Jim Capaldi

Open Your Heart - THE ISLAND RECORDINGS 1972 - 1976


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3CD + DVD

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Aside from his work as a founder member with the acclaimed band Traffic (a group for which Jim co-wrote most of their classic songs with STEVE WINWOOD), JIM CAPALDI was also a successful solo artist, enjoying a series of hit albums and singles in his own right. His solo career began with the album Oh How We Danced, recorded whilst Traffic was on hiatus whilst Steve Winwood was recovering from peritonitis.

Jim’s second solo album was the 1974 release Whale Meat Again, an album that tackled a variety of lyrical subjects, including environmental issues.

With the disbanding of Traffic in 1974, following a troubled US tour, Jim embarked on his next solo project (and final album for Island Records of the 1970s), Short Cut Draw Blood. The album would prove to be one of his most successful, featuring the singles It’s All Up to You and Love Hurts (a cover of the Everly Brothers hit).

Tracklist

DISC ONE: “OH HOW WE DANCED”
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MASTERED
1. EVE
2. BIG THIRST
3. LOVE IS ALL YOU CAN TRY
4. LAST DAY OF DAWN
5. DON’T BE A HERO
6. OPEN YOUR HEART
7. HOW MUCH CAN A MAN REALLY TAKE
8. OH HOW WE DANCED

BONUS TRACK
9. GOING DOWN SLOW ALL THE WAY

DISC TWO: “WHALE MEAT AGAIN”
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MASTERED
1. IT’S ALRIGHT
2. WHALE MEAT AGAIN
3. YELLOW SUN
4. I’VE GOT SO MUCH LOVIN’
5. LOW RIDER
6. MY BROTHER
7. SUMMER IS FADING
8. WE’LL MEET AGAIN

BONUS TRACK
9. TRICKY DICKY RIDES AGAIN

DISC THREE: “SHORT CUT DRAW BLOOD”
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MASTERED
1. GOODBYE LOVE
2. IT’S ALL UP TO YOU
3. LOVE HURTS
4. JOHNNY TOO BAD
5. SHORT CUT DRAW BLOOD
6. LIVING ON A MARBLE
7. BOY WITH A PROBLEM
8. KEEP ON TRYING
9. SEAGULL

BONUS TRACKS
10. SUGAR HONEY
11. IT’S ALRIGHT
12. TALKIN’ ABOUT MY BABY
13. STILL TALKIN’

DISC FOUR (DVD):
JIM CAPALDI BAND - THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 18th NOVEMBER 1975
1. SHORT CUT DRAW BLOOD (LIVE 1975)
2. GOODBYE LOVE (LIVE 1975)

JIM CAPALDI & THE SPACE CADETS - THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST IN CONCERT 30th MARCH 1976
1. LOW RIDER (LIVE 1976)
2. LOVE HURTS (LIVE 1976)
3. GOODBYE LOVE (LIVE 1976)
4. ELIXIR OF LOVE (LIVE 1976)
5. BOY WITH A PROBLEM (LIVE 1976)
6. SHORT ENDS (LIVE 1976)
7. TALKIN’ ABOUT MY BABY (LIVE 1976)
8. KEEP ON TRYING (LIVE 1976)