RGG August 2015 - p.34
Starsailor’s initial run of success saw both their
‘Love is Here’ debut album and the
follow up ‘Silence is Easy’ hit on the charts as
they raced to a total of million sales Now their
biggest hits and fan favourites have been
collated in ‘Good Souls: The Greatest Hits’ which
will be released on September
th on
Parlophone
The album kicks off with the band’s three
biggest hits in the shape of ‘Good Souls’ ( )
‘Silence is Easy’ ( ) and ‘Alcoholic’ ( ) In
addition to those tracks the album features a
further seven Top hits as well as deeper cuts
such as ‘Tie Up My Hands’ and ‘Fidelity’ which
became staples of the band’s live shows
“It's been over years since the band first
formed and the songs still mean something to
people ” says frontman James Walsh “They still
sing the words passionately back at us at gigs
We hear stories of how songs have
soundtracked key moments in their lives That's
why we felt it was the right time to release this
album hopefully if the songs mean this much
OCT
08
Greatest Hits Tour - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - 08 October 2015
to our loyal fans this collection can help spread
the word wider People who know us for 'Four
To The Floor' or 'Alcoholic' can delve a little
deeper ”
In addition the album boasts two brand new
tracks which were recently recorded with
producer Harry Rutherford at the famous Fisher
Lane Studios “’Give Up The Ghost’ came from
the energy of being back together after so much
time ” explains Walsh “It’s about not being ready
to give up on something despite the challenges
that you face ” The other new track is the ballad
‘Hold On’ “The lyrics are about reassuring
someone who has their life ahead of them and
passing wisdom onto them ” he adds “We
wanted to get an anthemic chorus which should
get the crowd going ” You can catch Starsailor
live at Wolves Wulfrun Hall on th October
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