A couple of months ago at the Taite Prize, Shona Laing's '87 album South was accorded the award for Independent Music NZ Classic Record, it's two most memorable songs (Glad I'm Not a Kennedy and the tight single edit of the chilling/thrilling Soviet Snow) opening this 21-song compilation. Also, just last week the album's compiler Grant Gillanders was profiled at audioculture by Simon Grigg for his on-going commitment to re-presenting New Zealand music on CD and digital outlets. Much of Laing's deep and wide catalogue went past many so here is a collection which ticks the hits, goes back to strong early material (her breakthrough 1905, the inspirational You Are The One, Show Your Love), essential songs (Mercy of Love among them) and four unreleased songs from '75 recorded in Britain when she was in Manfred Mann's Earthband (with Suzanne Lynch on backing vocals).
Tracklist
Tracklist
- Glad I'm Not A Kennedy
- Soviet Snow (45 Edit)
- The Mahatma's Army
- Vagrant Heart
- One Act Play
- Coulda Been (Follow My Heart)
- Never Before
- I'm Crying Too (UK Version)
- 1905 (45 Version)
- You Are The One
- Show Your Love
- Happy Song
- Someone Like Me
- Rainbow
- Masquerade
- White Water
- Hey
- Mercy Of Love
- Going Out
- We'll Sing In The Sunshine
- I Who Have Nothing