John Foxx - In Mysterious Ways (1985/2008) [Complete 2xCD] Deluxe Edition

In Mysterious Ways is a 1985 album by John Foxx, the follow-up to his album The Golden Section, released two years previously. It features some of the highly romantic style similar to 1981's The Garden album. Largely missing from this recording are many of the styles Foxx was known for (such as glam inspired art rock, punk and minimal synthpop) in favor of a more soulful, contemporary pop sound.

The lyrics are of discovery and rediscovery and there is much vibrato-laden organ-playing on this record. There are acoustic guitars, mid-1980s home studio-sounding rhythm machines, live drums and glimpses of Cathedral Oceans -style ambient music in places—particularly in the "Enter the Angel" reprise. Although Cathedral Oceans was not released until 12 years later, Foxx has stated he started working on the material as early as 1983.

The cover art is in the collage style he had been presenting to his public since the early Ultravox! days. An expanded edition was released in 2001 and a 2CD 'deluxe edition' in 2008. Both of these CD reissues have different track running-orders from the original releases.

Tracklist:
CD01
01 - Stars On Fire 0:00
02 - Lose All Sense Of Time 5:37
03 - Spin Away 9:58
04 - Shine On
05 - Enter The Angel
06 - In Mysterious Ways
07 - What Kind Of Girl
08 - Stepping Softly
09 - Enter The Angel II
10 - Morning Glory
CD-2
11 - This Side Of Paradise 45:49
12 - Enter The Angel (Alternative Version)
13 - To Be With You (Alternative Version)
14 - And The Sky
15 - Magic
16 - Hiding In Plain Sight
17 - Shine On (Alternative Version)
18 - City Of Light
19 - Lumen De Lumine

Personnel
Robin Simon - guitar
Paul "Wix" Wickens - drums
Randy Hope-Taylor - bass
John Foxx - vocals, keyboards, guitar (listed on several tracks as "all other instruments")
Sadenia Reader - backing vocals
Peter Oxendale - keyboards
David Levy - bass
Barry Watts - drums