Tracie: Souls On Fire - The Recordings 1983-1986, 4CD/1DVD Set

• A fantastic 4 CD/1 DVD clamshell collection.

• The most comprehensive collection of Tracie, the former protégée of Paul Weller.

• Bringing together her two studio albums plus much of the related bonus material from the period 1983-1986.

• 24 tracks appearing on CD for the first time, with a 24-page booklet with sleeve notes written by Lois Wilson and a UK discography. The newly designed front cover features a stunning photograph by Peter Anderson.

The featured period spans her eight singles and two studio albums over the period of 1983-1986, while Tracie was signed firstly to Paul Weller’s label, Respond Records, and then to Polydor Records for the release of two singles and the then unreleased second album, ‘No Smoke Without Fire’. This was subsequently released in 2014 on Cherry Red Records. The exclusive DVD brings together her original promo videos, rare footage of Tracie’s appearances at the BBC and a live performance filmed in Japan in 1984.

CD 1 is centred around the ten-track debut album ‘Far From The Hurting Kind’, originally released in 1984 plus ten bonus tracks. The album opener, (I Love You) When You Sleep was written by Elvis Costello. CD 2 features the ten tracks of Tracie’s second album, ‘No Smoke Without Fire’, plus eight related bonus tracks. CD 3 features rarities from Tracie’s catalogue including six tracks appearing on CD for the first time. CD 4 includes previously unreleased live performances recorded by Tokyo FM recorded live in Japan, plus tracks recorded by the BBC for their In Concert series, along with many remixes.

The DVD features several original promo videos plus Tracie’s memorable 1985 appearance on Wogan to perform ‘I Can’t Leave You Alone’, and ‘The House That Jack Built’ on the seminal children’s programme Cheggars Plays Pop. The DVD also features a seven-track live performance recorded on May 4 1984 at Nakano Sun-plaza Hall in Tokyo.

Compilers’ note: The DVD has been compiled using the best available source material. Where any such sources weren’t ideal, the compilers felt that those clips should be retained as their historical interest to fans outweighs any technical limitations.

 

Track Listing

DISC ONE

FAR FROM THE HURTING KIND
+ BONUS TRACKS
1 (I LOVE YOU) WHEN YOU SLEEP
2 SOULS ON FIRE
3 NOTHING HAPPENS HERE BUT YOU
4 I CAN’T HOLD ON ‘TILL SUMMER
5 DR. LOVE
6 THANK YOU
7 MOVING TOGETHER
8 SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN
9 WHAT DID I HEAR YOU SAY
10 FAR FROM THE HURTING KIND
11 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (SINGLE VERSION)
12 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (SINGLE VERSION)
13 THE BOY HAIRDRESSER
14 YOU MUST BE KIDDING +
15 SAME FEELINGS (WITHOUT THE EMOTION)
16 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME
17 DR. LOVE (B-SIDE VERSION) +
18 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (EXTENDED VERSION)
19 SOULS ON FIRE (LONG VERSION)
20 THE COUNTRY CODE +

DISC TWO

NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE
+ BONUS TRACKS
1 ITALIAN GIRL
2 I THINK YOU’RE LUCKY
3 FINGERS CROSSED
4 LOVE WITHOUT JEALOUSY
5 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE
6 INVITATION
7 ME AND JIMMY STONE
8 THE COUNTRY CODE
9 (WHEN YOU) CALL ME
10 NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE
11 (WHEN YOU) CALL ME (7” VERSION) +
12 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE (7” VERSION)
13 INVITATION (RSVP MIX – 7” VERSION) +
14 WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER (7” VERSION) +
15 FINGERS CROSSED (HEARTBEAT DEMO)
16 I THINK YOU’RE LUCKY (ALTERNATIVE TAKE)
17 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE (PICK ‘N’ MIX)
18 FIND IT IN YOUR NATURE
+ denotes appearing on CD for the first time

DISC THREE

RARITIES
1 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (12” VERSION) +
2 FAR FROM THE HURTING KIND (EARLY TRACK 1)
3 MOVING TOGETHER (CLUB MIX) +
4 GOOD FOR YOU (DEMO)
5 THE WAKING HOURS (DEMO)
6 BABY COME BACK (7” VERSION)
7 I CAN’T HOLD ON ‘TILL SUMMER (WITHOUT STRINGS)
8 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (1ST MIX)
9 NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE (REMIX)
10 SOULS ON FIRE (7” VERSION) +
11 FAR FROM THE HURTING KIND (EARLY TRACK 2)
12 INVITATION (RSVP MIX)
13 BABY COME BACK (12” VERSION)
14 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (12” INSTRUMENTAL) +
15 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (12” B-SIDE) +
16 INVITATION (DEMO)
17 TRACIE TALKS +

DISC FOUR

LIVE + MIXES

1 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME (LIVE IN JAPAN) +
2 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (LIVE IN JAPAN) +
3 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (LIVE IN JAPAN)
+
4 MOVING TOGETHER (LIVE IN JAPAN) +
5 I CAN’T HOLD ON ‘TILL SUMMER (LIVE IN
JAPAN) +
6 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE (LIVE IN ROME) +

7 DR. LOVE (IN CONCERT – LIVE AT THE PARIS
THEATRE, LONDON) +
8 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (IN CONCERT) +
9 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME (IN CONCERT) +
10 NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE BUT YOU (RADIO SESSION)
11 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (RADIO SESSION)
12 19 (THE WICKHAM MIX)
13 WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER (JEZAMIX) +
14 TRACIE RAPS +
+ denotes appearing on CD for the first time

DISC FIVE

DVD

1 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (PROMO)
2 SOULS ON FIRE (PROMO)
3 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE (PROMO)
4 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (1983 TOTP APPEARANCE)
5 GIVE IT SOME EMOTION (1983 TOTP APPEARANCE)
6 I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE (1985 APPEARANCE ON WOGAN)
7 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (1983 CHEGGARS PLAYS POP)
8 ME AND JIMMY STONE (PROMO)
9 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME (LIVE IN JAPAN)
10 (I LOVE YOU) WHEN YOU SLEEP (LIVE IN JAPAN)
11 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (LIVE IN JAPAN)
12 MOVING TOGETHER (LIVE IN JAPAN)
13 DR. LOVE (LIVE IN JAPAN)
14 I CAN’T HOLD ON ‘TILL SUMMER (LIVE IN JAPAN)
15 SOULS ON FIRE (LIVE IN JAPAN)