Marilyn Martin
   Marilyn Martin is an American singer best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives."Born in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Martin gained notice as a back-up singer for such artists as Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins, touring...
   
   
6. "One Sunny Day/Dueling Bikes from Quicksilver" - Ray Parker, Jr.
   Ray Parker, Jr.
   Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
   
    and Helen Terry
   Helen Terry
   Helen Terry is a British singer, known for her backing vocal work with Culture Club. As a solo performer, she scored a Top 40 hit single in 1984 with "Love Lies Lost", and released one album in 1986, Blue Notes....
   
   
7. "The Motown Song" - Larry John McNally A cover version of this song was done by Rod Stewart
   Rod Stewart
   Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
   
    in 1991.
8. "Suite Streets-From Quicksilver"
9. "Quicksilver Suite I/Rebirth/The Gypsy" - Tony Banks
10. "Quicksilver Suite II/Crash Landing" - Tony Banks.

Song notes

• A short section of Banks' music heard in the film Quicksilver
  Quicksilver (film)
  Quicksilver is a 1986 feature film starring Kevin Bacon. Written and directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly, the film also includes Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Rudy Ramos.-Plot:...
  
   did not appear on either the soundtrack album or Banks' Soundtracks album.
• Most of the tune to the track "Lorca" was reused in the song "Queen of Darkness" from the Bankstatement
  Bankstatement
  Bankstatement is a solo project by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks, issued under a band name. The other "band" members were singers Alistair Gordon and Jayney Klimek. Banks had the idea for Bankstatement after hearing of the success that Mike + The Mechanics were having in both Europe and America...
  
   album (1989).
• "Smilin’ Jack Casey" is available only on this album. It is not available on the Quicksilver soundtrack album.
• A section of the song "Shortcut to Somewhere" was performed live for the first time when Genesis
  Genesis (band)
  Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
  
   played a special concert for the 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records
  Atlantic Records
  Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
  
   in 1988. It is the only Tony Banks solo song to have been played live by the band.

Musicians

• Fish
  Fish (singer)
  Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
  
   : vocals on "Shortcut to Somewhere"
• Jim Diamond
  Jim Diamond (Scottish musician)
  James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one...
  
   : vocals on "You Call This Victory"
• Toyah Willcox
  Toyah Willcox
  Toyah Ann Willcox is an English actress and singer. In a career spanning more than thirty years Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, released 22 studio albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, as well as voicing and presenting numerous television shows...
  
  : vocals on "Lion of Symmetry"