The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys
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| Released | 6 October 1998[1] | |||
| Length | 74:05 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys is a compilation album by The Waterboys and Mike Scott, released in 1998 by EMI.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described the compilation as an "excellent sampler", adding: "The sequencing pays no attention to chronology, [but] despite this, Scott's impassioned singing holds things together better than might be expected, and the effect is not unlike a good Waterboys concert."[1] The 2000 book The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion described the album as a "useful compilation" which "also rounds up some of Scott's stripped-down solo work".[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Whole of the Moon" | Mike Scott | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Glastonbury Song" | Scott | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Medicine Bow" | Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Fisherman's Blues" | Scott, Steve Wickham | 4:25 |
| 5. | "A Girl Called Johnny (Live)" | Scott | 4:14 |
| 6. | "The Pan Within" | Scott | 6:10 |
| 7. | "She Is So Beautiful" | Scott | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Rare, Precious and Gone (Radio Session)" | Scott | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Strange Boat" | Scott, Thistlethwaite | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Red Army Blues" | Scott | 8:05 |
| 11. | "This Is the Sea" | Scott | 6:29 |
| 12. | "Higher in Time" | Scott, Thistlethwaite | 3:07 |
| 13. | "The Return of Pan" | Scott | 4:19 |
| 14. | "What Do You Want Me to Do?" | Scott | 3:01 |
| 15. | "When Ye Go Away" | Scott | 4:37 |
| 16. | "Love Anyway" | Scott | 6:41 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c William Ruhlmann (6 October 1998). "The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott & the Waterboys - The Waterboys, Mike Scott | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Music Scotland - The Vault - Biogs". BBC. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion - Google Books. 1 November 2007. ISBN 9781841959733. Retrieved 29 May 2019.