On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing and a Prayer Artist: Dougie MacLean
Label: Osmosys Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


EAN: 5016700104929
ASIN: B0007ZBD3G


Release Date: 2005-06-21

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Tracks:

  1. Almost Always Falling
  2. On a Wing and a Prayer
  3. Cruising
  4. Silver and Gold
  5. More Fool I
  6. The Long Road
  7. Sandy Bell;s Broadstreet
  8. Let's Rock and Roll
  9. You dont have to cry
  10. Get Me Out

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars An oddity in the Dougie Maclean catalog.......2006-03-21

This album stands out as being very different from the bulk of Dougie Maclean's recorded work -- and not necessarily in a good way. It was the last of four albums he recorded for the Plant Life label, before he started his own label.

While there are several very good tracks on this album, there are also several synth-pop dance numbers that just don't sound anything like Dougie Maclean songs. The record label was obviously pushing him to do something more "radio-friendly" for the early '80s, and instead it seems to have pushed him to leave the business of working for another label and start his own, where he would have total creative control.

For the casual listener, I would recommend buying albums from his own Dunkeld label before venturing into his early work. But for the Dougie fanatic, this album is a must, if only to hear him doing something outside of his traditional genre.

2 out of 5 stars Not at all like his current work.......2005-08-21

If you are a huge Dougie MacLean fan, you will probably want to buy this just to hear some of his very early work. But you'd be better off buying "Early". This is not at all like his current work, it is sounds a lot like Pop music, and in fact was heavily influenced by the record label. If you want to get started on a Dougie MacLean collection, and you are new to his music, you should start with Craigie Dhu.

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  2. The Best of Battlefield Band/Temple Records: A 25 Year Legacy ~ Battlefield Band
  3. By Heart ~ Bryan Bowers
  4. Classic Southern Gospel ~ Various Artists
  5. After the Fall ~ Mary Coughlan
  6. Mystic Journey ~ Arlo Guthrie
  7. A Whistle on the Wind ~ Joanie Madden
  8. Talk to Me ~ Frances Black
  9. Live at the Backgate Stage ~ Misty River
  10. Code of the Goddess ~ Laura Powers

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The Chief Assassin to the Sinister ~ Three Mile Pilot

Decameron ~ Epidemic

Horombe ~ D'Gary & Jihe

Tricycle ~ Helmut Lipsky, James Gelfand, Michel Donato

Fluegel Aus Glas ~ Bernhard Brink

Planete Sensations: Irlande ~ Various Artists

Queen ~ Faith Yan

Ultra's Stadium ~ Original Soundtrack

Earthspan/No Ruinous Feud ~ The Incredible String Band