time has humbled me into admitting that Todd conjured up some of the most magical production and arranging conceivable. A summer's day cooked into one cake." In 1989, Skylarking was listed at number 48 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. The staff at Pitchfork Media placed the album at 15 on their 2002 list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s". Site contributor Dominique Leone felt that Rundgren's production added warmth to the band's "clever-but-distant" songs. Slant Magazine listed the album at 67 on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s", It was voted number 830 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000). The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing Skylarking was originally issued without the track "Dear God". After 1987, "Mermaid Smiled" was removed and "Dear God" was inserted. After 2001, track listings included both "Dear God" and "Mermaid Smiled". Original vinyl 2016 expanded edition In 2016, an expanded CD and Blu-ray edition of Skylarking was issued on Partridge's Ape House label. It included new 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Steven Wilson. 2016 5.1 mix – same running order as 2016 stereo mix 2016 instrumental mix – same running order as 2016 stereo mix 2001 stereo remaster – same running order as original vinyl (includes bonus tracks "Dear God" and "Extrovert") 2010 corrected polarity remaster – same running order as 2016 stereo mix (minus bonus tracks) Album in demo and work tape form – same running order as 2016 stereo mix (minus bonus tracks) Personnel Credits adapted from the original and the 2016 sleeves. XTC Andy Partridge – vocals, guitar Colin Moulding – vocals, bass guitar Dave Gregory – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers, Chamberlin, string arrangement on "1000 Umbrellas" and "Dear God", tiple Additional personnel and technical staff Todd Rundgren – producer, engineer, melodica on "Summer's Cauldron", synthesizers on "Grass" and "That's Really Super, Supergirl", backing vocals, orchestral arrangements, computer programming Prairie Prince – drums Mingo Lewis – percussion Jasmine Veillette – vocals on "Dear God" Kim Foscato – assistant engineer George Cowan – assistant engineer Dave Dragon – sleeve drawings Cindy Palmano – photography Ken Ansell – typography Orchestral players John Tenney – violin Emily Van Valkenburgh – violin Rebecca Sebring – viola Teresa Adams – cello Charlie McCarthy – alto and