Family Man (Mike Oldfield song)
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Artwork for UK, Spain, and Scandinavian vinyl singles | ||||
| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Five Miles Out | ||||
| B-side | "Mount Teide" | |||
| Released | 28 May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Tilehouse Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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"Family Man" is a pop rock song written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert, and Maggie Reilly. It became a hit song in 1982 for Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly as the vocalist. Daryl Hall and John Oates achieved success a year later with their cover version. In 2009, Maggie Reilly recorded another version of the song for her solo studio album Looking Back Moving Forward.