The Best of the Proclaimers
Proclaimers
Gerry Rafferty, Chuck Leavell, Peter Ostroushko
Capitol/EMI Records, 2002
1 CD
Catalogue #: 38682
EAN: 0724353868222
UPC: 724353868222
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The Proclaimers: Charlie Reid (vocals, acoustic guitar); Craig Reid (vocals, harmonica).
Additional personnel includes: Chuck Leavell, Gerry Rafferty, Peter Ostroushko.
Producers: John Williams, Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy, Pete Wingfield, Chris Kimsey.
Recorded between 1987 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Charlie Reid.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Tracklist
Proclaimers
There's something about identical twins that is both freaky and endearing, particularly when they are gangly, bespectacled Scots singing honeyed harmonies on ultra-catchy folk-pop. The Proclaimers--Charlie and Craig Reid--started recording and performing in 1983, releasing a pair of well-received (especially in Europe) albums, the second of which contained the sleeper hit "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)." The song got a second life on the BENNY & JOON soundtrack in 1993, and became huge in the US. It was revived yet again in 2001 on the SHREK soundtrack, and has since become part of the pop canon, in an inspiring example of great songwriting trumping image or celebrity. The duo releases an album about once every two years, and have a worldwide following that doesn't seem to abate with the years.
