Released 2001 Label Emerald Music Release date 2001 | Recorded 1966 - 1973 Length 1:57:54 | |
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Similar The Ballymena Cowboy, Behind the Barricades, James Young Sings Uls | ||
The Very Best of James Young is the twelfth comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young and the third to be released posthumously.
Contents
The album cover features a collage of pictures taken by Stanley Matchett for Young's previous albums The Young Ulsterman, Young at Heart, James Young Sings Ulster Party Pieces & Behind the Barricades.
The album is a compilation album featuring a mix of Young's sketches, serious monologues and comedy songs as well as material previously only available on his single releases.
Each volume of the album was made available separately or in a boxset with The Ballymena Cowboy.
Volume 1
- Smithfield Market, Belfast - 3:31
- The Farmer Wants A Wife - 5:44
- The Glentoran Supporter - 3:11
- Big Aggie's Man - 3:05
- The Letter - 6:36
- Wee Davy - 5:00
- I'm The Only Catholic (On The Linfield Team) - 2:42
- A Boy Finds Out The Facts - 3:49
- Behind The Barricades - 1:32
- In The Year - 5:21
- Gerry's Walls - 2:18
- Me Da - 5:14
- A Boy Looks At Life - 5:01
- An American View Of Ulster - 5:48
Volume 2
- Meet James Young - 6:54
- The Presentation - 5:35
- God Bless The Working Man - 3:19
- Living In Hope - 6:59
- Orange Lily - 6:39
- Mr Thompson Goes To Dublin - (With Kathleen Feenan) - 8:42
- The Crabbed Oul Woman - 3:38
- I Loved A Papish - 9:05
- What's On Tonight - 4:50
- Ulster's Space Man - 2:30
References
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