Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[Macca]

Not one you see often but I quite like it.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Not one you see often but I quite like it.

Probably my favourite of theirs.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Modern classic and some.

The Old Main Drag must feature in my Top 20 of all time

[Idlewithnodrive]

Why ruin a great vibe.

[Idlewithnodrive]

One of my favourite JPS Albums, as most of the tracks are so different from the Album versions

[Dom66]

[Rush2112]

So this morning starts with one of two compilations I have of this somewhat forgotten British/Irish son of diplomat who was born in Argentina to Colonel Charles John Davison, a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily (née de Burgh).

He signed his first contract with A&M Records in 1974, and supported Supertramp on their Crime of the Century tour, building himself a small fan base. However, commercial success in the UK and USA was to elude him despite considerably Central European and South America success. That was to change with the release of Best Moves in 1981 a collection culled from his early albums. It set the stage for 1982's Rupert Hine produced The Getaway, which reached number 30 in the UK charts and number 43 in the US, thanks to the single "Don't Pay the Ferryman". However, chart success didn’t really happen until the release of the ballad "The Lady in Red" in late 1986; the song became a number one hit in the UK (number three in America) and a worldwide success, its accompanying album, Into the Light, reached number two in the UK (number 25 in the U.S.). That Christmas season, a re-release of de Burgh's 1976 Christmas song "A Spaceman Came Travelling" became a Top 40 hit in the UK and remains a radio play favourite every Christmas.

He has released a total of 23 studio albums, 4 live albums and 9 compilation albums plus 65 singles and has over the course of five decades, achieved worldwide album sales in excess of 45 million, performed approaching 4,000 concerts globally and, perhaps more remarkably than anything else, continued to make his music, his way for his loyal followers.





Tracklist:

This Waiting Heart. 4:08
Don't Pay The Ferryman. 3:24
Much More Than This. 2:55
Sailing Away. 4:58
The Lady In Red. 4:17
Borderline. 4:33
Say Goodbye To It All. 5:04
Spanish Train. 4:47
Fatal Hesitation. 4:14
Ship To Shore. 3:47
Missing You. 4:06
Diamond In The Dark. 3:29
Tender Hands. 4:28
A Spaceman Came Travelling. 5:03
Where Peaceful Waters Flow. 3:53
High On Emotion. 4:24


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[Rush2112]

Next up an artist who continues to evolve and has a career spanning six decades, starting in the late seventies with the band The Jam and still continues with his 2024 solo album 66. He has released 17 solo studio albums plus 6 studio albums with both the Jam and The Style Council.

This is his third solo album from 1995 and considered by many to be his finest solo work and has sold 4 x Platinum just in the UK.


Track Listings:

1. The Changingman
2. Porcelain Gods
3. I Walk On Gilded Splinters
4. You Do Something to Me
5. Woodcutters Son
6. Time Passes..
7. Stanley Road
8. Broken Stones
9. Out Of The Sinking
10. Pink On White Walls
11. Whirlpool's End
12. Wings Of Speed


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[Rush2112]

Lastly we go to vinyl and this original release from 1980 and their seventh studio album. I saw them live in 1982 on the Blackout tour at the Manchester Apollo when they did two consecutive nights which was rare back then with bands preferring to do a show in the town down the road rather than multiple nights !



A1 Make It Real 3:50
Lyrics By – Herman Rarebell
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

A2 Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep) 2:55
Lyrics By – Herman Rarebell
Music By – Matthias Jabs

A3 Hold Me Tight 3:57
Lyrics By – Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

A4 Twentieth Century Man 3:00
Lyrics By – Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

A5 Lady Starlight 6:18
Lyrics By – Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

B1 Falling In Love 4:10
Written-By – Herman Rarebell

B2 Only A Man 3:35
Lyrics By – Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

B3 The Zoo 5:30
Lyrics By – Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker

B4 Animal Magnetism 6:00
Lyrics By – Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine
Music By – Rudolf Schenker


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[Pierre De Grenoble]

[QUOTE=Dom66;1379866]

Would love to hear that. I was there on one of the nights and I remember it as a great night.