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Released
  
18 June 1990

Producer
  
Fairground Attraction

Release date
  
18 June 1990

Genres
  
Pop music, Skiffle

Length
  
39:23

Artist
  
Fairground Attraction

Label
  
RCA Records

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Recorded
  
January, 1988 - December, 1988

Similar
  
The Very Best of Fairgroun, The First of a Million Kisses, Mirmama, Angels & Electricity, Simple Soul

Ay fond kiss


Ay Fond Kiss is the second and final studio album released by British group Fairground Attraction. It was released on 18 June 1990. The title is a misspelling of the Robert Burns poem "Ae Fond Kiss", which lead singer Eddi Reader also covered on her 2003 album Sings the Songs of Robert Burns. The album consists mostly of unreleased recordings and B-sides to previously released singles. The album was also released after Reader had left the group. It peaked at number 55 in the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

The album features cover versions of several songs, including Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" (which was previously released as the B-side to the group's hit single "Find My Love"), Donny Hathaway's "Tryin Times", Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight" and The Beatles "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" as well as Robert Burns "Ae Fond Kiss" and a few other traditional songs.

The only single to be released from the album was "Walkin' After Midnight". It peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.

Ay fond kiss


Background

Lead guitarist Mark E. Nevin has said of the album:

"On each of the Fairground Attraction singles we recorded 3 extra tracks as 'B-sides'. We felt that it was good value for money and also a good opportunity to record songs that we may not have put on albums.

'Ay Fond Kiss' is basically these b-sides, a live version of 'Allelujah' and the previously unreleased 'Cajun Band', a song written by our friend Anthony Thistlethwaite that we had recorded for a bit of fun during the 'First of a Million Kisses' sessions. We had wanted it to be a budget priced album and clearly sold as that, but when we split up RCA put it out at full price with no indication that it wasn't in fact a 'proper' album (sneaky).

So if you bought this album thinking it was the follow up to 'First of a Million Kisses' and were a bit disappointed then I apologise. That said, it is still a half decent record and has some really great moments, not least the title track. Eddi always had a great love and knowledge of traditional folk music and her rendition of Robbie Burns' 'Ay Fond Kiss' is worth the price of the album itself in my book. We recorded it in one take at Westside Studios in Hammersmith for inclusion on the 'Find My Love' cd single."

Musicians

  • Vocals – Eddi Reader
  • Drums – Roy Dodds
  • Guitar – Mark E. Nevin
  • Guitarrón – Simon Edwards

    • Production

  • Mixed By – Kevin Moloney (tracks: 1 to 8, 10)
  • Producer – Fairground Attraction, Kevin Moloney
  • Recorded By, Mixed By – Mike Thornton (2) (tracks: 9)

    • Track listing

    1. "Jock O'Hazeldean" (Traditional)
    2. "The Game of Love"
    3. "Walkin' After Midnight" (Patsy Cline cover)
    4. "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke cover)
    5. "Tryin' Times" (Donny Hathaway cover)
    6. "Mystery Train" (Junior Parker cover)
    7. "Winter Rose"
    8. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (The Beatles cover)
    9. "Allelujah"
    10. "Cajun Band"
    11. "Watching the Party"
    12. "Ay Fond Kiss" (Robert Burns poem)

    Tracks 2, 7, 9 and 11 were written by Mark E. Nevin. "Cajun Band" was written by Anthony Thistlethwaite.

    Songs

    1Jock O'Hazeldean3:07
    2The Game of Love3:26
    3Walking After Midnight2:50

    References

    Ay Fond Kiss Wikipedia
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