|
ACE How Long: The Very Best Of - 2011 UK compilation CD, 16 of the greatest by this English pub rock quintet led by Paul Carrack
Format: CD
Condition: New
Year of Release: 2011
Cat. No.: 1815930
Label: Cherry Red
16 of the greatest by this English pub rock quintet led by Paul Carrack long before his days with Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics.
Includes the #3 smash 'How Long?' - 1993 release.
Ace was formed in December 1972 in Sheffield as 'Ace Flash and the Dynamos', but this name was quickly abbreviated to just Ace. The members were assembled from various other professional bands, and were all competent musicians. Carrack and Comer had previously played with Warm Dust, and King with Mighty Baby, whose antecedents were the 1960s band The Action.
Before the recording of their debut album, 'Five-A-Side', ex-
Bees Make Honey drummer Fran Byrne replaced Witherington. The single 'How Long?' (a song about one of the members leaving for another group) was taken from this record, and was a significant chart success, achieving a Top 20 place in the UK Singles Chart, and reaching number three in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Carrack has since played in Eric Clapton's band; Roger Waters' Bleeding Heart Band; Roxy Music for the Manifesto
album and tour; Squeeze in the early 1980s; and Mike + The Mechanics.
His solo re-recording of 'How Long?' became a UK Top 40 hit again in 1996.
This reissue of the long out of print album comes with a new updated booklet and notes by Michael Heatley and is the prequel to the reissue of the bands albums (the first time they have been on CD outside Japan).
TRACK LISTING:
1 How Long?
2 I Think It's Gonna Last
3 Does It Hurt You
4 Why
5 Message To You
6 This Is What You Find
7 You're All That I Need
8 Twenty Four Hours
9 Tongue Tied
10 I'm Not Takin' It Out On You
11 You Can't Lose
12 Movin'
13 Ain't Gonna Stand For This No More
14 Sniffin' About
15 Crazy World
16 So Sorry Baby | 
