St. Cecilia and the Gypsy Soul is the eighth studio album by English hard rock band The Quireboys. It was released on 30 March 2015 as part of a 4-disc set.[1]
Background
Following Black Eyed Sons (2014) and Beautiful Curse (2013), St. Cecilia and the Gypsy Soul completes a hat-trick of studio albums since the band's revived post-millennial popularity and success. Returning to Lemon Studios in Klippan, Sweden, where they recorded the acoustic album Halfpenny Dancer (2009), the band was inspired by their acoustic efforts with the intention of repeating the formula for a similar such release. However, a sudden change in intrigue shifted their focus instead to record a stripped down album that experimented with instruments in what became their most diverse and eclectic opus yet. A nod to the band's rootsy legacy, St. Cecilia and the Gypsy Soul reaffirmed the band's desire to break new ground and grow their sound, while remaining faithful to their creative soul as self-styled gypsy kings.
Track listing
No.
Title
Lyrics
Length
1.
"Gracie B"
Spike, Griffin, Paul Guerin
5:14
2.
"Land of My Father"
Spike, Griffin, Guerin
3:21
3.
"St. Cecilia"
3:47
4.
"The Promise"
Spike, Griffin, Guerin
4:42
5.
"Can't Hide it Anymore"
4:11
6.
"Out of Your Mind"
2:36
7.
"The Hurting Kind"
3:32
8.
"Adaline"
3:48
9.
"The Best Are Not Forgotten"
Spike, Griffin, Guerin
2:52
10.
"Why Did it Take So Long"
5:03
Total length:
39:10
Disc 2: Halfpenny Dancer
No.
Title
Length
1.
"There She Goes Again"
3:28
2.
"Devil of a Man"
3:16
3.
"Love to Love"
3:59
4.
"Mona Lisa Smiled"
4:29
5.
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
4:20
6.
"Roses & Rings"
4:54
7.
"Baby It's You"
3:13
8.
"Hello"
4:36
9.
"Pretty Girls"
3:56
10.
"He'll Have to Go"
2:57
11.
"Long Time Comin'"
3:01
12.
"Hates to Please"
5:15
13.
"King of New York"
6:08
Total length:
53:36
Disc 3: Halfpenny Live, Part I
No.
Title
Length
1.
"There She Goes Again"
4:16
2.
"Devil of a Man"
3:37
3.
"Mona Lisa Smiled"
4:21
4.
"Love to Love"
4:27
5.
"Roses & Rings"
4:46
6.
"Pretty Girls"
4:08
7.
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
5:54
8.
"One for the Road"
4:10
9.
"Hello"
4:14
Total length:
38:58
Disc 4: Halfpenny Live, Part II
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Hates to Please"
5:21
2.
"Long Time Comin'"
3:21
3.
"Have a Drink with Me"
4:39
4.
"Late Night Saturday Call"
5:41
5.
"Misled"
3:50
6.
"I Love this Dirty Town"
4:56
7.
"7 O'Clock"
5:56
8.
"I Don't Love You Any More"
7:26
Total length:
41:04
Touring
Prior to release, and in continuation of the band's 30th anniversary celebrations, the band announced a series of intimate shows beginning in the United Kingdom. The shows involved classic tracks, rarities, surprises as well as a selection of new material, played in unplugged arrangements.[2]
