Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady [Rycodisc] (1999)

About this title: Although Paul Brady has spent time playing traditional Irish music (notably, if briefly, as a member of Planxty), it's his songs that have brought him the most fame and at least some degree of fortune. No doubt about it, these are big songs -- if they don't always give you a lot to hold onto, melodically speaking, they rarely fail to grab you and pull you in on their own terms. Brady helped Bonnie Raitt make her comeback by contributing the title track to her album Luck of the Draw; Bela Fleck and Roy and Victor Wooten join him on several songs; "The World Is What You Make It" was the theme ... read more

Tracks:

1. Nobody Knows [Brady]
2. The World Is What You Make It [Brady]
3. Paradise Is Here [Alternate Version] [Brady]
4. Nothing But the Same Old Story [Brady]
5. The Lakes of Pontchartrain (New Recording) [Traditional]
6. Trick or Treat [Brady]
7. Trust in You [Previously Unreleased Version] [Brady]
8. Not the Only One [New Vocal] [Brady]
9. The Island [Brady]
10. Crazy Dreams [Brady]
11. Follow On [Brady]
12. Just in Time [Brady]
13. The Homes of Donegal [McBride]
14. Arthur Mcbride (New Recording) [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.