Ships (song)
| "Ships" | ||||
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| Single by Ian Hunter | ||||
| from the album You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic | ||||
| B-side | "Wild East" | |||
| Released | March 1979 | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
| Producer(s) | Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter | |||
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| "Ships" | ||||
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| Single by Barry Manilow | ||||
| from the album One Voice | ||||
| B-side | "They Gave in to the Blues" | |||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Manilow, Ron Dante | |||
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"Ships" is a song written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter. The song was first released on Hunter's fourth solo album, You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic in March 1979. It was later released as a single in August 1979. Hunter's release of the single never made the charts.
The song is said to be about Hunter's relationship with his father. A repeated line in the song is "We're just ships that pass in the night."