Following the first play this morning of their new single ‘Not Cynical’ on Chris Evans’ BBC Radio 2 show, The Proclaimers are pleased to announce the release of The Very Best Of The Proclaimers.
The Very Best Of 1987 – 2012 features tracks from each of their nine studio albums: This Is The Story (1987), Sunshine On Leith (1988), Hit The Highway (1994), Persevere (2001), Born Innocent (2003), Restless Soul (2005), Life With You (2007), Notes & Rhymes (2009) and Like Comedy (2012).
Includes the hits ‘Letter From America’ [#3 UK Singles Chart], ‘King of the Road’ [#9 UK Singles Chart] and their classic hit ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ (#11 UK Singles Chart in 1988). Plus brand new track ‘Not Cynical’, previously unreleased and exclusive to this compilation (scroll down to view), and sleevenotes by actor and Proclaimers fan David Tennant.
The Very Best Of 1987 ‘ 2012 tracklisting:
CD1
1. Throw The ‘R’ Away (2011 – Remaster)
2. Life With You
3. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (2011 – Remaster)
4. Letter From America (Band Version) (2011 – Remaster)
5. What Makes You Cry (2011 – Remaster)
6. Shadows Fall
7. Love Can Move Mountains
8. Role Model
9. Restless Soul
10. S-O-R-R-Y
11. I’m On My Way (2011 – Remaster)
12. Spinning Around In The Air
13. Hate My Love
14. Not Cynical
15. Act Of Rememberance
CD2
1. In Recognition
2. There’s
3. I’m Gone
4. King of the Road
5. Just Look Now
6. Born Innocent
7. On Causewayside
8. Scotland’s Story
9. Sunshine On Leith (2011 – Remaster)
10. Should Have Been Loved
11. Cap In Hand (2011 – Remaster)
12. Let’s Get Married (2011 – Remaster)
13. There’s A Touch
14. The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues (2011 – Remaster)
15. Oh Jean (2011 – Remaster)
Following a 37-date UK tour in 2012 the band tour again this summer doing both regional and international shows alongside major festivals across the UK:
JUNE
Sat 29 Glastonbury
Sun 30 Poole Arts Centre
JULY
Fri 5 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Sat 6 Cornbury Festival
Sun 7 Bury St Edmunds Apex
Fri 12 T In The Park
Fri 19 Newquay Lusty Glaze
Sat 20 Weston Super Mare Playhouse
Fri 26 Holt Festival
Sat 27 Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Sun 28 Stockton Weekender AUGUST
Fri 2 Camp Bestival
Sat 3 Chatham Central Theatre
Sun 4 Clacton-On-Sea Princes Theatre
Fri 9 Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire
Sat 10 Worthing Assembly Halls
Sun 11 Peterborough Cresset
Fri 16 Toronto CNE
Sat 17 Owen Sound Summerfolk
Mon 19 Thunder Bay Crocks
Wed 21 Winnipeg McPhillips Station Casino
Thu 22 Saskatoon Odeon
Fri 23 Edmonton Century Casino
Sat 24 Calgary Deerfoot Casino
Mon 26 Kamloops Blue Grotto
Tue 27 Cranbrook Key Theatre
Wed 28 Vancouver PNE SEPTEMBER
Fri 20 Portsmouth Kings Theatre
Sat 21 Malvern Theatre
Sat 28 Holmfirth Picturedome
Sun 29 Barrow Forum
OCTOBER
Sat 5 Corby The Core
Sun 6 Reading Hexagon
Sat 12 Glasgow The Hydro
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