{"product_id":"soon","title":"Soon","description":"\u003cp\u003eScott Fagan’s new album Soon, 55 years in the making, revives songs from his lost 1971 Broadway rock opera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside songwriting partner Joe Kookoolis, Fagan conceived and wrote the rock opera, an age-old story of an artist forced to make a devil’s bargain between their principles and success, intending it to be the follow-up to his classic 1968 debut, South Atlantic Blues. But fate intervened. The production (which starred Fagan and a young Richard Gere) closed early, the album was shelved, never to be recorded or heard. Until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded over seven days in July 2025 at the hallowed Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with a crack rhythm section, the thirteen songs on Soon illustrate Fagan’s extraordinary facility and range as a singer and songwriter of great sensitivity, passion, and humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its rousing gospel opener (“Let The World Begin Again”), through fiery, protest songs (“Faces Names and Places”, “Straight”), and tender-hearted ballads (“Child of Sympathy”, “To Touch the Sky”), the album is by turns, uplifting, mournful, righteous, giddy, soulful (title track, “Soon), and anthemic (closer, “Please Be Well”). This feels like an album of lost classics waiting to be rediscovered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScott Fagan has been waiting a long time for the world to hear these songs. The long, long wait is over, Soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Let The World Begin Again\u003cbr\u003eA2 Soon\u003cbr\u003eA3 Music Music\u003cbr\u003eA4 Roll Out the Morning\u003cbr\u003eA5 Faces Names and Places\u003cbr\u003eA6 Child of Sympathy\u003cbr\u003eA7 Straight\u003cbr\u003eB1 Wait\u003cbr\u003eB2 To Touch the Sky\u003cbr\u003eB3 What’s Gonna Happen To Me When I’m 50\u003cbr\u003eB4 Sing a Happy Song\u003cbr\u003eB5 It Won’t Be Long\u003cbr\u003eB6 Please Be Well\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CARGO","offers":[{"title":"Limited LP (Indies White Vinyl)","offer_id":52787600556349,"sku":"FIRELP844W","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":52787600589117,"sku":"FIRELP844","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52787600621885,"sku":"FIRECD844","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/1884\/9839\/files\/ScottFagan-Soon.jpg?v=1785841482","url":"https:\/\/sisterray.co.uk\/products\/soon","provider":"Sister Ray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}