| East of the Sun | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Ireland / England | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock | |||
| Length | 57:13 | |||
| Label | Science Friction HUCD034 | |||
| Producer | Roy Harper | |||
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East of the Sun is a 2001 compilation album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 15 of his love songs.
Of the songs chose for the album, Harper said;
My songs are my diary, and the love songs are a great part of the emotional journal...not long ago we made a tally of categories of my songs. It was pretty loose, you know, agit prop, humour, social commentary etc..., but there was a surprise in it. 39% of the songs involved love in one form or another. Actually I was amazed. [1]
Of the individuals referred to within (or by) the songs Harper stated,
Two of the women are Swedish, one of the men has left the planet and the other is related. Now there's some arcane trivia. [1]
All tracks credited to Roy Harper
Roy Harper is an English folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released 32 albums across his 50-year career. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, reflecting his love of jazz and the poet John Keats.
Little Love Letters is Carlene Carter's 1993 country music album. It had one major Billboard Hot Country Songs hit in the number 3 "Every Little Thing," and two minor ones in the number 51 "Unbreakable Heart" and number 50. "I Love You 'Cause I Want To." The album itself rose to number 35 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Unbreakable Heart" was later covered by Jessica Andrews on her 1999 debut Heart Shaped World, whose version reached #24 on the country singles charts.
Counter Culture is a 2005 compilation double album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 25 classic Roy Harper songs, cherry picked according to his mood in April 2005. This collection spans 35 years of song writing and is intended as an introduction for anyone who's not sure where to start with Harper's music. This compilation features a number of guest musicians, including; Jimmy Page, Bill Bruford, Ronnie Lane, David Gilmour, Kate Bush and Nick Harper.
Hats Off is a 2001 compilation album by Roy Harper featuring 14 of Harper's own songs "...accompanied by some of rock's most legendary performers.".
Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles is the nineteenth album by Roy Harper and was released in 1997.
The Unknown Soldier is the tenth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1980 by Harvest Records and was his last release on the label.
Commercial Breaks, provisionally entitled 'Commercial Breaks' , is the eighteenth studio album by Roy Harper. It was recorded in 1977, intended for release in 1978/79, but not officially released in its entirety until 1994.
An Introduction to ..... is a 1994 compilation album by Roy Harper.
Bullinamingvase is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records. In the United States the album was released as One Of Those Days in England.
People is officially Howard Jones's seventh album, released in 1998. After the US release on Ark 21 Records, People was a global release via Jones' own record label dtox. The album is a reworked version of the 1997 Japanese-only release Angels & Lovers. The title track and "When Lovers Confess" were deleted and three new tracks added: "Tomorrow Is Now", "Everything", and "Let the People Have Their Say". The album did not chart in the UK. However, the single "Let the People Have Their Say" broke the top 100 barrier in the UK and received ample air play on BBC Radio 2. The tri-fold slip case version features the faces of 210 people, all friends, family and fans of Jones.
Steps in Time is the debut album by the English band King, released by CBS Records in October 1984. The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI. Prior to this, lead singer Paul King's previous band The Reluctant Stereotypes had released an album, The Label in 1980
Rhythm of Love is the fifth album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1994. The album peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart and was certified double platinum, giving Baker her fourth platinum selling album.
Flat Baroque and Berserk is the fourth album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper, and was first released in 1970 by Harvest Records.
Sophisticated Beggar is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's debut album. It was released in 1966.
Love Song is the eighth studio album by Anne Murray issued in 1974 on Capitol Records. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Loony on the Bus is the fifteenth studio album by Roy Harper and was released in 1988 when Harper required cash in order to start his own company. These demos finally served their purpose by funding Harper's 1990 album Once.
"Another Day" is a song by Roy Harper from his album Flat Baroque and Berserk.
Andy is the thirty-sixth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the fall of 1976 by Columbia Records. Williams is not as focused on covering pop hits and standards on this album and instead relies mainly on original or lesser-known songs. In the liner notes for the album's 2002 CD release, writer Richard M. Erickson explains that the album "was recorded at six different studios to accommodate Andy's touring schedule. One recording session was at a portable studio set up at a Marriott hotel."
Let's Love While We Can is the thirty-seventh studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the U.K. in 1980 by CBS Records. For this project Williams eschews covering well-known pop hits and standards and relies mostly on original or lesser-known country songs.
Live at Les Cousins is a 1996 double live album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper.
