The Bluebells - The Singles Collection (2005)(gnv64)

The Bluebells - The Singles Collection (2005)

The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their
Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three
Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member
Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) - "I'm Falling", "Cath", and their
biggest success "Young at Heart". The latter was co-written with Siobhan
Fahey of Bananarama (originally recorded on the Bananarama album Deep
Sea Skiving) and violinist Bobby Valentino, and made it to number 8 in the UK
Singles Chart on its original release in 1984. The band also released one EP,
The Bluebells, and one full-length album, Sisters.

The band split up in the mid 1980s, but enjoyed an unexpected revival in
1993 when "Young At Heart" was used in a Volkswagen television
advertisement. Re-issued as a single, it was number one for four weeks and
led to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's
Top of the Pops. A compilation album followed, The Singles Collection, which
peaked at No. 27 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1993.

The band reformed in late 2008, with original members the McCluskey
brothers and Bobby Bluebell, to support Edwyn Collins at a show in Glasgow
on 23 January 2009. On 29 May 2011, the band performed as part of the
Southside Festival.

DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
"Forevermore" / "Aim In Life" - 1982
"Cath" / "Will She Always Be Waiting" - 1983 - UK No. 62
"Sugar Bridge (It Will Stand)" - 1983 - UK No. 72
"I'm Falling" - 1984 - UK No. 11
"Young at Heart" - 1984 - UK No. 8
"Cath" (re-issue) - 1984 - UK No. 38
"All I Am (Is Loving You)" - 1985 - UK No. 58
"Young at Heart" (re-issue) - 1993 - UK No. 1

Albums
The Bluebells EP - 1983 - Sire Records
Sisters - 1984 - London Records - UK No. 22
Second - 1992 - Vinyl Japan

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Artist...............: The Bluebells
Album................: The Singles Collection
Genre................: Pop/Rock
Source...............: Web
Year.................: 2005
Codec................: LAME 3.98
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (320kbps CBR)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-bluebells-mn0000041810
Posted by............: gnv64 on 10/7/2014
Included.............: NFO, M3U
Covers...............: Front Back CD
This is not my rip. Thanks to the original ripper!

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Tracklisting
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1. The Bluebells - Forever More [05:01]
2. The Bluebells - Aim In Life [03:01]
3. The Bluebells - Everybody's Somebody's Fool [02:26]
4. The Bluebells - Cath [03:47]
5. The Bluebells - All I Ever Said [02:27]
6. The Bluebells - Fall From Grace [02:07]
7. The Bluebells - Sugar Bridge (It Will Stand) [05:57]
8. The Bluebells - The Patriot Game [04:05]
9. The Bluebells - Some Sweet Day [02:20]
10. The Bluebells - Happy Birthday (Turn Gold) [02:36]
11. The Bluebells - I'm Falling [05:20]
12. The Bluebells - H.O.L.L.A.N.D. [03:35]
13. The Bluebells - Cath (Remix) [03:07]
14. The Bluebells - Young At Heart [05:24]
15. The Bluebells - Tender Mercy [03:57]
16. The Bluebells - Wishful Thinking (Will She Always Be Waiting)[03:54]
17. The Bluebells - Smalltown Martyr [03:03]
18. The Bluebells - Will She Always Be Waiting [04:13]

Playing Time.........: 01:06:29
Total Size...........: 152.87 MB

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