Monday, March 18, 2024

Cockney Rebel - A Steve Harley Anthology [2006] (3 x CDs)

STEVE HARLEY R.I.P

Cockney Rebel - A Steve Harley Anthology [2006] (3 x CDs)

Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice (27 February 1951 – 17 March 2024), better known by his stage name Steve Harley, was an English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the glam rock group Cockney Rebel. He scored five UK hit singles with the band in the mid-1970s including "Judy Teen", "Mr. Soft" and the number one "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harley

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/17/steve-harley-cockney-rebel-frontman-dies

The Cockney Rebel – A Steve Harley Anthology is a remastered three-disc box-set anthology by Steve Harley, released in 2006. The anthology features material from Cockney Rebel, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Harley's solo career. It covers all of Harley's albums, spanning over 33 years, from 1973's The Human Menagerie to 2005's The Quality of Mercy. The anthology was released by EMI Music UK. It was released on CD in the UK only.[2] Today, the physical CD release is out-of-print.

The anthology was compiled by project manager Nigel Reeve and designed by Chris Peyton. The album's sleeve notes were written by Geoff Barton of Classic Rock magazine. Barton is a long-term fan of Harley. The final track on Disc 3, the live song "Only You", is highlighted as being previously unreleased, although it had originally appeared on the 1999 live album Stripped to the Bare Bones. A studio version of "Only You" was later recorded for Harley's sixth solo album Uncovered (2020).

Following its release, Harley spoke of the anthology in an October 2006 diary entry for his official website: "The Anthology is selling here in bucket-loads. I can't deny I'm proud of it. EMI have done a good job in all respects. You can't please everyone, but the 42 tracks seem a pretty fair reflection of my career so far." He later added in a January 2007 entry: "The Anthology release was the equivalent of the gold watch for long-service but gave me lots of warm feelings." (Wikipedia)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Cockney Rebel - Sebastian 6:58

02 Cockney Rebel - Rock 'n' Roll Parade 2:55

03 Cockney Rebel - Hideaway 3:53

04 Cockney Rebel - Loretta's Tale 4:14

05 Cockney Rebel - Death Trip 9:56

06 Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen 3:45

07 Cockney Rebel - Spaced Out 3:03

08 Cockney Rebel - Psychomodo 4:04

09 Cockney Rebel - Bed In The Corner 3:35

10 Cockney Rebel - Ritz 7:15

11 Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 3:19

12 Cockney Rebel - Sling It 2:41

13 Cockney Rebel - Tumbling Down 5:56

14 Cockney Rebel - Big Big Deal 4:35


CD2

01 Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) 4:00

02 Cockney Rebel - The Best Years Of Our Lives 5:49

03 Cockney Rebel - Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean) 4:34

04 Cockney Rebel - Mad, Mad Moonlight 4:33

05 Cockney Rebel - Red Is A Mean, Mean Colour 4:32

06 Cockney Rebel - Understand 7:18

07 Cockney Rebel - All Men Are Hungry 4:53

08 Cockney Rebel - (I Believe) Love's A Prima Donna 4:10

09 Cockney Rebel - (Love) Compared With You 4:24

10 Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun 2:58

11 Cockney Rebel - Innocence And Guilt 7:16

12 Cockney Rebel - Roll The Dice 3:31

13 Cockney Rebel - Living In A Rhapsody 4:23

14 Cockney Rebel - Riding The Waves (For Virginia Woolf) 4:37


CD3

01 Cockney Rebel - Freedom's Prisoner 3:52

02 Cockney Rebel - One More Time 4:29

03 Cockney Rebel - I Can't Even Touch You 4:02

04 Cockney Rebel - Irresistable (Remix) 5:14

05 Cockney Rebel - Star For A Week (Dino) 4:35

06 Cockney Rebel - The Lighthouse 6:02

07 Cockney Rebel - New Fashioned Way 7:19

08 Cockney Rebel - All In A Life's Work 4:59

09 Cockney Rebel - That's My Life In Your Hands 3:49

10 Cockney Rebel - The Last Time I Saw You 5:12

11 Cockney Rebel - The Coast Of Amalfi 5:17

12 Cockney Rebel - Journey's End (A Father's Promise) 4:05

13 Cockney Rebel - A Friend For Life 4:43

14 Cockney Rebel - Only You (Live) 5:15

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6 comments:

  1. We seem to be losing too many lately, so thank you for this tribute BB.

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    1. That does seem the case, Dr Robert.
      I am sure many more will follow over the next few years.
      Let's thank them all for they have given to us.
      Cheers.

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  2. A sad loss, I remember hearing Sebastian for the first time on Radio 1 (UK) and being totally hooked. I saw Cockney Rebel live in Southampton not long after, a great show - Steve Harley was a true showman and a great songsmith who left a great legacy of songs. Thanks for this tribute BB.

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    1. Hi LeKermitage.
      Not everyone leaves a legacy the likes of Steve Harley. R.I.P.
      Cheers.

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