[2012-11-26] Paul Carrack "Collected" 3CD set (Universal NL)

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Description
Collected is a 3CD anthology that gathers material from Paul Carrack's entire journeyman career from his solo releases to his best work with Ace, Squeeze, and Mike + The Mechanics among many more, including a disc of rare tracks!

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. How Long (Ace)
2. Tempted (Squeeze)
3. Don't Shed A Tear
4. The Living Years (Mike & The Mechanics)
5. Love Will Keep Us Alive (ft. Timothy B Schmit)
6. Groovin'
7. When You Walk In The Room
8. Empty Space
9. Over My Shoulder (Mike & The Mechanics)
10. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
11. Satisfy My Soul
12. Eyes Of Blue
13. Always Better With You
14. The Way I’m Feeling Tonight
15. A Time And Place (Mike & The Mechanics)
16. It Ain't Over
17. Long Ago
18. Everybody Gets A Second Chance (Mike & The Mechanics)

[CD2]
1. Dedicated
2. Loving You Tonight (Squeeze)
3. Where Did I Go Wrong?
4. Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Mike & The Mechanics)
5. I Need You
6. I Live On A Battlefield
7. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
8. Now That You’ve Gone (Mike & The Mechanics)
9. I Don't Want To Hear Anymore (ft. Don Henley & Timothy B Schmit)
10. Time To Move On
11. One Good Reason
12. Another Cup Of Coffee (Mike & The Mechanics)
13. Better Than Nothing
14. Beauty’s Only Skin Deep
15. No Doubt About It
16. Whenever I Stop (Mike & The Mechanics)
17. Good Feelin' About It
18. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

[CD3]
1. She's Soulful
2. Don’t Dream It’s Over (with Paul Young)
3. Burning Love (with Snowy White)
4. Your Own Special Way (with Steve Hackett)
5. Love Me As Hard As You Hurt Me
6. If You Believe In Me (from the movie Beautiful Joe)
7. Too Late (with Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings)
8. Ride On (with Gare Du Nord)
9. Wish You Were Here (with Nick Lowe)
10. Can’t Find My Way Home (Spin 1ne 2wo)
11. Soul To Soul (with The London Community Gospel Choir)
12. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
13. A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (Live in Liverpool)
14. If I Were You (Live in Liverpool)

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RJFW4A/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008RJFW4A/?tag=imwan-21

David Baker · 31 Oct 2006

This certainly is a very good collection, but given the third disc's "rare tracks" label, it's worth noting that there is nothing here from his days with Warm Dust, and these are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all of Carrack's rarities. Not that it would be necessary on a set like this, but there are also no tracks from his 2005 Xmas LP.

The biggest disappointment to me is the omission of both "Romance," the Terri Nunn duet from the soundtrack to "Sing," which was released as a single in many territories, and his duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman, "In The Time It Takes," which reached the Top 25 on the Billboard AC chart back in the '90s.

I think there are still a few Carrack b-sides ("Tailfinder" among them) that have only been issued on vinyl, too, so those would have been nice to have on CD for the first time. Same for the 2011 Xmas single, "Thinking About You (This Christmas)," which I believe has only been released as a download.

[Lord, how we love to pick apart collections like this, huh? :twisted:

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Linda · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:06 pm

Found Universal Netherlands' original promo teaser:

JoeP · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 542

I have this set. Great collection.

WynnWikman · **Joined:** 24 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 207

I have some solo Paul Carrack CDs, and I like them, but I never think to get them out. I may have to get this, It includes two of my favorite songs right up front. 1. How Long & 2. Tempted, though I never cared for Mike + The Mechanics.

[2012-11-26] Paul Carrack "Collected" 3CD set (Universal NL)

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