Ralph McTell - Affairs of the Heart (2010)

Tracklist

CD1
01. First Song
02. You Make Me Feel Good
03. When They Were Young
04. Heron Song
05. When Love Has Gone
06. In Some Way I Loved You
07. Grande Affaire
08. In The Dreamtime
09. Pity The Boy
10. Kew Gardens
11. If I Don't Get Home
12. Bicker And Rue
13. Conundrum Of Time
14. Summer Lightning

CD2
01. Affairs Of The Heart
02. Nanna's Song
03. Now This Has Started
04. Love Grows
05. Would I Lie To You
06. One Day Away From You
07. Tequila Sunset
08. Seeds Of Heaven
09. Sand In Your Shoes
10. Slowburning Companion
11. I Am Not A Rock
12. I Don't Think About You
13. Miss You Most Of All
14. River Rising Moon High

CD3
01. The Girl From The Hiring Fair
02. Another Rain Has Fallen
03. Words I Couldn't Say
04. Sweet Mystery
05. Maginot Waltz
06. Milk For One
07. Let Me Fly Or Let Me Fall
08. Interest On The Loan
09. Take It Easy
10. Choufleur
11. White Dress
12. Traces
13. Let Me Down Easy
14. Still In Dreams

CD4
01. Summer Girls
02. One Heart
03. Naomi
04. After Rain
05. The Irish Girl
06. Promises
07. Something The Matter With Mary
08. Got To Be With You
09. Dreams Of You
10. Easter Lillies
11. I'm Not Really Blue
12. I'll Keep This With Mine
13. Wonderful Country
14. Terminus


As the title suggests, this 23-track disc collects some of Ralph McTell's best songs pertaining to matters of the heart. While he is best remebered for songs dealing with social and political concerns, especially for "Streets of London," this collection offers an interesting alternate view of the artist with a subject he's equally capable of pulling off. Presumably due to licensing problems, McTell had to re-record a few of his early songs but that shouldn't detract from the album -- the remakes are faithful to the originals.

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