Recorded January–February 1988 Artist The Proclaimers Producer Pete Wingfield | Sunshine on Leith
(1988) Hit the Highway
(1994) Release date August 1988 Label Chrysalis Records | |
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Released August 1988 (UK)
1989 (USA) Studio Chipping Norton Recording Studios Length 44:16
46:31 (2001 re-release) Genres Pop music, Folk rock, Pop rock Similar The Proclaimers albums, Pop music albums | ||
The proclaimers sunshine on leith
Sunshine on Leith is The Proclaimers' second studio album, released in August 1988. The album title is about their birthplace Leith. The album had three singles, including "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", the latter of which reached number 11 in the UK upon its initial release and also became a hit in the US five years later following its inclusion on the soundtrack to Benny & Joon in 1993.
Contents
- The proclaimers sunshine on leith
- The proclaimers i m gonna be 500 miles lyrics
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The title track Sunshine on Leith is played by Hibernian F.C. at the beginning of matches. A remastered edition of the album was released in 2011.
The proclaimers i m gonna be 500 miles lyrics
Track listing
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" – 3:33
- "Cap in Hand" – 3:24
- "Then I Met You" – 3:50
- "My Old Friend the Blues" – 3:06 (Steve Earle)
- "Sean" – 3:23
- "Sunshine on Leith" – 5:16
- "Come on Nature" – 3:34
- "I'm on My Way" – 3:45
- "What Do You Do?" – 3:38
- "It's Saturday Night" – 3:24
- "Teardrops" – 2:32
- "Oh Jean" – 5:55
- "King of the Road" – 2:45 (Roger Miller) (bonus track on 2001 re-release)
Personnel
Songs
1I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)3:37
2Cap in Hand3:24
3Then I Met You3:50
References
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