Cheap Pearls and Whisky Dreams – The Best Of
Cheap Pearls and Whisky Dreams – The Best of is a compilation album by Scottish band Love and Money, released by Fontana in 1999.
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| Released | 5 April 1999[1] | |||
| Length | 72:53 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Q | [3] |
On its release, Neil McKay of Sunday Life wrote, "A vehicle for the classy songwriting of James Grant, Love and Money made some fine soul and country tinged pop rock over the course of four albums spanning the late 80s and early 90s."[4] Nick Duerden of Q noted the band's shift from their initial image as "Scotland's latest rock hopes" to "a cult act whose heart-on-sleeve approach often went against mainstream tastes" after Grant discovered "jazz, subtlety, and artful contemplation". He described Grant as being "blessed with the lyricism of a poet" and added it was a "shame" that the band "only ever reached a tiny audience".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Grant, except "Jocelyn Square" and "Wanderlust 2" by Grant and Bobby Paterson, and "You Are Beautiful" by Grant and Paul McGeechan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Halleluiah Man" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Winter" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "River of People" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Who in their Right Mind" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Walk the Last Mile" | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Last Ship on the River" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "My Love Lives in a Dead House" | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Strange Kind of Love" | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Looking for Angeline" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Jocelyn Square" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "You Are Beautiful" | 4:47 |
| 12. | "Up Escalator" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Wanderlust 2" | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Sometimes I Want to Give Up" | 4:09 |
| 15. | "Pray for Love" | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Candybar Express" | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Whisky Dream" | 3:28 |
Personnel
Production
- Gary Katz – producer (1, 5, 8, 10, 12)
- Steve Nye – producer (2, 7, 14)
- Tom Dowd – producer (3, 11)
- Love and Money – producer (4, 6, 9, 13, 15, 17)
- Tony Phillips – producer (4)
- Andy Taylor – producer (16)
- Paul McGeechan – mastering
Other
- Paul McGeechan, Paul Reidy – compilers
- Adrian Thrills – sleeve notes
- M4 Design – sleeve design
References
- "Cheap Pearls & Whisky Dreams: The Best of Love and Money - Love and Money; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 5: Kollington - Morphine. Muze. p. 343. ISBN 9780333741344.
- Duerden, Nick (March 1999). "Albums". Q. No. 150.
- McKay, Neil (14 February 1999). "Like they've never been away: Albums". Sunday Life. p. 33.