Singing the Spirit Home [Extra tracks, Import]

Eric Bogle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000062WC8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,448 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Now I'm Easy

2. No Man's Land- Aka Green Fields Of France

3. Front Row Cowboy

4. Song Of The Whale

5. Dan

6. Aussie Bbq Song

7. Shining River

8. Lady From Bendigo

9. I Hate Wogs

10. Leaving Nancy- Live

11. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

12. Belle Of Broughton

13. Scraps Of Paper

14. He's Nobody's Moggy Now

15. If Wishes Were Fishes

16. Bushfire

17. Enigma

18. Hard Hard Times

19. Do You Know Any Dylan- Live

20. Safe In The Harbour

See all 60 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Compilation, December 5, 2003

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This review is from: Singing the Spirit Home (Audio CD)

At first I hestitated to buy this one, because of the price, and because I already had many of the songs on other tapes. (It is, after all, a greatest-hits compilation.) But I wanted the better quality of the CD, and I didn't have several of the newer albums, AND, for a 5 CD set, the price was really eminently reasonable. So I took the plunge. And I'm glad I did.

This set is worth every penny, and more. Eric Bogle deserves to be far better known that he is. His best known songs, in fact, are, in my opinion, far from his best work. He can be, at his worst, more than a little bit sappy and sentimental, and songs like "No Man's Land", "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" and "Scraps of Paper"(as well as some lesser known cuts like "Rosie" and "Front Row Cowboy") showcase this.

But he can also be hysterically funny ("Do You Know Any Dylan" "Aussie BBQ Song") and, his best stuff is direct-from-the-heart, deeply moving. I DARE you to not cry the first time (or the fiftieth) you hear "Leaving Nancy". (His memories of bidding his mother good-bye as he left Scotland for Australia as a young man.) Other wonderful cuts that you'll listen to again and again include "Shelter", (his gift to his adopted country...) "What Kind of Man," "My Youngest Son Came Home Today," and "Glasgow Lullabye," as well as the title song "Singing the Spirit Home."

(I'll add here that I haven't yet listened to the fifth disk of the set, so I can't comment on it.)

Added bonuses include interesting, witty, liner notes.

If your only knowlege of Eric Bogle is "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" do yourself a favor and discover what a versitile writer/performer he is. You won't be sorry. (And if you already know and love his work, treat yourself to this great set.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too much Bogle is barely enough, April 28, 2004

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Tassie Devil (Tasmania, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singing the Spirit Home (Audio CD)

This five CD set covers all of Bogle's best work and then some. The songs are thoughtfully selected by the man himself and it shows. There is none of that jarring you get with most greatest hits collections. One songs slides seamlessly into the next with a good sense of timing and taste. Eric can get a bit oversentimental at times in the lyrics and delivery (Scraps of Paper) but he can also touch the heart (Nancy)and make you think (No Man's Land).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile purchase, March 17, 2010

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DON - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Singing the Spirit Home (Audio CD)

We were first introduced to Eric Bogle by hearing "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" and "No Man's Land" on WUMB radio and loved them. After downloading a few other of his songs we invested in "Singing the Spirit Home". It was considerably more than we would usually have spent but it was absolutely worth it. If you like Bogle you'll love this album!