…And one day, finally happened: one of the greatest AOR albums from the mid-80s finally received a proper remastered reissue; JOHN MILES 1985’s ‘Transition’. This occurs as part of the really welcomed Cherry Red Records / Lemon Recordings just released 3-CD Box “The Albums 1983-93”.
As its title implies, “The Albums 1983-93” takes the 3 albums JOHN MILES released during the decade. And there’s more good news: 1983’s ‘Play On’ gets its first release on CD ever. And all albums come with bonus tracks.
There’s also the very good, smooth 1993’s ”Upfront”, but the star here is ‘Transition’, a wonderful AOR album regarded by fans of the genre as a true gem. Bootlegged many times, never with a fine sound quality, now we have it here in all its glory. This album worth the Box admission alone.
The first disc is 1983’s ‘Play On’, making its debut on CD. Produced by Gus Dudgeon (known for his work with Elton John) the album features the singles ‘Song For You’ and ‘The Right To Sing’ and now also comes with the addition of two non-LP, non-CD B-sides.
Disc two is 1985’s ‘Transition’ album, released as the John Miles Band and appearing here on CD for the first time. It features the singles ‘Blinded’ and ‘I Need Your Love’ plus the non-LP non-CD ‘Good So Bad’ among the bonus tracks.
The final disc is 1993’s ‘Upfront’ album which includes the singles ‘What Goes Around’, ‘Oh How The Years Go By’ and ‘One More Day’.
All albums are finely remastered with a clear sound quality. The box is quite cheap so this is the time to finally get ‘Transition’, and the other fine albums as extra.
HIGHLY Recommended
Disc 1 - Play On
1-1 Take Me To My Heaven
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-2 Song For You
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-3 It Wasn’t Love At All
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-4 Ready To Spread Your Wings
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-5 I’ll Never Do It Again
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-6 Heart Of Stone
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-7 Home
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-8 Close Eyes, Count To Ten
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-9 Carrie
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-10 The Right To Sing
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
Bonus Tracks
1-11 Back To The Magic
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
1-12 That’s Rock ’N’ Roll
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
Disc 2 - Transition
2-1 Once In Your Life
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-2 Run
Written-By – Barriemore Barlow, Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-3 Blinded
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-4 You’re The One
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-5 I Need Your Love
Written-By – John Miles
2-6 Hard Time
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-7 Who Knows
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-8 Don’t Lie To Me
Written-By – John Miles
2-9 Watching Over Me
Written-By – Barriemore Barlow, Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
Bonus Tracks
2-10 I Need Your Love (Edited Single Version)
Written-By – John Miles
2-11 Good So Bad
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
2-12 Blinded (Special Cut Single Version)
Written-By – Bob Marshall (2), John Miles
Disc 3 - Upfront
3-1 Everything’s O.K.
Written-By – John Miles, Michael Scanlon-Pratt
3-2 Can’t Get Through
Written-By – Geoff Williams*, Steve DuBerry
3-3 One More Day Without Love
Written-By – John Miles, Michael Scanlon-Pratt
3-4 Oh How The Years Go By
Written-By – Simon Climie, Will Jennings
3-5 What Goes Around
Written-By – Jimmy Lyon*, Richard Adler
3-6 Now That The Magic Has Gone
Written-By – John Miles
3-7 It’s Such A Mystery
Written-By – John Miles, Ollie Marland
3-8 Body Of My Brunette
Written-By – Steinberg & Kelly
3-9 Forever And Ever
Written-By – John Miles, Ollie Marland
3-10 It’s Not Over Yet
Written-By – Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, Trey Lorenz
3-11 Chains And Wild Horses
Written-By – John Miles, Michael Scanlon-Pratt
3-12 Absent Hearts
Written-By – John Miles, Michael Scanlon-Pratt
3-13 Pale Spanish Moon
Written-By – John Miles, Tony Joe White
Bonus Tracks
3-14 One More Day Without Love (Single Version)
Written-By – John Miles, Michael Scanlon-Pratt
3-15 Oh How The Years Go By (Single Version)
Written-By – Simon Climie, Will Jennings
3-16 It’s Such A Mystery (Single Version)
Written-By – John Miles, Ollie Marland
John Miles – The Albums 1983-93 Remaster 2024 Box-Set 3 CD, MP3+WAV
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