Sun Wind & Other Things [Import]

Vanity Fare | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000025QYP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Live For The Sun

2. Hitchin A Ride

3. Come Tomorrow

4. Early In The Morning

5. Carolinas Comin Home

6. Highway Of Dreams

7. Our Own Way Of Living

8. Summer Morning

9. Betty Carter

10. In My Lonely Room

11. Four Strong Winds

12. Nowhere To Go

13. Waintng For The Nightfall

14. On Our Own

15. Man Child

16. Hey Baby

17. Megowd

18. I Hear Trumpets Blow

19. Music Music Music

20. You Made Me Love You

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Reissued 1986-1970 albums. 25 track 'Best Of', named after the band's 1968 LP for Page One Records, includes the hit single 'I Live For The Sun', 'Early In The Morning' and 'Hitchin' A Ride' as well as all their A and B side for the label. The definitive collection of the harmony pop around of Vanity Fare.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short-lived British sixties group - good while they lasted, July 9, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Wind & Other Things (Audio CD)

Vanity Fare were formed in 1967 and had three British top 20 hits, these being I live for the sun, Early in the morning and Hitchin' a ride. Only Early in the morning cracked the top 10, but Hitchin' a ride became a massive international hit (including top 5 in America) and is what they are best remembered for, even in Britain.

This collection includes all their singles (both sides) up to the end of 1970, plus other tracks from their 1968 album. The album tracks include a number of covers which sound as you would expect of Vanity Fare. They stamped their identity on each cover, without doing anything radical. I was surprised to see a cover of Teresa Brewer's Music Music Music, but it suits them well.

Vanity Fare recorded for a couple of other labels, but without success, so everything that you need (and much more) can be found here. They were not the most important sixties band by a long way, but they made some nice, upbeat music which is melodic and very enjoyable.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Early In The Morning, February 18, 2003

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"dnaito" (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sun Wind & Other Things (Audio CD)

Late 60's, early 70's.....soft rock British group
came out with two great songs...Early In The Morning,
and Hitchin' A Ride. This CD replaces my worn out LP
with the same 2 songs, and it includes another dozen
or so songs that were popular in England.