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| Hot Press | 8/10[1] |
Biography is a greatest hits compilation album by Irish Celtic rock band Horslips. The first disc comprises each of the band's singles that were released in the UK. The second comprises the B-sides to each of those singles, some of which have never been released on CD before. The album was released on 1 November 2013, to coincide with the release of the book Tall Tales: The Official Biography of Horslips.[2][3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carr, Fean, Devlin, Lockhart, O'Connor.
Disc One: The A Sides| Title |
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| 1. | "The High Reel" | |
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| 2. | "Dearg Doom" | |
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| 3. | "More Than You Can Chew" (45 remix) | |
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| 4. | "Nighttown Boy" (45 edit) | |
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| 5. | "King of the Fairies" | |
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| 6. | "(If That's What You Want) That's What You Get" (45 edit) | |
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| 7. | "Warm Sweet Breath of Love" | |
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| 8. | "The Power and the Glory" (45 remix) | |
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| 9. | "Speed the Plough" | |
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| 10. | "The Man Who Built America" | |
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| 11. | "Loneliness" | |
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Disc Two: The B Sides| Title |
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| 1. | "Furniture" (The High Reel) | |
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| 2. | "The Shamrock Shore" (Dearg Doom) | |
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| 3. | "Faster Than the Hound" (More Than You Can Chew) | |
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| 4. | "We Bring the Summer With Us" (Nighttown Boy) | |
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| 5. | "Sunburst" (King of the Fairies) | |
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| 6. | "The Snakes' Farewell to the Emerald Isle" ((If That's What You Want) That's What You Get) | |
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| 7. | "King of Morning, Queen of Day" (Warm Sweet Breath of Love) | |
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| 8. | "Sir Festus Burke" (The Power and the Glory) | |
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| 9. | "Bridge From Heart to Heart" (Speed the Plough) | |
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| 10. | "Red River Rock (Live)" (Speed the Plough) | |
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| 11. | "Long Weekend" (The Man Who Built America) | |
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| 12. | "Homesick" (Loneliness) | |
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Personnel
- Horslips
- Eamon Carr – drums, bodhrán, percussions
- Barry Devlin – bass guitar, vocals
- Johnny Fean – guitars, banjo, vocals
- Jim Lockhart – keyboards, flute, tin whistles, uilleann pipes, vocals
- Charles O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin, concertina, vocals
References
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- Eamon Carr
- Charles O'Connor
- Barry Devlin
- John Fean
- Jim Lockhart
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| Studio albums | |
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| Live albums | |
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| Compilations |
- Tracks from the Vaults
- Treasury
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