Paul Carrack - Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection '1994

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 A nifty idea for a compilation, Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack
Collection gathers not only Carracks solo hits, but all the major songs by other
artists on which he sang lead: Aces Top Five smash How Long, Squeezes new wave
classic Tempted, Mike + the Mechanics Silent Running and the number one ballad
The Living Years, and two duets with country singer Carlene Carter from her 1981
album Blue Nun. As such, its the definitive overview of Carracks career. If
youre a somewhat anonymous journeyman, you dont stick around as long as Carrack
has, or participate in so many different projects, without demonstrating your
versatility. Carrack shows himself to be comfortable with bright, bouncy pop,
post-new wave roots rock, smooth adult contemporary, and sentimental ballads.
But his true forte is the sort of blue-eyed soul that became popular in the
post-Hall & Oates era. His clear, soulful pipes are already in evidence on the
four selections culled from his tenure with Ace, which bridges into the Squeeze
and Carter songs, and then into 12 selections culled from his solo albums. There
are a couple of fine Nick Lowe co-writes in I Live on a Battlefield and the
early hit I Need You, plus a fine cover of Jackie DeShannons folk-rock classic
When You Walk in the Room. The high point is Carracks terrific 1988 Top Ten hit
Dont Shed a Tear, a catchy, modern blue-eyed soul track that fit comfortably
into Top 40, adult contemporary, and mainstream rock radio, and even landed him
some MTV airplay. Even if Carracks production is far more synthetic than one
usually associates with the term soul, he proves himself quite a solid stylist
over the course of this surprisingly ingratiating collection. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Ace – How Long (03:21)
2. Ace – The Real Feeling (02:23)
3. Ace – No Future In Your Eyes (03:23)
4. Ace – Youre All That I Need (03:43)
5. Squeeze – Tempted (03:55)
6. Carlene Carter – Do Me Lover (02:49)
7. Carlene Carter – Oh How Happy (02:38)
8. Paul Carrack – The Rumour (04:13)
9. Paul Carrack – I Need You (02:47)
10. Paul Carrack – Always Better With You (03:30)
11. Paul Carrack – A Little Unkind (03:03)
12. Paul Carrack – One Good Reason (03:19)
13. Paul Carrack – Dont Shed A Tear (03:42)
14. Paul Carrack – Button Off My Shirt (03:41)
15. Paul Carrack – When You Walk In The Room (03:22)
16. Paul Carrack – I Live By The Groove (04:09)
17. Paul Carrack – Only My Heart Can Tell (04:15)
18. Paul Carrack – Battlefield (04:20)
19. Paul Carrack – Loveless (04:15)
20. Mike & The Mechanics – Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (04:10)
21. Mike & The Mechanics – The Living Years (05:30)

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