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VA - Second Chance Hits (A Butterboy Compilation) (6 x CDs)
Ever wondered why some songs become hits only after being re-released? It’s a fascinating phenomenon driven by several key factors that often come together to create the perfect storm for a song’s newfound popularity.
Cultural Shifts and Timing: Sometimes, a song is simply ahead of its time. When it first comes out, it might not resonate with the audience. But as societal trends and cultural norms evolve, the song can find a more receptive audience upon re-release. Changes in public taste, influenced by new fashion, media consumption, and social norms, can make a previously overlooked song suddenly relevant and appealing.
Media Exposure: Exposure is everything! When a song gets featured in movies, TV shows, commercials, or even goes viral on the internet, it can reach a much broader audience. This kind of exposure often creates an emotional connection with listeners, sparking increased interest and popularity.
Artist’s Growing Popularity: As an artist’s fame grows, so does the interest in their earlier works. A song that didn’t make waves initially can gain traction as the artist’s fan base expands. New listeners might discover and appreciate these earlier gems, leading to a successful re-release.
Technological Advancements: The way we consume music has changed dramatically. With digital platforms, streaming services, and social media, songs can now reach a global audience with ease. A song that was limited by the distribution methods of its time can find new life in the digital age.
Nostalgia and Rediscovery: Nostalgia is a powerful force. As people grow older, they often seek out music from their past, leading to a resurgence in popularity for songs that evoke memories and emotions. Younger generations might also discover and fall in love with these songs, further contributing to their success.
In conclusion, the re-release of songs and their rise to popularity is a multifaceted phenomenon influenced by cultural shifts, media exposure, the artist’s growing popularity, technological advancements, and the power of nostalgia. These factors, individually or in combination, can breathe new life into songs, allowing them to achieve the recognition they may have missed during their initial release. (B)
Some may not agree with this list, but I would still argue that these tracks did in fact have a second life and became hits the second time around. I also concede that some may have been hits the first time around and sometimes quickly forgotten.
Here are 137 songs spread over 6 CDs that despite their obvious appeal became big(ger) hits after a second life was given to them. Enjoy these great memories.
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Track lists
CD01
01 Neil Diamond - Shilo 3:26
02 David Bowie - Life On Mars! 3:49
03 Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone 5:16
04 Ben E. King - Stand By Me 2:53
05 Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart 3:35
06 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' 2:51
07 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto 3:00
08 Beatles - Please Please Me 2:05
09 Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood 4:36
10 Derek And The Dominos - Layla 7:06
11 Nina Simone - Feeling Good 2:57
12 Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You 3:31
13 Chicago - Questions 67 And 68 5:02
14 Five Man Electrical Band - Signs 4:04
15 Black - Wonderful Life 4:42
16 Cure - Boys Don't Cry 2:42
17 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go 3:09
18 Cars - Drive 3:53
19 Madness - It Must Be Love 3:20
20 Ub40 - Red Red Wine 3:02
21 Radiohead - Creep 3:55
22 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 5:00
23 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin 3:49
CD02
24 Elvis Vs. Jxl - A Little Less Conversation 3:34
25 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonite 4:38
26 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 5:36
27 Benny Mardones - Into The Night 4:32
28 David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome 3:00
29 Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me 5:16
30 Reo Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out 5:50
31 Damien Rice - Cannonball 5:08
32 Bob Welch - Bob Welch 2:56
33 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher 3:01
34 Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 3:39
35 Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves 3:46
36 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining 2:16
37 Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs 3:59
38 Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On 2:50
39 Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine 2:36
40 Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love 3:38
41 Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy 3:57
42 Iggy Pop - The Passenger 4:42
43 Danzig - Mother 3:24
44 Power Of Love The Ultimate Col - White Wedding 3:26
45 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone 2:42
46 Shirelles - Dedicated To The One I Love 2:04
CD03
47 Elvis Presley - Burning Love 2:53
48 Tom Jones - (It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again 4:17
49 Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock 2:14
50 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet) 2:44
51 Chubby Checker - The Twist 2:35
52 Beatles - Twist And Shout 2:39
53 Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. 2:29
54 Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 2:19
55 Roy Orbison - Lana 2:17
56 Cliff Richard - Living Doll 2:39
57 Dells - Oh What A Nite 2:55
58 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada 2:39
59 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World 2:08
60 Les Mccann And Eddie Harris - Compared To What 8:39
61 Danny O'keefe - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues 2:59
62 Muddy Waters - I Just Want To Make Love To You 4:19
63 Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited 3:54
64 Captain & Tennille - The Way I Want To Touch You 2:45
65 Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole 1951 3:28
66 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 3:35
67 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 3:49
68 Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas 2:17
CD04
69 Aerosmith - Dream On 4:27
70 Real Life - Send Me An Angel 3:51
71 Queen - We Are The Champions 3:03
72 Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle 4:33
73 Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) 5:06
74 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock And Roll 3:15
75 Edgar Winter - Free Ride 3:08
76 Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy 3:57
77 Black Crowes - Hard To Handle 3:07
78 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 3:03
79 Kraftwerk - The Model 3:40
80 Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today 4:50
81 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 4:46
82 Leann Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight 3:34
83 Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We 4:32
84 Stone Roses - Made Of Stone 4:15
85 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go 3:09
86 Waterboys - Talk About Wings 1:03
87 Billy Idol - Hot In The City 3:39
88 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 4:19
89 Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 3:42
90 Elton John - Are You Ready For Love 3:32
91 Run-DMC And Aerosmith - Walk This Way 3:39
CD05
92 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother 4:17
93 Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You 3:17
94 Sting - Can't Stand Losing You 3:01
95 Pure Prairie League - Amie 2:41
96 Tommy Edwards - It's All In The Game 2:39
97 Evelyn 'champagne' King - Shame 3:16
98 Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 3:50
99 Bluebells - Young At Heart 3:25
100 Tommy James - Draggin' The Line 2:46
101 Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer 4:33
102 Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life 4:18
103 Robin S - Show Me Love 4:29
104 Joy Division - Atmosphere 4:10
105 Tori Amos - Professional Widow 8:08
106 Freddie Mercury - Barcelona 5:40
107 Don Mclean - Castles In The Air 3:41
108 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 4:37
109 Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter 4:36
110 Trammps - Disco Inferno 3:36
111 Space - Neighbourhood 3:28
112 John Denver - Thank God I'm A Country Boy 3:13
113 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream 3:17
114 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World 2:16
CD06
115 Neil Diamond - Solitary Man 2:32
116 Lou Reed - Perfect Day 3:39
117 James - Sit Down 4:04
118 Pogues - Fairytale Of New York 4:34
119 Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children 3:46
120 Soup Dragons - Mother Universe 3:12
121 Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine 3:54
122 Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties 3:01
123 Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like 3:15
124 Coolio Feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise 4:02
125 Trio - Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) 3:27
126 Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie 4:02
127 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me 4:15
128 Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry 3:24
129 Kraftwerk - Computer Love 7:15
130 Rufus And Chaka Khan - Nobody 4:42
131 Des'ree - You Gotta Be 4:07
132 Ting Tings - Great Dj 3:51
133 Sheriff - When I'm With You 3:54
134 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits 2:57
135 Everything But The Girl - Missing 3:55
136 Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream 3:42
137 D:ream - Things Can Only Get Better 4:00
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ReplyDeleteHi g8rrick.
DeleteI hope you will enjoy these.
Cheers.
What a great idea for compilation BB. You rock. Again. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, StoneRose.
DeleteI hope you can enjoy this set for many years to come.
Cheers.
Hey, BB. Would it be possible for future comps you include a cover without "Disc 1", "Disc 2", etc? Call me weird, but I like my comps to not have that.
ReplyDeleteGood one, Bud_e_luv_bomb.
DeleteThe direct answer is no.
I do sympathize with your dilemma.
Cheers.
A fine idea for a compilation but I have to admit my eyebrows were raised at some of the selections. The one that jumped out most was Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade which was written in the summer of 1973 and was an enormous hit across a large part of Europe that Christmas and whilst it has regularly been re-released with some success since none of those releases come close to its success in 1973. Neil Sedaka's 'Breaking Up' again was a bigger hit in 1962 with wider success than the 1975-1976 release. In the Ghetto even moreso. It was a massive hit in 1969 (the year it was written) for Elvis but had far less interest on its subsequent releases. Same is true of songs such as Layla and Relax (which also suffered from being banned by the BBC and MTV on its original release and largely grew in popularity through its exposure in nightclubs). Sham 69's Hurry Up Harry (reissued as Hurry Up England) achieved the same chart position with both releases,
ReplyDeleteEqually songs like Please Please Me, Living Doll, We Are The Champions etc were massive hits for their artists first time around and could never have been considered unsuccessful with that release even if a later release such Please Please Me's re-issue in the US 6 months after it' s initial release or in Cliff's case a novelty version (with the Young Ones) beat it.
So as much as I will enjoy this collection and thanks for that I'm equally fascinated where the information came from through which this collection was created?
PS Another thing to note is that these days some of the organisations that release sales data on digital releases count the albums sales on which the single appears towards the overall sales of the individual song so if it appears on the album it will count towards that songs overall total. Now I'll leave people to guess how many times Living Doll for example has appeared on licensed compilations in the last 30 years? Before digital, singles and albums sales were counted separately. So comparing pre-digital sales with digital is arguably not a like for like exercise with some pre-digital songs selling many million more 'copies' in contemporary terms than are represented by their stated sales.
Hi Manny,
DeleteThank you for your thoughtful feedback. I understand that some of the selections might raise eyebrows, and there could indeed be some inconsistencies in this compilation. Your insights about the original and subsequent successes of these songs are very valuable and appreciated.
I’m glad to hear that you’ll still enjoy the collection. Your point about the differences in sales data between pre-digital and digital eras is also very insightful.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
I would argue that these tracks had a second life and became hits the second time around. I also concede that some may have been hits the first time around. I may have to modify the write up to make it clearer.
Cheers.
Great songs but the majority of these were hits on the first try.
ReplyDeleteHi Juha.
DeleteThe majority? Which ones were Hits, the first time around? That would be helpful.
Cheers.