Marc Almond's new album Shadows And Reflections features sumptuous arrangements of iconic torch songs and 60's orchestral pop for which he is beloved, as well as two new original compositions. The release features songs written or recorded by artists such as Burt Bacharach, The Action, The Yardbirds, Bobby Darin, Julie Driscoll, Billy Fury and the Young Rascals. It thematically begins and ends in an apartment. "It's about this guy that's living in a luxury expansive glass apartment overlooking the city, filled with sculptures and beautiful things, an empty soulless shell, surrounded by absurd wealth," Almond explains. "He is sitting alone and I imagine listening to this music, possibly the songs that make up this album. He's rich in the bank but the poorest person you know." 2017 cements the 60th Birthday year for the singer who the Observer noted, "has never stood still" and follows on the great success of his Top 10 album Hits And Pieces.
Released late September 2017 on BMG.
Track Listing:
01. Overture
02. Shadows and Reflections
03. I'm Lost Without You
04. How Can I Be Sure
05. Something Bad on My Mind
06. Blue on Blue
07. I Know You Love Me Not
08. Interlude
09. From the Underworld
10. Still I'm Sad
11. Embers
12. Not for Me
13. All Thoughts of Time
14. The Shadow of Your Smile
15. No One to Say Goodnight To
English