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29. Apr. 2024 · Sunshine On Leith. THE PROCLAIMERS Craig Reid (Vocals, Percussion) Charlie Reid (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals) Additional Musicians: Jerry Donahue (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar) Gerry...
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Sunshine on Leith. ~ Release by The Proclaimers ( see all versions of this release, 19 available) Overview. Disc IDs. Cover art (1) Aliases. Tags. Details. Edit.
- A “Love Song to Scotland”
- “We Were Singing About Where We Live”
- “It Was A Love Song That Became A Terrace Anthem”
When The Proclaimers entered the studio in early 1988, to begin recording the follow-up to their debut album, This Is The Story, they were about 150 miles away from Leith, a district in the north of Edinburgh that twins Craig and Charlie Reid called home. The now-defunct Chipping Norton Recording Studios, where they set up shop (also the birthplace...
Released as the first single from Sunshine On Leith, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) hit No.11 in the UK, while topping the charts in Australia and New Zealand, paving the way for the album’s surprise double-platinum sales Down Under. But Sunshine On Leith, hailed by the BBC as a “love song to Scotland”, was a fittingly intimate song resolutely focused on...
Two years after the song’s release, Leith’s local football team, Hibernian FC, adopted the song as their anthem as they fought off a takeover battle from Wallace Mercer, then owner of local rivals Hearts Of Midlothian. Throughout the Hands Off Hibs campaign that followed, The Proclaimers stepped forward to help raise awareness and financial support...
Jerry Donahue and Charlie Reid bass guitar: Phil Cranham drums (drum set): Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) electric guitar: Jerry Donahue fiddle: Steve Shaw (Steve Brennan) keyboard: Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, son ...
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1. Aug. 1988 · Barely causing a ripple upon its 1988 release, Sunshine on Leith, the second album by Edinburgh's the Proclaimers, received new life five years down the road when the infectious "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" became a fluke hit following its inclusion on the soundtrack to Benny & Joon.
Sunshine on Leith is a 2013 British romantic musical film directed by Dexter Fletcher. It is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, a jukebox musical featuring songs by The Proclaimers. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
