Paul Carrack - How Long (Has This Been Going On) [Greatest Hits 50th Anniversary Collection, 1974-2024]

Size: 481 MB
Time: 73:16
File: Flac
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues, Country, Folk
Art: Front

1. How Long (2024 Version) (3:11)
2. Groovin' (2014 Remaster) (2:43)
3. Eyes of Blue (2014 Remaster) (4:01)
4. Satisfy My Soul (2014 Remaster) (3:29)
5. Don't Shed a Tear (2024 Version) (4:08)
6. Dedicated (2014 Remaster) (3:43)
7. The Living Years (2024 Version) (5:13)
8. Moon River (2014 Remaster) (3:27)
9. Don't Wait Too Long (3:51)
10. Love Will Keep Us Alive (2024 Version) (4:44)
11. Sleep on It (4:00)
12. Let Me Love Again (3:43)
13. Tempted (3:59)
14. I Don't Want to Hear Anymore (2014 Remaster) (4:07)
15. You're Not Alone (4:09)
16. I Need You (2024 Version) (3:04)
17. Over My Shoulder (2024 Version) (4:20)
18. Don't Dream It's Over (2014 Remaster) (2:55)
19. Raining in My Heart (2024 Version) (4:20)

Touring since the age of 17, the Sheffield-born Carrack wrote and sang 'How Long', the much-covered 1974 classic from his days with Ace, and was the voice of 'Tempted', from his tenure with Squeeze. Then came such hits with Mike + the Mechanics as the GRAMMY-nominated 'The Living Years' and 'Over My Shoulder', the latter a co-write with Mike Rutherford. Not to mention that another co-write, ‘Love Will Keep Us Alive’, was covered by the Eagles and won a prestigious ASCAP award for Song of the Year. Diana Ross, no less, covered Carrack’s co-write with Nick Lowe, ‘Battlefield’, and as an in-demand collaborator, Paul’s decades of distinction include sessions with The Smiths, Elton John, Roxy Music, B.B. King and countless others, culminating in an invitation from Eric Clapton to join his touring band. Since the turn of the century, Paul has been gaining real, independent momentum since he formed his own Carrack-UK label in 2000 with the landmark ‘Satisfy My Soul’ release. He has quietly built a huge, loyal fan base, the audience that not only devours his albums, but turns out to see his frequent, extensive tours in their thousands. He’s done that the only way he knows: by making high-quality, accessible pop-soul with unmissable hooks and lyrics that say something about all of our lives. His solo catalogue boasts much-loved signature songs such as 'Satisfy My Soul', 'Eyes Of Blue', and 'That's All That Matters To Me'.

How Long (Has This Been Going On) [Greatest Hits 50th Anniversary Collection, 1974-2024] FLAC

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Paul Carrack & The SWR Big Band - Don't Wait Too Long

Album: Don't Wait Too Long
Size: 106,2 MB
Time: 45:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Jazzy blues, big band
Art: Front

1. I'll Always Be In Love With You (2:50)
2. Don't Wait Too Long (3:51)
3. Cryin' Won't Help You (4:29)
4. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (3:40)
5. Ain't Nothing You Can Do (3:54)
6. Question (3:52)
7. The Only Thing Missing Is You (4:48)
8. Got To Get You Off My Mind (3:59)
9. Frim Fram Sauce (3:24)
10. Trust In Me (4:18)
11. Bring It On Home To Me (3:36)
12. Next Time You See Me (3:04)

Celebrating a momentous five decades in the industry, legendary musician and songwriter Paul Carrack, who’s golden voice features on numerous classic world wide hits such as "How Long" (ACE), "Tempted" (Squeeze), "The Living Years", "Over My Shoulder" (Mike and the Mechanics) teams up with the Grammy Award-winning SWR Big Band on the epic new album "Don’t Wait Too Long". The covers album celebrates the pioneering golden era in music from the 50s and beyond spanning blues, gospel, country and jazz.

Paul has a deep love of R&B songs from the fifties and beyond. For him, 50s music was filled with intense emotion, it was wildly kinetic and had a profound impact on his career. In Paul’s mind, it’s where all modern pop music began, the sounds were spectacular and revolutionary. Days when the change from jazz to pop was stretched via pioneers and great singers like Bobby Bland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Lloyd Price. These artists always resonated as fantastic performers with stylistic records that had such joy and intensity.

The 50s were not only a time for musical revolution but a social and generational upheaval of vast and unpredictable scope. The power of this music is as vital today as it ever was with the power to change lives forever. After working with the SWR band on a number of projects, Paul and his producers had the idea to find and record a selection of these time-warped classics, some well-known, others not so much, and the title track, a modern song that harks back to those times called "Don’t Wait Too Long". The result is an impassioned, compelling album. Honest, epic, touching, the album showcases a great vocalist who is at home with his art and talent.

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