5013929049925

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep / Acceleration / Drive On

Middle Of The Road

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: GLAMCDD99

Release Date:  12 January 2024

Label:  7ts / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929049925

Genres:  Pop  70's  

  • Description


    • 41 track round up of every track recorded by Middle Of The Road in the early 70’s for RCA Records with most appearing here on CD for the first time



    • Includes the international chart topper ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’ which hit No.1 in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Ireland and Australia and No 2 in Holland and Germany



    • Other hits featured include: ‘Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum’ – UK No.2, Germany No.15, Australia No.5 Norway No.6 Holland No.7; ‘Soley Soley’ – UK No.5, Germany No.2, Holland No.1, Norway No.1, Australia No.21, Switzerland No.1; ‘Sacremento’ – UK No.23, Germany No.1, Switzerland No.1, Norway No.1; ‘Samson & Delilah’ – France No.2, Germany No.2, Holland No.1, Switzerland No.3, UK No.26; ‘Bottoms Up’ – Germany No.2, Holland No.5, Norway No.8, Australia No.35; ‘Yellow Boomerang’ – Germany No.6, Holland No.2, Switzerland No.2, Norway No.8 and German Top 20’s with ‘Kailakee Kailako’ and ‘Honey No’



    • Deluxe booklet contains detailed liner notes and stacks of rare picture sleeves



    • Vocalist Sally Carr still leads a version of Middle Of The Road on the lucrative Oldies Night circuit performing to large audiences across mainland Europe

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP
      • 2. LINGERING SOUNDS
      • 3. FATE STRANGE FATE
      • 4. I CAN'T TELL THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP
      • 5. TO REMIND ME
      • 6. THE SUN IN YOUR SKIN
      • 7. TWEEDLE DEE, TWEEDLE DUM
      • 8. GIVE IT TIME
      • 9. RAININ' N PAININ'
      • 10. YELLOW RIVER
      • 11. THE WAY OF LIFE
      • 12. WE ARE THE FOUNDERS OF ALL THAT'S AROUND US
      • 13. EL CONDOR PASA
      • 14. DO NOT CRY
      • 15. HAPPIER THAN I
      • 16. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
      • 17. PLACE
      • 18. SUPERSTAR

      Disc 2

      • 1. SACREMENTO
      • 2. ON THIS LAND
      • 3. QUEEN BEE
      • 4. LOVE SWEET LOVE
      • 5. THEN YOU'LL KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
      • 6. SOLEY, SOLEY
      • 7. THE TALK OF ALL THE U.S.A.
      • 8. LOUISE (MY LITTLE SHIP)
      • 9. SAMSON AND DELILAH
      • 10. TRY A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING
      • 11. MEDICINE WOMAN
      • 12. YELLOW BOOMERANG
      • 13. UNIVERSAL MAN
      • 14. SEE THE SKY
      • 15. WHEEL OF THE SEASON
      • 16. BLIND DETONATION
      • 17. UNION SILVER
      • 18. HONEY NO
      • 19. EVE
      • 20. ON A WESTBOUND TRAIN
      • 21. BOTTOMS UP
      • 22. NOTHING CAN GO WRONG
      • 23. KAILAKEE KAILAKO