Hogmanay is the Scottish drinking festival, known to the rest of the world as New Year’s Eve. A good time to look back on the Old Year, the first year of the TVD site and reflect on its many successes. It is fair to say we have established a good track record ! And also it is time to look forward to a bright New Year and anticipate more sweet tunes to come. So I’m resolved to keep on firing out compilations ‘til you listeners tell me stop or, since the comments are often silent, ‘til the downloads dry up. This, then, is my first offering of 2010. Two little themes in this one. First I saw how popular Little Julian Herrera’s tracks have been recently, so I thought I’d pop in a few. Track 18 is the original version of “Lonely, Lonely Nights” on the Dig label from 1956. In 1963, Lil Julian contacted The Illusions to back him up on a remake on the Essar label. Since I was harking on about Hogmanay, I thought I might bring you some blue-eyed soul from the Celtic Fringe as the secondary theme. The kick-off track from Glasgow funksters AWB probably sums up my 2010 Resolution nicely ! There’s another wee Glasgow “hairie” (Scottish slang equivalent of chola) in at No. 13, with Lulu’s take on “Here Comes The Night”, the classic by another Celt, Belfast’s Van Morrison. I have a Scottish beat version of the Northern Soul standard “Ain’t No Soul Left In These Ole Shoes” by the Beatstalkers. And an R&B classic by the Athenians, who were my regular Saturday night live music suppliers in the teen clubs of Edinburgh, which is known as the “Athens of the North”. I’ve thrown in some other names that have popped up in other people’s comps recently, and a few that appeared at some time on my playlists over the holidays. I’m particularly fond of this Dee Dee Sharp version of the Neil Sedaka classic “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”. Whatever your aspirations and resolutions for 2010, remember the final track and sing along with Eleanor Grant….”Yes You Can“. A Happy Listening and Soulful New Year to you all !!!
Track list
01 - Average White Band - Play That Funky Music, White Boy
02 - Little Julian Herrera & The Johnny Otis Orchestra - Here In My Arms
03 - Tavares - Let Me Heal The Bruises
04 - The Beatstalkers - Ain't No Soul (Left In These Ole Shoes)
06 - Little Julian Herrera & The Tigers - I Remember Linda
07 - Roy C - High School Dropout
08 - The Roe-O-Tation - Old Love
09 - Jerry Butler - Just A Little Bit
10 - The Jades - My Loss, Your Gain
11 - Little Julian Herrera & The Illusions - I Want To Be With You
12 - Mary Wells - Use Your Head
13 - Lulu - Here Comes The Night
14 - Dee Dee Sharp - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
15 - Little Julian Herrera - In Exchange For Your Love
16 - The Athenians - Got Love If You Want It
17 - Gino Washington - Puppet On A String
18 - Nolan Chance - She's Gone
19 - Little Julian Herrera - Lonely, Lonely Nights
20 - Eleanor Grant - Yes You Can
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