Geordie Boy: Anthology (2002)

About this title: A double-disc anthology of Alan Price? Better hope they've discovered how to cram more than 80 minutes of music on to a CD, then. Of all the artists currently crying out for the big box-set treatment, the former Animal is yowling louder than most. But, in the meantime, this 46-track collection will do nicely, as it swoops across Price's entire solo career, to scoop up every hit, every key album track, and even a couple of rarities, to paint the most vivid picture yet of the man's lengthy, and ever-changing career. From a strictly musical point of view, disc one is where the real meat lies, as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) [Bacharach/Hilliard]
2. I Put a Spell on You [Hawkins]
3. Hi-Lili, Hi Lo [Kaper/Deutsche]
4. Take Me Home [Price]
5. Getting Mighty Crowded [McCoy]
6. Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear [Newman]
7. Tickle Me [Newman]
8. The House That Jack Built [Price]
9. So Long Dad [Newman]
10. To Ramona [Dylan]
11. Shame [Price]
12. Don't Stop the Carnival [Rollins]
13. Love Story [Newman]
14. The Trimdon Grange Explosion [Armstrong/Price]
15. Sunshine and Rain (The Name of the Game) [Price]
16. Rosetta [Snow]
17. Yellow Man [Newman]
18. That's How Strong My Love Is [Jamison]
19. O Lucky Man [Price]
20. Poor People [Price]
21. Jarrow Song [Single Edit] [Price]
22. Between Today and Yesterday [Price]
23. In Times Like These [Price]
24. Papers [Price]
25. The Drinker's Curse [Price]
26. Changes [Live] [Price]
27. Goodnight Irene [Leadbelly/Lomax]
28. Kiss the Night [Price]
29. Glass Mountain [Price]
30. I Know When I've Had Enough [Price]
31. Shouts Across the Street [Price]
32. I've Been Hurt [Price]
33. Just for You [Price]
34. I'm a Gambler [Price]
35. England, My England [Price]
36. Baby of Mine [Price]
37. Those Tender Lips [Price]
38. The House of the Rising Sun [Traditional]
39. I'm Coming Back [Price]
40. Perfect Lady [Price]
41. Over and Over [Byrd]
42. Don't Slam That Door [Eaglin/Jarrow]
43. 50 Pence [Jordan/Price]
44. People Are Talking [Bartholomew/Price]
45. Boom Boom [Hooker]
46. Some Change [Scaggs]

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