# Family Man guitar solo > The guitar solo on Family Man by Mike Oldfield (1982) starts at about 2:07. From the album Five Miles Out. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Mike Oldfield, 1982, from *Five Miles Out*. Solo by *Mike Oldfield*. A catchy pop song with a crisp, melodic solo that shows his knack for concise hooks. Family Man by Mike Oldfield is #11 in our ranking of the best Mike Oldfield guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Oldfield and the song was released in 1982. ## In our lists - [The Best Mike Oldfield Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mike-oldfield-guitar-solos/) — #11 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Family Man? Mike Oldfield played the solo on Mike Oldfield's Family Man (1982). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)