Honeybus - She Flies Like a Bird: The Anthology
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Artist: HoneybusEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-07-01
Music Label: Castle Music UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Delighted to See You
- Breaking Up Scene
- (Do I Figure) In Your Life
- Throw My Love Away
- I Can't Let Maggie Go
- Tender Are the Ashes
- Girl of Independant Means
- How Long [Single Version]
- She Sold Blackpool Rock
- Would You Believe
- Story
- Black Mourning Band
- Scarlet Lady
- Fresher Than the Sweetness in Water
- He Was Columbus
- Ceilings No. 1
- Under the Silent Tree
- She's Out There
- She Said Yes
- I Remember Caroline
- How Long [LP Version]
- Ceilings No. 2
- Right to Choose
- She Is the Female to My Soul
- For Where Have You Been
- Pete Dello Interview
- (Do I Figure) In Your Life? [Live BBC Session]
- Like an Old Time Movie [Live BBC Session]
- Maxine's Parlour
- She Comes to Me [Live BBC Session]
- I Can't Let Maggie Go [Live BBC Session]
- Ain't That Just Bonny for You [Live BBC Session]
- Francoise [Live BBC Session]
- Cigona (She Sold Blackpool Rock)
- Chi Sei Tu (Ceilings No. 2)
- For You
- Little Lovely One
- Be Thou by My Side
- Julie in My Heart
- Big Ship
- Hear Me Only
- Texas Gold
- Madam Chairman of the Committee
- Jug of Water
- Proof Enough
- Like Me Like You Used to Do
- Lovely Ladies 'N' Things
- Caterina
- Slow Rock
- Music
- In the End Is My Beginning
Free Music Notes for She Flies Like a Bird: The Anthology
Free Music Review: I can't let Maggie go
Hit: 5 Stars
The exquisite I can't let Maggie go, a top ten UK hit in 1968, is all that anybody ever remembers Honeybus for. They were true one-hit wonders, as nothing else so much as grazed the charts. What surprised me was that somebody found enough material to fill two CD's.
The first CD contains the A and B-sides of seven singles plus all the tracks from their only album, Story. The second CD is made up of previously unreleased demos, some BBC sessions and tracks recorded for a 1973 reunion album that was aborted before it was complete, plus both sides of an Italian single.
Their first two singles were unsuccessful. Following the success of the third single, I can't let Maggie go, the group was required by its record company to do some touring. Lead singer and songwriter didn't want to do this and quit the group. Had he stayed, it is likely that Honeybus would have had further hits. Ray Cane and Colin Hare took over songwriting duties, each contributing interesting songs - they did not write together. Jim Kelly joined the group to become lead singer.
The cover versions that characterise so many albums of the sixties are conspicuously absent from their studio recordings, but the BBC sessions include a cover of Like an old time movie, a minor hit for Scott Mackenzie, whose big hit was San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair).
This is an interesting anthology of a group that should have achieved more than they did, but pop and rock history is full of what might have been. If you only want I can't let Maggie go, it is available on any number of UK various artists sixties compilations, but if, like me, you are curious, you will find this to be an interesting collection, especially the first CD.
She Flies Like a Bird: The Anthology Poster
Full title - She Flies Like A Bird - The Anthology. A solitary hit single with 'I Can't Let Maggie Go' in 1968 was poor reward for one of Britain's most brilliant pop bands of all time. As this remarkable retrospective proves, Honeybus boasted some of the finest writers & vocalists of the era, whose haunting songs have grown richer & more affecting with age. This is the most comprehensive collection of their work ever assembled, which includes several unreleased tracks. 51 tracks. Slipcase.Pop Music CDs
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