Illusion                                                                                            

Illusion is a pop-oriented album, recorded in 1998 and released in April 1999 by Virgin Records.

Created quickly and instinctively- almost as a demo in spirit- the album nevertheless became a project Neil was deeply pleased with. Light-hearted and playful, Illusion stands in complete contrast to his previous opera-influenced album Forever, revealing a different side of his musical world.

The album features ten tracks, moving through pop and disco-inspired sounds before drifting into a more chilled, atmospheric space toward the end- a musical territory Neil has always enjoyed exploring.

Released in the summer of 1999 by Virgin Records, Illusion runs for a concise 40 minutes. Among Neil’s personal favourites are Why Do You Always Pretend and Destiny.

Tracks:

1.   Bom Ba Doo

2.   This Time

3.   Eastern March

4.   Miss Minky

5.   Freddie

6.   Why Do You Always Pretend

7.   I Can See Through You

8.   Cooee

9.   Alone

10. Destiny