Barry Blue - Out Of The Blue – 50 Years of Discovery

Edsel

£23.38

Format: 4CD in slipcase with Exclusive Signed Print
Catalogue No.: EDSL0089
Barcode: 740155728939
Release Date: TBC 2021
Genre: Pop

• One of the UK’s best-selling all-round talents, as a Songwriter, Producer and Glam Rock pop star!
• As a Songwriter, Producer and Glam Rock pop star, Barry Blue has sold more than 45 Million records, had approx. 50 worldwide hits and has registered more than HALF-A-BILLION streams!
• Barry has written for artists as diverse as Diana Ross, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli...to The Saturdays, Pixie Lott, Philip Bailey, Five Star and Bananarama. He produced the early classic Heatwave albums, including multi-million selling U.S. hits such as ‘Boogie Nights’, ‘The Groove Line and ‘Always And Forever’ which have become modern classics.
• ‘OUT OF THE BLUE – 50 YEARS OF DISCOVERY’ focuses not just on Barry Blue’s songwriting but on him as a recording artist, who has transcended the decades, keeping relevant in those times, with each CD being themed.
• ‘OUT OF THE BLUE...’ celebrates 50 years since the release of his debut single ‘Together’, which is included on this set, alongside all of his UK hits, ‘Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)’, ‘Do You Wanna Dance’, ‘School Love’, ‘Miss Hit And Run’ and ‘Hot Shot’. Also included are album tracks, non-Album b-sides and his 2020 album ‘Boy In The Moon’. The album features his songs that have been recorded by other artists, including ‘Escaping’ which was a #3 hit for Dina Carroll. To finish the set, CD4 contains a podcast interview from 2020, which also tells of an incredible ‘nearly’ story; i.e. the one who got away!
• To make this anniversary release even more special, Barry has opened-up his archive to allow 14 completed but unreleased recordings, be available for this set. These tracks were recorded between 1973 and 1990 and include his later versions of co-written Lynsey de Paul’s ‘Sugar Me’, and Toto Coelo’s ‘I Eat Cannibals’. Other great songs have been unearthed which include new wave, ballads, pop, soul and dance as he became an in-demand writer for young artists.
• This is the first time that such a comprehensive set of his own recordings has been released. This limited edition comes with an exclusive signed print.

CD1: ‘STELLAR HITS ’
1. Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)
2. Ooh I Do
3. Do You Wanna Dance?
4. Tip Of My Tongue
5. School Love
6. Rosetta Stone
7. Miss Hit And Run
8. Hi-Cool Woman
9. Hot Shot
10. Behind My Eyes
11. Don’t Wanna Be Blue
12. Devil’s Gun
13. You Make Me Happy (When I’m Blue)
14. Mona
15. Hobo Man
16. Kalamazoo!
17. When Winter Kept Us Warm
18. Pay At The Gate
19. Queen Of Hearts
20. One Way Ticket (To The Blues)

CD2: ‘BLACK HOLES & SUPERNOVAS’
1. Sugar Me (previously unreleased)
2. A Trick Of The Light
3. Together
4. Love Sick (previously unreleased)
5. I Eat Cannibals (previously unreleased)
6. Action Man (previously unreleased)
7. Bring Out The Woman
8. Seriously (previously unreleased)
9. Nights Are Colder
10. Sleeping Blue Nights (previously unreleased)
11. Makin’ It (previously unreleased)
12. Daddy’s Arms (previously unreleased)
13. Cool-De-Jack (previously unreleased)
14. Eye To Eye (previously unreleased)
15. Lifejacket Round My Heart
16. Don’t Ever Love A Stranger (previously unreleased)
17. Ex-Rated (previously unreleased)
18. Back To The Wall
19. Magic Tonight (previously unreleased)
20. Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night) ’89

CD3: ‘BOY IN THE MOON’
1. Crying Over Nothing
2. Boy In The Moon
3. Crime To Be Cool
4. Escaping
5. Call My Name
6. No Time To Be Hurt
7. Lost For Words
8. Delicate Beauty
9. Don’t Think We’re In Kansas (Anymore)
10. Worlds Apart

CD4: ‘SONIC SPACES’
1. Barry Blue In Conversation With Paul O’Reilly
“‘Sonic Spaces’ – is a 36 min podcast featuring my
life to date, including snippets of songs I’ve
written/produced and the stories behind them.”