This Is the Story

This Is the Story
Studio album by The Proclaimers
Released 29 June 1987
Recorded 1986–1987
Genre Folk rock
Length 40:36
Label Chrysalis
Producer John Williams, Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy
The Proclaimers chronology

This Is the Story
(1987)		 Sunshine on Leith
(1988)
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This Is the Story is the debut studio album from The Proclaimers, released in 1987. It was originally released with 12 tracks but after the success of the Gerry Rafferty-produced full band version of Letter from America it was re-pressed later that year with that track added.

The album was re-issued in 2001. It was rated 2nd best Scottish album ever by The Scotsman newspaper in 2003. A remastered edition was released in 2011.

All songs written by Charlie Reid and Craig Reid unless otherwise noted.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Throw The 'R' Away"   2:44
2. "Over And Done With"   2:47
3. "Misty Blue"   3:35
4. "The Part That Really Matters"   2:42
5. "(I'm Gonna) Burn Your Playhouse Down" (written by Lester Blackwell) 1:59
6. "Letter from America" (Acoustic Version) 4:03
7. "Sky Takes The Soul"   2:22
8. "It Broke My Heart"   2:25
9. "The First Attack"   3:58
10. "Make My Heart Fly"   2:28
11. "Beautiful Truth"   4:26
12. "The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues"   3:04
13. "Letter from America" (Band Version) 4:00

Personnel

The Proclaimers
Production


References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15835