What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Barry's eighth, and he had already peaked a couple of albums ago. The second one to not go multi-platinum here with
a #14. But he was picking up steam in the UK (#5). A couple of great ones here for me with The Old Songs (#15) and
Somewhere Down The Road (#21), but four that didn't do it, the worst being the cover of The Four Seasons, Let's Hang
On (#32). Frankie Valli wishes he could roll over in his grave. The downward spiral had begun here and Barry
wouldn't recover until he started doing those oldies albums for which he has settled in to wrap up a stunning
career. He went for a string of 13 albums without a top 20 until his first Greatest Songs series in 2005 took him
back to #1. I think I lasted a couple more albums before I bailed out. Thanks for the memorys Barry.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Let's Hang On

Best Track - The Old Songs

Candles burning
Glasses are chilled and soon
She'll be by
Hope and pray
She'll say that she's willing to give us
Another try
And if all those plans I've made
Don't melt the lady's heart
I'll put on the old 45's

And maybe the old songs
Will bring back the old times
Maybe the old lines
Will sound new

Maybe she'll lay her
Head on my shoulder
Maybe old feelings
Will come through
Maybe we'll start to cry
And wonder why
We ever walked away
Maybe the old songs
Will bring back the old times
And make her want to stay

It's been too long since I've
Seen her face light up
When I come home
It's been too many
Hours I've wasted staring
At the phone
Sweet old songs I'm counting on you
To brink her back to me
I'm tired of listening alone

And maybe the old songs
Will bring back the old times
Maybe the old lines
Will sound new

And make her want to stay
Want to stay
Maybe we'll start to cry
And wonder why
We ever walked away
Maybe the old songs
Will bring back the old times
And make her want to stay

1) The Old Songs ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsoqWXyN_wQ
2) Let's Hang On *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjjuXPvzx1o
3) If I Should Love Again ** - almost gave it 3
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmdL9CitxCw
4) Don't Fall In Love With Me **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkS7HeYaIg
5) Break Down The Door *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNYHm05GvH8
6) Somewhere Down The Road ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0WtiYUnCw
7) No Other Love **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-llspd74Sl0
8) Fools Get Lucky *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnNgImm3o8I
9) I Haven't Changed The Room *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGFxUtQwYik
10) Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye) **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_UdXFI2aw

3's - 2
2's - 4
1's - 4

Grade - 1.8
allmusic - 2.0