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MELANIE
(1987) |
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1 ROCK AND ROLL HEART (4:13) 2. TO BE A STAR (4:11) 3. ANOTHER LIE (3:27) 4. CYCLONE (3:13) 5. ROADBURN (2:49) 6. ON THE LAM FROM THE LAW (2:17) 7. WONDERER (3:04) 8. SHOW YOU (3:14) 9. IT'S A FINE WORLD (4:50) 10. WINDOW PANE (3:54) Music and Lyrics by Melanie Safka
Schekeryk Produced by Peter Schekeryk |
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Dutch LP
released in 1987 on CNR Records 856.097 Dutch CD
released in 1987 on CNR Records 100.130 |
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COMMENTS This album while simple
titled Melanie is more often referred to as The Dutch Album or Melanie
1987 (to distinguish it from her 1969 album). In fact this was Melanie's
first proper album to be released on CD, though it was only issued in
Holland. Cassette (MC 656.097) and vinyl (LP 856.097) formats also exist. It
has now become one of the hardest albums to find. Few copies come up for
sale. An autographed copy that appeared on Ebay had a starting bid of $100. This album also sees the
start of a series of releases, each in different countries and each one
taking tracks (either directly or re-recorded) from its predecessor. The album would probably be
classed as 'soft rock' or 'adult orientated rock'. The tracks Cyclone and
Roadburn are both re-recordings of earlier songs, the former from Photograph
(1976) and the latter from Arabesque (1982). These 1987 versions,
along with the versions of Show You and Rock and Roll Heart are
unique to this album and this is the only place that you’ll find a recording
of It's A Fine World. A re-recorded (or re-mixed) version of Wonderer,
titled I Can’t Help But Wonder, turned up as the B-side of the single To
Be A Star in Australia. |
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