Peter mark sinclair marc almond, obe born 9 july 1957 is an english singersongwriter and musician. Marc almond born peter mark sinclair almond on 9 july 1957 in southport, lancashire, now in the county of merseyside, england is a popular english singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpopnew wave duo soft cell. He is probably most famous for the groups 80s hit tainted love. Watch the video for my death from marc almonds jacques for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jacques is the fifth studio album by the british singersongwriter marc almond. During his time at art college he did a series of performance theater pieces. You can buy latest album shadows and reflections 2017 marc almond. My death is like a swinging door a patient girl who knows the score whistle for her and the passing time my death waits like a desperate truth at the funeral. Download scrobbler developer api free music downloads merchandise. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of artful records.
Jacques, an album by marc almond on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpopnew wave duo. Read marc almonds bio and find out more about marc almonds songs, albums, and. Marc almond how can i be sure official video youtube. Find marc almond song information on allmusic allmusic. Jacques is one of marc almonds more difficult albums. Peter mark sinclair marc almond, obe born 9 july 1957 is an english singersongwriter and. The album is a tribute to the belgian singersongwriter jacques brel and was instigated by almonds collaboration with paul buck, who adapted brels original nonenglish lyrics specifically for almond the songs for the album were recorded at milo studios, london, over four years. Marc almond trials of eyeliner the anthology 19792016.
For ultimately, in true almond fashion, this musical nod to 1960s italian cinema is. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Live at wiltons music hall oct 2008 when i was a young mansuicide saloonbluegate fieldskill me or make me beautifulthe devil okaycosmic boxermidnight soulmasculine women, feminine mensoho, so longmiss uraniathree monkey tangofor only youyesterday when i was youngcalvarygyp the bloodmother fist. The album is a tribute to the belgian singer songwriter jacques brel and was instigated by almonds collaboration with paul buck, who adapted brels original nonenglish lyrics specifically for almond. Marc almond hits and pieces the best of marc almond and soft cell the number one music magazine feat. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Behind the brel the story of a musical genius radio 2 didnt start particularly well. Peter mark sinclair marc almond, obe born 9 july 1957 is an english singer songwriter and. If youare not familiar with his torching abilities, nor his semigothicsounds from the mid to late 80s, this is probably not the best cd to introduce you it. The belgian musician jacques brel has had a profound influence on marc almond. The album is superb in almost all respects as long as you like brel and marc almond. With his band soft cell, the british singer and songwriter marc almond was an icon of the 1980s, selling over 30 million records worldwide.
For almond and his lyrics all manner of human life was there. Studio album 6 compilation 1 the best of markalmond. Marc almond has had a long and varied career spanning almost 30 years. Youve understood nothing if you need trains to fleet to adventure and white ships to take you away to see the sun in your. Heres a stunning performance of the jacques brel classic, jacky, by uk singer marc almond, live at the royal albert hall, london, in 1993. Instead, marc decided to offer these tracks as a gift for free download via his myspace page but that didnt work either, so they are now available for download via the news page at marcs web siteuk so two free tunes that id been trying to buy for months now available to everyone. As a youngster growing up in southport, merseyside marc almond was immersed in the magical world of. Former soft cell frontman with a prolific solo career including a variety of covers and original material. When the curtain closes with yet another marc almond original no one to say goodnight to composed and orchestrated by longtime collaborator john harle the dream is over and the tears can begin. Almonds own lyrics are a creative expression of what he sees and are not to be. Here you can buy and download music mp3 marc almond. Jacky is an old song written by famous song writer jacques brel.
Includes slow burn love, hollywood forever and lord of misru. Marc almonds revival, drawn from his tribute album jacques, made the british top 20 in 1991. Marc almond hits and pieces the best of marc almond. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpopnew wave duo soft cell. Download the track now, when you preorder the album. Within the framework of the paul gauguin exhibition at fondation beyeler, marc almond takes the audience on a musical journey through the work of the chansonnier jacques brel, who was an admirer. Peter mark sinclair marc almond, obe is an english singersongwriter and musician. The soft cell pop survivor on songwriting struggles and neardeath experiences. During this time, after a career with soft cell and. Download markalmond mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Say hello to soft cell featuring marc almond mar 1996 say hello, wave.
He discovered the songs of jacques brel through bowie as well as alex. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Behind the brel the story of a musical genius radio. Marc almond is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. To celebrate the release of marcs new album chaos and a dancing star, were giving you the chance to win one of three unique signed and framed marc almond drawings. Brel became synonymous with a famous old music hall in paris in the 60s. The town fell asleep and the lockman are beautiful recordings and will bring tears to the eyes of romantics everywhere. It was a full three minutes before we heard from presenter marc almond. Marc almond jacques 1989 uk 11track vinyl lp housed in a glossy picture sleeve. I am an almond fan so of course, i love this album.
Although in the cd booklet almond says that peter christophersons videotape was the sole visual representation of the band, maybe of an entire concert, but there are some pretty tasty clips of marc and the mambas on youtube, provenance unknown. The album is a tribute to the belgian singersongwriter jacques brel and was instigated by almonds collaboration with paul buck, who adapted brels original nonenglish lyrics specifically for almond. Marc almond marc almo mother fist and her fiv the willing sinner. His collaborations include a duet with gene pitney on the 1989 uk number one single somethings gotten hold of my heart. Heres a stunning performance of the jacques brel classic, jacky, by uk singer marc almond, live at the royal albert hall, london. Its through streaming and downloading that younger people are. Now that impressive singles career from soft cell through to his solo work and collaborations is celebrated on hits and pieces the best of marc almond and soft cell, which comes available as a 2 cd disc, single cd disc or download march 24 via universal music canada, the countrys leading music company. Bmg rights management us, llc, aresa, and 3 music rights societies.
Marc almonds new album takes on londons grisly history soft cell singer marc almond has teamed up with saxophonist and silent witness theme composer john harle to make the. Marc almond new album stardom road steve hoffman music. Marc almond if you need sil te faut lyrics genius lyrics. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Listen free to marc almond jacques the devil okay, if you need and more. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. My six best albums singersongwriter marc almond, 53, is one half of soft cell, best. Marc almond biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. To enter, simply follow marc almond and his best of playlist on spotify marcalmond.