Al Stewart

Mid-priced compilation on EMI containing 16 of the greatestby the soft rocker from 1969 1995. Features On The Border ,Song On The Radio, Merlin's Time, Flying Sorcery , Between The Wars' and a live version of his most famoushit, Year Of The Cat. 1998 rele

On the Border

Year of the Cat (Single Version) [Live] (Live)

Three Mules

Flying Sorcery

Merlin's Time

Clifton in the Rain

Betty Boop's Birthday

A Man for All Seasons

Song on the Radio

Pandora

Running Man

Night Train to Munich

If It Doesn't Come Naturally Leave It

Life Between the Wars

Fields of France

You Should Have Listened to Al

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Al Stewart had found his voice on Past, Present & Future and found his sound on Modern Times. He then perfected it all on 1976's Year of the Cat, arguably his masterpiece. There is no overarching theme here, as there was on its two immediate predecessors, but the impossible lushness of Alan Parsons' production and Stewart's evocative Continental narratives give the record a welcome feeling of cohesion that keeps the record enchanting as it moves from "Lord Grenville" to "Midas Shadow" to "Broadway Hotel," before it ends with the haunting title track. Along the way, Stewart doesn't dwell too deeply in any area, preferring to trace out mysteries with his evocative lyrical imagery and a spinning array of self-consciously sophisticated music, songs that evoke American and European folk and pop with a deliberate grace. This could be unbearably precious if it didn't work so well. Stewart is detached from his music, but only in the sense that he gives this album a stylish elegance, and Parsons is his perfect foil, giving the music a rich, panoramic sweep that mimics Stewart's globe-trotting songs. The result is a tremendous example of how good self-conscious progressive pop can be, given the right producer and songwriter -- and if you're a fan of either prog or pop and haven't given Al Stewart much thought, prepare to be enchanted.

On the Border

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