Here's a few fun upcoming reissues from our friends at Cherry Pop: an expanded reissue of an '80s R&B novelty classic and two reissues from British vocalist Nick Heyward.
Released in 1986, Frantic Romantic was the sophomore LP for singer-dancer Jermaine Stewart. The Soul Train dancer had already had his first single, "The Word is Out" (co-written with Culture Club's Mikey Craig), just miss Billboard's Top 40, but Frantic yielded the chaste dance anthem "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off," which reached the Top 5, becoming his biggest hit. Though Stewart passed away in 1997, his music still lives on, thanks to releases like this, which features a heap of bonus tracks.
The label also preps reissues of two albums by Nick Heyward. The Haircut 100 vocalist flirted with success in the U.K. and U.S. after leaving the band, and two of his most successful albums - North of a Miracle (1983), with his highest-charting U.K. hit "Take That Situation," and From Monday to Sunday (1993), featuring the Top 5 U.S. Modern Rock hit "Kite" - will each be expanded. Miracle will receive a bonus disc with a previously unreleased live show in addition to B-sides and remixes, while From Monday to Sunday will feature ten B-sides and demos, some previously unreleased.
Cherry Pop's listings only have a page for Frantic Romantic, but Amazon U.K. has order pages for these sets, here and here. Hit the jump for track listings.
Jermaine Stewart, Frantic Romantic: Expanded Edition (Cherry Pop CRPOP69, 2010)
- We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - 4:54
- Dance Floor - 4:45
- Jody - 5:35
- Versatile - 4:01
- Frantic Romantic - 4:33
- Don't Ever Leave Me - 5:03
- Out to Punish - 4:54
- Moonlight Carnival - 3:47
- Give Your Love to Me - 4:25
- The Word is Out - 3:27
- We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (Special Extended Version) - 5:45
- Brilliance - 4:41
- The Word is Out (West Mix - Extended Version) - 6:53
- Jody (Dance Version)
- Dance Floor (Extended Version)
- Don't Ever Leave Me (Extended Version) - 5:00
Tracks 1-9 from Arista LP ARCD-8395, 1986
Tracks 10 and 12 from The Word is Out - Arista ARCD-8444, 1984
Track 11 was a 12" A-side - Arista ADI-9423, 1986
Track 13 was a U.K. 12" A-side - 10 Records 10-12, 1984
Track 14-15 from 12" single - Arista AD1-9477, 1986
Track 16 was a U.K. 12" A-side - 10 Records TENT 157, 1986
Nick Heyward, North of a Miracle: Expanded Edition (Cherry Pop, 2010)
Disc 1: Original LP (Arista NORTH 1 (U.K.)/AL8-8016 (U.S.), 1983) and B-sides
- When It Started to Begin
- Blue Hat for a Blue Day
- Two Make It True
- On a Sunday
- Club Boy at Sea
- Whistle Down the Wind
- Take That Situation
- The Kick of Love
- The Day It Rained Forever
- Atlantic Monday
- Don't Get Me Wrong (12" B-side to "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" - Arista HEY 123, 1983)
- Stolen Tears (B-side to "On a Sunday" - Arista HEY 4, 1983)
- Café Canada (B-side to "Take That Situation" - Arista HEY 2, 1983)
- Love at the Door (B-side to "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" - Arista HEY 3, 1983)
Disc 2: Live at the Dominion, London - 7/1/1983 and remixes
- Take That Situation *
- Two Make It True *
- On a Sunday *
- Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) *
- Milk Film *
- Love Plus One *
- Atlantic Monday *
- More Than a Dream *
- Fantastic Day *
- Whistle Down the Wind (12" Mix) (12" A-side - Arista HEY 121, 1983)
- Take That Situation (Rhythm Mix) (12" A-side - Arista HEY 122, 1983)
- Love Sublime on a Sunday" (B-side to "On A Sunday" double 7" - Arista HEY 4, 1983)
- Atlantic Monday (Early Version) (B-side to 'Whistle Down The Wind' 12")
- When It Started to Begin (Re-Recorded) (12" B-side - Arista HEY 124, 1983)
- The Kick of Love (Instrumental) (12" B-side - Arista HEY 124, 1983)
- Take That Situation (Instrumental) (12" B-side - Arista HEY 122, 1983)
- Whistle Down the Wind (Instrumental/Reprise) (12" B-side - Arista HEY 121, 1983)
Nick Heyward, From Monday to Sunday: Expanded Edition (Cherry Pop, 2010)
- He Doesn't Love You Like I Do
- Kite
- Into Your Life
- Caravan
- Ordinary People
- How Do You Live Without Sunshine
- January Man
- Mr. Plain
- These Words
- All I Want to Know
- Diary
- Everytime
- Something Inside
- Women in Love
- Say What You Got to Say
- Another Stupid Tuesday (Demo, 1991)
- The Queen of Summertime (Demo, 1992)
- House of Love (Demo, 1992) *
- January Man (Band Demo, 1992) *
- Mrs. Love (Demo, 1992) *
- Say Goodbye (Demo, 1992) *
- Ghost At My Side (with Blair Booth) (Demo, 1992) *
Tracks 1-12 from Epic CD 474458-2 (U.K.)/EK 57755 (U.S.), 1993
Tracks 13-14 from "Kite" CD single - Epic 659488-2, 1993
Track 15 from "He Doesn't Love You Like I Do" CD single - Epic 659728-2, 1994
Track 16 from "The Man You Used to Be" CD single - Creation CRESCD 267, 1997
Track 17 from "Rollerblade" CD single - Epic 662791-2, 1996
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