Greatest Hits

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Personnel: Tunde Baiyewu (vocals, background vocals); Simon Eyre, Phil Hudson, Martin Brammer, Dave Brewis, Mark Sheridan, Phil Bodger, Kenji Jammer (guitar); Julian Leaper, Perry Mason, Warren Zielinski, Liz Edwards, Mark Berrow, Peter Oxer, Katherine Shave, Christopher Tombling, James McLeod , David Woodcock, Maciej Rakowski, Rebecca Hirsch, Alison Kelly , Rachel Allen , Miffy Hirsch, Godfrey Salmon, Benedict Cruff, E. Benham, Jonathan Evans-Jones, John Evan Jones, Mike de Saulles, Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Wilfred Gibson, Tim Good, Howard Ball, David Nolan , Dermot Crehan, C. Thompson, Eddie Roberts , Vaughan Armon, Jonathan Strange, John Bradbury , Thomas Bowes , Rosemary Furness, Roger Garland, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Rita Manning, Everton Nelson, David Ogden, Johnathan Rees, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Elizabeth Edwards (violin); Donald McVay, Catherine Musker, Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin, Bill Benham, Robert Smissen, Timothy Grant , Jonathan Tunnell, George Robertson , Catherine Bradshaw, Gustav Clarkson, Philip Dukes, Bill Hawkes, Garfield Jackson, Peter Lale (viola); Frank Schaefer, Philip de Groote, Steven Orton, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale, David Daniels , John Heley, Paul Kegg, Martin Loveday, Anthony Pleeth (cello); London Session Orchestra (strings); Philip Todd (flute, saxophone, brass); Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone); Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone); Tim Kellett (trumpet, flugelhorn); Arden Hart, Roddy Lorimer (trumpet); Annie Whitehead, Rick Taylor (trombone); Tim Laws (keyboards, drums, percussion); Luis A F G Jardin (keyboards, percussion); Martin Hayles (keyboards, programming); Jonathan Quarmby, Paul Tucker (keyboards); Frank Ricotti (vibraphone); Patrick Lannigan, Gary Barnacle, Robin McGee, Paul Cullington, Mike Brittain, Paul Morgan, Chris Laurence , Mary Scully (double bass); Ben Hiller (drums, percussion); Charlie Russell (drums, programming); Rupert Brown, Andy Cook (drums); Danny Cummings, Thomas Dyani (percussion); Chris Ballin, Clive Griffin, David Grant, Debbie Longworth, Heard But Not Seen, Julie Isaac, Carrie, Patricia Scott, Steven Dante, Carol Riley, Tee Green, Lawrence Johnson , Lain Gray, Alex Scannell (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Tim Laws; Michael Peden; Jonathan Quarmby; Kevin Bacon ; Paul Tucker; Phil Bodger; Steve Fitzmaurice; Andy Kowalski; Jeremy Wheatley. Audio Remixer: Glen Skinner. Recording information: Air Lyndhurst, London, England; Angel; Axis; Battery Studios; Cts Studios; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Olympic Studios, London, England; Sarm West, London, England; Sheffield, England; Sony Music Studios, London, England; The Beach, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Uncle Sams Studios, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Photographers: Andrew Douglas; Norman Watson; Alan Beukers. Arrangers: Tunde Baiyewu; Michael Peden. Like M People and Simply Red, Newcastle duo Lighthouse Family defied the vicious music press to become one of the most successful acts of the '90s. MOR they may be, but armed with Tunde Baiyewu's rich vocals and a sun-drenched soul-pop sound designed to dominate the airwaves, it's easy to see why both Ocean Drive and Postcards from Heaven sold in the millions. The Very Best Of brings together their 12 singles plus their cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine," album track "End of the Sky," plus two unreleased tracks, and surprisingly, reveals they were a little more adventurous than they were given credit for. Ocean Drive's singles, still staples of radio play lists ten years later, are fine examples of effortlessly chilled soul. The inspirational lyrics and breezy acoustic charms of the title track and "Lifted" instantly transport you to sunnier climates, while the gorgeous jazz-tinged "Goodbye Heartbreak" and "Lovin' Every Minute" sound like a warm bubble bath in audio form. Follow-up Postcards from Heaven wasn't exactly a huge change in direction but did provide arguably their two strongest singles, the Burt Bacharach-inspired "Raincloud" and the up
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