Day 138: And the jailer man and Sailor Sam were searching every one...

Album 432/1031

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)

All tracks written by Tori Amos.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crucify"	4:58
2.	"Girl"	4:06
3.	"Silent All These Years"	4:10
4.	"Precious Things"	4:26
5.	"Winter"	5:40
6.	"Happy Phantom"	3:12
7.	"China"	4:58
8.	"Leather"	3:12
9.	"Mother"	6:59
10.	"Tear in Your Hand"	4:38
11.	"Me and a Gun"	3:44
12.	"Little Earthquakes"	6:51

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Earthquakes

Golf's verdict: Not entirely sure I had ever heard this one, preferring the one that came after it with 'Cornflake Girl' on it. This debut shows a lot of promise though and will be listening to it again.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Another album and singer I'd forgotten about. She's completely loopy. Loved it.

Album 433/1031

Wings - Band on the Run (1973)

Side one

1. "Band on the Run" – 5:10
2. "Jet" – 4:06
3. "Bluebird" – 3:22
4. "Mrs. Vandebilt" – 4:38
5. "Let Me Roll It" – 4:47

Side two

6. "Mamunia" – 4:50
7. "No Words" – 2:33
8. "Helen Wheels" – 3:34 (additional track only on the US release)
9. "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" – 5:50
10. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" – 5:27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_on_the_Run

Golf's verdict: Cannot think of a Beatles album with a less than 50% hit rate, but this Macca effort only really has 4 decent tunes on it: the title track, 'Jet', 'No Words' and 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five'.

Maire's verdict: Bored, to be honest (particularly with 'Bluebird').

Album 434/1031

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)

Side one

1. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:29
2. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 4:07
3. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:51
4. "Soul Serenade" (Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon) – 2:39
5. "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 2:23
6. "Baby, Baby, Baby" (Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin) – 2:54

Side two

7. "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 3:23
8. "Good Times" (Sam Cooke) – 2:10
9. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:16
10. "Save Me" (Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin) – 2:21
11. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 4:20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_the_Way_I_Love_You

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Stamps its authority from the get-go with the fantastic 'Respect' and does not let up all the way through to a great version of Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. An advance on the Aretha album we had a few weeks back.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! This has the wonderful 'Respect' as a track and for that reason alone it's a hidden gem. Luckily there are other great tracks on it too!