Reaching for the Sun: The Major Minor Anthology 1967-1969
David McWilliams
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Release Date: 20/10/2023
At the height of the protest singer boom that spawned the likes of Dylan and Donovan, Irish-born music industry heavyweight Phil Solomon received a demo tape from a young Ballymena-based singer/songwriter by the name of David McWilliams. Sensing the possibilities, the entrepreneur added McWilliams to his Irish-based roster of acts (The Bachelors, The Dubliners, Van Morrison's Them, etc.) and placed the youngster on his fledgling record label Major Minor. This 2-CD set, 'Reaching for the Sun', is the first-ever compete anthology of David's Major Minor recordings. It includes mono and stereo versions of his signature tune 'Days of Pearly Spencer' alongside more than a dozen tracks making their CD debut, including 'Who Killed Ezra Brymay', only released at the time in America.
Disc 1
1: God and Country
2: Redundancy Blues
3: The Silence Is Shattered
4: Hiroshima
5: Question of Identity
6: Time of Trouble
7: Echo of My Heart
8: In the Early Hours of the Morning
9: I'll Be Home
10: Leaves That Fall
11: Twilight
12: Hey Sally Sally
13: Reaching for the Sun
14: Sheelo Gone So Long
15: Midnight Sun
16: Pretty Bird
17: Days of Pearly Spencer
18: Can I Get There By Candlelight
19: For Josephine
20: How Can I Be Free
21: Brown Eyed Gal
22: Marlena
23: For a Little Girl
24: Lady Helen of the Laughing Eyes
25: Time Will Not Wait
26: What's the Matter With Me
27: There's No Lock Upon My Door
28: Tomorrow's Like Today
Disc 2
1: 3 O'clock Flamingo Street
2: Harlem Lady
3: Four Seasons
4: Turn Homeward Stranger
5: Letter to My Love
6: City Blues
7: Reflections
8: Poverty Street
9: And I'm Free
10: September Winds
11: Young Man's Dream
12: Born to Ramble
13: This Side of Heaven
14: Mr. Satisfied
15: The Stranger
16: Follow Me
17: Oh Mama Are You My Friend
18: I Love Susie in the Summer
19: Who Killed Ezra Brymay
20: Fiori Nel Vento (Poverty Street)
21: Correrai, Correrai (Mr. Satisfied)
22: Un Sasso Nel Cuore (Intangible)
23: Lo Straniero (The Stranger)
24: Harlem Lady (Mono Mix)
25: Days of Pearly Spencer (Mono Mix)