{"product_id":"david-mcwilliams-reaching-for-the-sun-major-minor-anthology-67-69","title":"David Mcwilliams- Reaching For The Sun: Major Minor Anthology 67-69 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst complete anthology of late 60s recordings by highly-regarded Irish singer\/ songwriter. Includes his best-known song, the huge European hit 'Days Of Pearly Spencer', as well as more than a dozen tracks making their CD debut. 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. Launched in a blaze of publicity in mid-1967, McWilliams coupled voguish songs about social deprivation with lighter, more romantic material, with producer and occasional Beatles\/ Rolling Stones associate Mike Leander providing the striking string arrangements. Success was immediate: three charting albums were released in the space of eight months, with 'Days Of Pearly Spencer' - a swirling, cinematic slice of psychedelic pop\/folk - becoming a huge hit single across Europe. However, that punishing schedule and a puzzling lack of financial reward saw a disillusioned McWilliams turn his back on the music industry in 1969, although he would return after a three-year sabbatical to resume his career elsewhere. A 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod and Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedundancy Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Silence Is Shattered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiroshima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuestion of Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime of Trouble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcho of My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Early Hours of the Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Be Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaves That Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwilight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Sally Sally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaching for the Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheelo Gone So Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidnight Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretty Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDays of Pearly Spencer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan I Get There By Candlelight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Josephine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can I Be Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown Eyed Gal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarlana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor a Little Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Helen of the Laughing Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Will Not Wait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the Matter with Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere's No Lock Upon My Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTomorrow's Like Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree O'Clock Flamingo Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarlem Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn Homeward Stranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter to My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoverty Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd I'm Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember Winds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Man's Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorn to Ramble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. Satisfied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Mama Are You My Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love Susie in the Summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Killed Ezra Brymay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiori Nel Vento (Poverty Street, Italian Language Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrerai, Correrai (MR. 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