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25 oktober 2023

Peter En Zijn Rockets - Singles As and Rarities (3CD) (2004)

Harry Jager, ex medewerker bij Phonogram, nam het initiatief om een triple CD samen te stellen van alle "normale" singles alsmede rariteiten op single gebied, die Phonogram van Peter Koelewijn, al of niet met zijn Rockets, had uitgebracht. De CD werd begin 2004 gereleased door Universal en Harry's firma, Hunter Music, tekende voor de samenstelling, hoes enz.

Jager sprak het project, in de tweede helft van 2003, goed door met Peter Koelewijn. Die had al jaren een paar wensen wat betreft het uitbrengen op CD van diverse tracks, die óf totaal onbekend waren óf zelfs nooit op de markt waren verschenen.

Want toen Peter z'n personal site gestalte aan het geven was, stuitte hij
namenlijk op een paar vreemde zaken. Zo vond hij op de site van de, veel te vroeg overleden, Eindhovenaar Wim v.d. Mark (die een gigantisch archief had opgebouwd met o.a. materiaal van Eindhovense artiesten, dus ook Peter Koelewijn)op de Peter en zijn Rockets plaat "Bonnie Brons" met als B-kant "'t Is over". Het plaatnummer én de maatschappij stonden er bij: DECCA FM 264422, release 1962. Er stond geen hoes bij en toen Koelewijn aan Wim om de plaat vroeg om eventueel zelf het label te scannen, moest die bekennen dat hij die plaat nergens kon vinden. Maar andere vezamelaars óók niet.

De zanger wist uiteraard nog wel dat hij in de jaren zestig "Bonnie Brons"
met z'n band had opgenomen, maar het is hem nooit gelukt om waar dan ook die plaat op de kop te tikken. Nagevraagd kon men bij de vroegere platenmaatschappij ook niet meer dan het plaatnummer vinden. Dus kan het zijn dat de plaat toentertijd wél is aangekondigd, maar nooit is uitgebracht.
Daarom wist Peter natuurlijk metéén, dat dat nummer op deze triple CD moest komen! Trouwens: hij heeft een paar jaar later wel "Bonnie Brons" nog eens opgenomen met het Lowland Trio (zie op de site).

Peter Koelewijn heeft diverse van zijn songs in andere talen opgenomen. Dat is goed te zien opp de site bij de singles. Maar er zijn Engelse opnamen die nooit, waar dan ook, zijn uitgebracht. Dat zijn de Engelse "Conny", "Lonnie", "Angeline" en "Robbie". Die moesten natuurlijk eveneens op deze verzamelaar.
Ook heeft Peter de songs op de LP "Het beste in mij is niet goed genoeg voor jou" laten vertalen en die liedjes als demo's ingezongen.
Dat allemaal in 1978 op verzoek van Freddy Haayen, die toentertijd directeur was van Polydor in de VS. Maar meer dan mooie beloften had die niet in huis. Het hele project is nooit doorgegaan. Dat materiaal is niet voor deze CD gebruikt.

Er is nog overwogen om ook Koelewijn hits als "Alice, who the X is Alice?" (als Gompie) op dit drieluik te zetten, maar daar is van afgestapt. Zo hoorden er, volgens Peter, ook geen platen op die hij in groepsverband heeft gemaakt. Zoals De Praatpalen.

Bij deze trippelaar is een boekje gesloten met daarin bijna alle single-hoezen, een uitgebreide biografie, foto's en jaartallen van releases. Uiteraard heeft men het meeste van de gegevens van Koelewijn's site gehaald.
De CD kwam tot stand in samenwerking met het Nationaal Pop Instituut.


CD1
1.  Kom van Dat Dak Af  (2:45)
2.  Veertig Rovers  (3:02)
3.  Marijke  (2:32)
4.  Laat Me Los  (2:59)
5.  Doe Maar Net Alsof  (2:40)
6.  24000 Kussen  (2:35)
7.  Drink Er een van Mij ( 2:49)
8.  Hasta La Vista  (3:00)
9.  Yeah Man Twist  (2:31)
10.  Doe Caramba de Bossa Nova  (2:23)
11.  Zweer bij de Knop van de Deur  (2:36)
12.  Geloof Maar Dat Ik Ren  (2:24)
13.  Ren Naar Hem  (2:17)
14.  Speel die Dans  (3:26)
15.  In Deze Nacht  (2:58)
16.  Kleine Vlinder  (2:32)
17.  As Tears Go By  (2:44)
18.  It's My Day Today  (2:22)
19.  Down and Out Let  (2:20)
20.  Take Me Or Break Me  (2:13)
21.  Mij Oh Mij  (4:36)
22.  De Wolf  (4:04)
23.  Lonnie  (4:16)
24.  Hela  (4:32)
25.  Angeline  (4:41)

CD2
1.  Robbie  (4:42)
2.  Veronica  (4:29)
3.  Je Wordt Ouder Papa  (3:49)
4.  KL 204 (Als Ik God Was)  (5:07)
5.  Hotel Faro  (4:25)
6.  Bonnie ( 4:34)
7.  Klap Maar in Je Handen [Live]  (5:07)
8.  Kom van Dat Dat Af [Live]  (4:02)
9.  Mij Oh Mij [Live]  (4:40)
10.  Zolong de Motor Loopt  (4:21)
11.  De Tijger  (4:30)
12.  Jojo [Live]  (4:40)
13.  Een Hete Zomer  (4:47)
14.  Ik Weet Dat Ik Je Nu Al Mis  (3:47)
15.  De Sprong in het Duister  (4:28)
16.  De Hond Mist Je  (4:41)
17.  De Loop van een Geweer  (4:28)
18.  Parlez Vous Francais?  (3:50)

CD3
1.  Ich Hab'ne Macke  (2:34)
2.  Klatsch Nur in die Hände  (5:24)
3.  Alle Hände Hoch  (4:17)
4.  Connie  (4:01)
5.  Bonnie Brons  (3:00)
6.  Alleen voor Mieke  (3:30)
7.  Lonnie [English Version]  (4:27)
8.  Angeline [English Version]  (4:46)
9.  Robbie [English Version]  (4:51)
10.  Tout le Monde en Haut, Tout le Monde en Bas  (4:19)
11.  Bonnie [German Version]  (4:48)
12.  Meine Disco Roller Braut  (4:06)
13.  Angeline [German Version] (4:41)
14.  Conny [English Version]  (3:55)
15.  Prima Donna [French Version]  (4:29)
16.  Angeline [French Version]  (4:47)
17.  Robbie [French Version]  (4:45)
18.  Rock Heroes  (5:48)


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21 oktober 2023

Gary Brooker - Echoes In The Night (1985)

Gary Brooker MBE (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.
Brooker started a solo career and released his first solo album No More Fear of Flying in 1979.

Echoes in the Night was the album for all those fans who had been waiting eight years for a Procol Harum reunion. 
In addition to Gary Brooker's singing and keyboard work, it featured Procol organist Matthew Fisher, lyricist Keith Reid, and drummer B.J. Wilson
They didn't appear on every track, but when they got together, notably on the title song (which also featured Eric Clapton), "Saw the Fire," and especially the ambitious "Ghost Train," Procol Harum was back. 

Though it is true that there is a lot of Matthew Fisher on this, some lyrics by Keith Reid, and some drums by BJ Wilson, the sound is much less like Procol Harum than on his previous solo albums. Really, "Lead Me to the Water" is Gary's strongest and most Procol-like solo album. "No More Fear of Flying" would come next.

This album and "Prodigal Strangers" (from 1985 and 1991 respectively) sound the most different from the rest of the Procol Harum and Gary Brooker catalog. The slick and synthesized production sounds quite artificial compared to the more natural and organic approach of the rest of the Procol/Brooker musical library. It could be Matthew Fisher who was at fault, since he would have played a big role on both, including in production. Echoes in the Night suffers in that it has very little guitar on it, and maybe only two noticeable solos where you actually are drawn to a guitar being present. BJ's drumming on a few tracks competes with drummers Henry Spinetti, Matt Lettley, and what sounds like drum machines and/or sequencers.

The strongest songs are "Saw the Fire", "Count Me Out", and "Ghost Train". Many of the others are mediocre, though still listenable. Gary's strong voice on even weaker tracks brings them up a bit. I mean, it's so of hard to fault THAT VOICE. It's just too bad that the drums and guitars were not stronger, and the female vocals were gone. That would have helped tremendously. I still don't understand the hoopla over the song "The Long Goodbye". It featured in later live Procol sets, and became the title of the symphonic Procol album, but just seems like a lukewarm and tepid track.

Track listing

1.  Count Me Out - 4:17
2.  Two Fools In Love - 3:56
3.  Echoes In The Night - 4:38
4.  Ghost Train - 4:21
5.  Mr. Blue Day - 3:44
6.  Saw The Fire - 5:15
7.  The Long Goodbye - 3:46
8.  Hear What You're Saying - 5:24
9.  Missing Person - 3:42
10.  Trick Of The Night - 2:45


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29 september 2023

Lisa Boray And Friends - Wow (2005)

Lisa Schulte Nordholt (Lisa Boray) (Breda, 26 januari 1956) is een Nederlandse zangeres die zowel onder haar eigen naam optreedt en platen uitbrengt als in vele bands zingt; onder andere in American Gypsy, Houseband en Navel
Ook is zij erg actief als backing vocalist bij verschillende artiesten; zij zong bijvoorbeeld bij Wally Tax en Herman Brood.

Boray zong in de tweede helft van de jaren zeventig bij de Amsterdamse Houseband. Verder was ze ook een tijdje actief in de band Navel, waarmee ze 1 LP opnam (A rainy day at Chateau Lafite '42). 
Ze nam plaats in een gelegenheidsformatie met Kimm Hekker en Patricia Maessen, waarmee 1 single werd opgenomen en ze zong een tijdje bij American Gypsy. Daarnaast was ze in de eerste helft van de jaren tachtig zo'n beetje op elke belangrijke Nederlandse plaat te horen, bijvoorbeeld van Earth & Fire, de Margriet Eshuijs Band en Lori Spee

Tien jaar na haar met een Edison bekroonde album The Need To Be brengt Lisa Boray in 2005 de cd Wow! uit. 
De plaat bevat twaalf swingende tracks, waarvan de helft door de zangeres zelf zijn geschreven. Wow! bevat bijdragen van o.a. Hans Jansen (piano), Harry Emmery (bas) en Ton op 't Hof (drums/productie) en onder meer jazzy bewerkingen van de nummers Fever, Satisfaction en Round Midnight

Track listing

1.  Feelings Too - 2:27
2.  Language Of Love - 4:13
3.  Fever - 4:15
4.  Snowwhite Baby Seal - 1:44
5.  How Do You Do It - 3:21
6.  Papa Can You Hear Me - 3:57
7.  Dance With The Angels - 4:21
8.  Make Sure You're Sure - 3:16
9.  Don't Be Too Careful - 3:28
10.  Lover Come Back To Me - 3:08
11.  Satisfaction - 4:14
12.  Round Midnight - 4:58

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24 september 2023

Today, Tomorrow, Forever - Today, Tomorrow, Forever (1979)

Performers [Today Tomorrow Forever Are]: Alfredo Ramos, Allison Brunson Jr., Alton Hudson, Darwin Brett Brown, Deborah Peevy, Ronald

THIS ALBUM HAS GREAT INSTRUMENTATION AND COOL VOCALS. 
A REAL FUNKY CLASSIC ALBUM, THAT WILL EASILY MAKE YOU DANCE. AWSOME BASS LINES AND DEEP DRUM FILLS ALSO.

One of many records that I snagged out of crates that were headed for oblivion (a.k.a. the storage warehouse) at my old job. 
The A side is funkier, weirder, and arguably more interesting than the B side, which is still good but falls into a comparatively standard disco groove. 
It's not gonna change your life, but it's a super fun record, and the synth break in "Astro Boogie" alone is worth the price of admission


Track listing

1.  It's a Groove (Keep On Dancin') - 3:47
2.  Astro Boogie - 4:27
3.  Mad House - 5:24
4.  Blipped (All Over Myself) - 5:15
5.  Taking Me Higher - 4:40
6.  I'm for You - 5:19
7.  It's Your Love - 4:57
8.  Get On Down - 4:15




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23 september 2023

The Church - The Hypnogogue [Deluxe Edition] [2023]

The 2020 departure of founding Church member Peter Koppes leaves bassist/singer/songwriter/frontman Steve Kilbey as the last original member still standing from this veteran Australian combo. Now in its 42nd year, the band’s 26th album reflects a remarkable, even legendary run.

Since Kilbey has been the focal point for decades, it’s not surprising that even now, as a first-time five-piece with the addition of (third) guitarist Ashley Naylor, little has changed sonically or conceptually. 
The songs amble on a bed of lush, interlaced shimmering guitars, atmospheric keyboards, and restrained drums supporting Kilbey’s distinctive, hushed vocals. The most common adjective describing The Church is “dreamy.” 
According to promotional notes, this is their first concept album. But since lyrics are unavailable, trying to untangle the complexities of the story—about a fading rock star looking for something called the Hypnogogue, which extracts music from dreams—is a task only the most diehard fans will have the time, inclination, or patience for.
But since Kilbey’s lyrics have characteristically landed on the inscrutable side, that’s nothing new. Adding to the overall enigmatic approach, tunes are credited both in composition and performance to all five members, who also switch instruments. 
Regardless, the 13 tracks running just over an hour are classic Church. They hover and float with few variations in tone or tempo. Melodies soar and hang, choruses may appear, but often don’t as selections unspool at their own deliberate pace.
Anyone hoping for another “Reptile,” “Under the Milky Way,” or “The Unguarded Moment,” songs whose underlying pop and rock inclinations pushed them into The Church’s most memorable pieces, might be disappointed. But it has been decades since those catchier items have become alternative radio hits.
Rather, on The Hypnogogue, the quintet creates fluid moods, moving in idiosyncratic directions while maintaining the shadowy gaze that has defined The Church’s style. Still, a few more songs like the relatively pop-oriented “C’est La Vie” would help elevate and energize the album by varying its consistency. 


Track listing

1.  Ascendence (5:37)
2.  C’est La Vie (4:55)
3.  I Think I Knew (3:56)
4.  Flickering Lights (4:50)
5.  The Hypnogogue (6:13)
6.  Albert Ross (3:54)
7.  Thorn (4:12)
8.  Aerodrome (4:32)
9.  These Coming Days (4:37)
10.  No Other You (4:10)
11.  Succulent (6:47)
12.  Antarctica (5:34)
13.  Second Bridge (5:20)

Deluxe Edition
14.  Realm of Minor Angels (3:31)
15.  Amanita (3:26)
16.  Song 18 (4:15)
17.  Sublimated in Song (3:47)
18.  Pleasure (4:28)
19.  A Strange Past (9:34)

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18 maart 2023

Steve Miller Band - The Best Of 1968-1973 [1990]

The Best of 1968-1973 is a solid collection that features many of the highlights from Steve Miller's first five years of recording, including "The Joker," "Living in the U.S.A.," "Space Cowboy," and "Gangster of Love." 
Steve Miller Band's The Best Of 1968-1973 is a reworking of the fantastic 1972 Anthology album, adding a few tracks from The Joker and deleting some older tracks while completely glossing over material from Rock Love and Recall The Beginning-Journey From Eden. I completely fail to see the purpose of this collection as both the original, and significantly better Anthology as well as Greatest Hits 1974-78 were reissued in 1990, the same year Capitol released this very redundant compilation. It would have made sense to add the additional tracks from The Joker ("Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma", "Sugar Babe", "Come On in my Kitchen" and "Evil") to the Greatest Hits 1974-78 collection and add "Song For Our Ancestors" and "Jackson Kent Blues" to Anthology. Of course this would leave behind both "Quicksilver Girl" and "Gangster of Love", both of which work much better within the context of their original album than on a compilation.
This compilation isn't as consistently thrilling as Greatest Hits 1974-1978, which also features "The Joker," and it's not as sharply assembled as 1972's Anthology, but it remains an adequate overview of Miller's early records, especially for fans only familiar with Greatest Hits
These early strikes saw Steve rise from blues-rocker to stadium filler. His first hits Living in the U.S.A.; Going to the Country, and the Joker join Space Cowboy; Gangster of Love; Seasons; My Dark Hour; Evil, and more early essentials plus bonus tracks!



1.  The Joker - 4:25 
2.  Living In The U.S.A. - 4:04 
3.  My Dark Hour - 3:09 
4.  Going To The Country - 3:13 
5.  Shu Ba Ba Du Ma Ma Ma - 5:40 
6.  Going To Mexico - 2:28 
7.  Come On In My Kitchen - 4:05 
8.  Evil - 4:36 
9.  Song For Our Ancestors - 6:00 
10.  Your Saving Grace - 4:50 
11.  Quicksilver Girl - 2:43 
12.  Seasons - 3:51 
13.  Space Cowboy - 4:57 
14.  Gangster Of Love - 1:15 
15.  Kow Kow - 4:27 
16.  Little Girl - 3:23 
17.  Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around - 2:30 
18.  Jackson-Kent-Blues - 7:18 
19.  Sugar Babe - 4:33 


Notes
Released: 1990 
Format:  CD, Compilation 
Genre:  Rock, Pop 
Length: 
Label:  EMI Records


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13 maart 2023

Dire Straits - San Francisco (Live Radio Broadcast) [1979]

Here is a concert from the beginning of Dire Straits recorded in San Francisco in 1979 and broadcast on the radio (14 tracks). 
The sound is just perfect. Knopfler's band perform almost all of their 1st album (only Setting me up is missing), the fact that they only sing 3 tracks from the 2nd album (Communiqué) maybe means they weren't yet appeared (July 1979) but that he was testing new titles in public. 
We have no indication either of the precise date or of the place of recording (concert hall or radio studio given the quality of the sound). 
In any case titles like Down to the waterline, Lady writer or obviously Sultans of swing still work marvelously 40 years later, the quality of writing and the guitar playing of Knopfler being of extreme finesse and efficiency. 
What really annoyed me, however, is the complete lack of booklet, info and even the obligatory credits of the songs are not indicated!!! It's a bit of mocking the listener. 
So, yes, fans will be delighted to find this concert which will complete their collection and takes a very good place following Live at the BBC (recorded in 1978 and released in 1995). 



1.  Down To The Waterline
2.  Six Blade Knife
3.  One Upon A Time In The West
4.  Lady Writer
5.  Water Of Love
6.  In The Gallery
7.  News
8.  What´s The Matter Baby
9.  Lions
10.  Sultans Of Swing
11.  Wild West End
12.  Where Do You Think You´re Going
13.  Eastbound Train
14.  Southbound Again


Notes
Release: 1979
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Length: 1:02:18
Label:  Radio Live Broadcast


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11 maart 2023

Sting & Edin Karamazov - The Journey & The Labyrinth (The Music Of John Dowland) [2006]

Songs from the Labyrinth is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting. On this album, he collaborates with Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov
The album features music by John Dowland (1563–1626), a lutenist and songwriter. It entered the UK Official Albums Chart at #24 and reached #25 on the Billboard 200, strong charting peaks for a classical record on the pop album charts. 
The release was a slow seller for a Sting album, his first since 1986's Bring on the Night to fail to break the UK top 10.

In 2006, Sting took a shot at performing the songs of Elizabethan composer John Dowland. It was a bit of a gamble and, if Sting does not win the pot, he at least broke even. Edin Karamazov does a commendable job on the lute though Sting's vocals seem a little off since his voice remains grounded in our time and not Dowland's. Fans of Dowland will probably find this effort jarring. But it does serve as an excellent--and accessible--intro to Dowland and that shouldn't be discounted. 
Sting is shrewd enough to include a wide range of Dowland's songs, from the uplifting "Come Again" to the melancholy "In Darkness Let Me Dwell" and, of course, "Flow My Tears." Karamazov also has a few solo tracks which are excellent. 
Sting's recitation of a letter from Dowland seems out of place and, at times, grates. Still this is a solid effort and not a bad choice for people coming to Dowland for the first time. At the very least, people who come across Dowland's name in odd places (the novels of Philip K. Dick for example) can pick up the CD and get an introduction to a musical genius from 400 years ago.

For the original CD program, the music was that of the 16th century British composer John Dowland, except for "Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow", a song by Dowland's contemporary Robert Johnson.



1.  Flow My Tears (Lachrimae) - 4:42
2.  The Lowest Trees Have Tops - 2:25
3.  Fantasy - 2:45
4.  Come Again - 2:52
5.  Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow - 2:38
6.  In Darkness Let Me Dwell - 4:05
7.  Hellhound On My Trail - 3:15
8.  Message In A Bottle - 5:59


Notes
Released: 2006
Genre:  Classical, Renaissance music
Length: 28:44 
Label: Deutsche Grammophon


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5 maart 2023

Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of [1992]

The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News is a compilation album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1992. 
It includes singles and album tracks from five of the band's studio albums―Huey Lewis and the News (1980), Picture This (1982), Sports (1983), Fore! (1986) and Small World (1988)―plus two tracks from the Back to the Future soundtrack (1985) and a live B-side.

For four years, the U.K. compilation The Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News was the only hits collection available on the San Franciscan bar band, and in some ways it's a better overview than the American retrospective, Time Flies
Although it does include a live version of "Workin' for a Livin'" and overlooks "Doing It All for My Baby" and "I Know What I Like," it contains several key tracks that aren't on Time Flies: "Hip to Be Square," "Back in Time" (which is only available on the Back to the Future soundtrack), "Jacob's Ladder," "Perfect World," the We Are the World track "Trouble in Paradise," and the terrific LP cut "Some of My Lies Are True." These tracks are added to the familiar hits to make The Heart of Rock & Roll a more thorough retrospective, and, in many ways, a better introduction than Time Flies.


1.  The Power of Love  (Back to the Future soundtrack) - 3:55 
2.  Hip to Be Square - 4:03 
3.  Do You Believe in Love - 3:28 
4.  If This Is It - 3:51 
5.  Some of My Lies Are True - 3:22 
6.  Workin' for a Livin' (live)  (B-side to "The Heart of Rock & Roll" single) - 4:02 
7.  Bad Is Bad - 3:47 
8.  I Want a New Drug - 3:33 
9.  The Heart of Rock & Roll - 4:05 
10.  Heart and Soul - 4:11 
11.  Jacob's Ladder - 3:30 
12.  Stuck with You - 4:27 
13.  Trouble in Paradise - 3:10 
14.  Walking on a Thin Line - 4:02 
15.  Perfect World - 4:06 
16.  Small World (Part One) - 3:53 
17.  Back in Time  (Back to the Future soundtrack) - 4:19 


Notes
Released: 1992
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Length:  1:05:43 
Label:  Chrysalis Records

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26 februari 2023

The Human League - Greatest Hits [1988]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the English synth-pop band The Human League, released on 31 October 1988 by Virgin Records

It contains 13 singles released by the band, spanning from their debut single (1978's "Being Boiled") to their most recent album at the time (1986's Crash), as well as lead singer Philip Oakey's collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, "Together in Electric Dreams". 
The album reached No. 3 in the UK.


1. Mirror Man - 3:48
2. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - 3:40
3. The Sound Of The Crowd - 3:56
4. The Lebanon - 3:45
5. Human - 3:45
6. Together In Electric Dreams - 3:53 (Giorgio Moroder And Philip Oakey)
7. Don't You Want Me - 3:56
8. Being Boiled - 3:45
9. Love Action (I Believe In Love) - 3:49
10. Louise - 4:56
11. Open Your Heart - 3:53
12. Love Is All That Matters - 4:06
13. Life On Your Own - 4:04


Notes
Release:  1988
Format:  Compilation
Genre:  Electronic, Synth-pop
Length:  51:42
Label:  Virgin Records

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