The Proclaimers

Identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid were born in 1962, they began to perform as a Folk-Rock duo in Edinburgh, SCOTLAND in the mid-'80s; singing in thick Scottish accents backed with acoustic guitars, they soon garnered a a loyal and faithful following.

Chrysalis Records signed them in early 1987 and The Proclaimers released its debut, "This Is The Story", that same year, the album eventually went gold thanks in part to the single "Letter From America" which topped out at #3 on the U.K. Pop chart.
Their sophomore album, "Sunshine On Leith", arrived in August 1988, it reached platinum status in Britain, Canada and New Zealand and triple platinum in Australia and also hit #31 on the American Billboard Top 200 list; the record featured the infectious hit "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" which crashed into the top 10 of the Billboard's Modern Rock chart, but it wasn't until 1993, when the track was included on the "Benny And Joon" soundtrack, did "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" become a hit in the States, the song eventually peaked at #3 on The Billboard Hot 100.
In the fall of 1990 the duo unleashed the 4-track EP entitled "King Of The Road" and the classic song with the same name became a top 10 hit in Europe.
The Reid brothers followed with "Hit The Highway", before putting music on hold for seven years to spend time with their families, The Proclaimers' third effort released in March 1994, included only one U.K top 20 hit, "Let's Get Married".
In May 2001 the band resurfaced with "Persevere" and took to the road for over 100 gigs in the U.K. and North America.
The following year was released the collection "The Best Of...", which included three new songs.
September 2003 saw the release of the duo's fifth album of all-new-material, "Born Innocent".

The Proclaimers released its new record, "Restless Soul", on 8th August 2005, the album's title-track is the first single off of the CD.

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This Is The Story

(1987)

1. Throw The 'R' Away
2. Over And Done With
3. Misty Blue
4. Part That Really Matters
5. (I'm Gonna) Burn Your Playhouse Down
6. Letter From America [acoustic version]
7. Sky Takes The Soul
8. It Broke My Heart
9. The First Attack
10. Make My Heart Fly
11. Beautiful Truth
12. The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
13. Letter From America [full band version]

 

Sunshine On Leith

(1988)

1. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
2. Cap In Hand
3. Then I Met You
4. My Old Friend The Blues
5. Sean
6. Sunshine On Leith
7. Come On Nature
8. I'm On My Way
9. What Do You Do?
10. It's Saturday Night
11. Teardrops
12. Oh Jean

 

King Of The Road
[EP]

(1990)

1. King Of The Road
2. Long Black Veil
3. Lulu Selling Tea
4. Not Ever

 

Hit The Highway

(1994)

1. Let's Get Married
2. The More I Believe
3. What Makes You Cry
4. Follow The Money
5. These Arms Of Mine
6. Shout Shout
7. The Light
8. Hit The Highway
9. A Long Long Time Ago
10. I Want To Be A Christian
11. Your Childhood
12. Don't Turn Out Like Your Mother

 

Persevere

(2001)

1. There's A Touch
2. Sweet Little Girls
3. A Land Fit For Zeros
4. How Many Times
5. One Too Many
6. That's When He Told Her
7. Scotland's Story
8. When You're In Love
9. She Arouses Me So
10. Everybody's A Victim
11. Don't Give It To Me
12. Heaven Right Now
13. Slowburner
14. Act Of Remembrance

 

The Best Of...

(2002)

1. Letter From America
2. There's A Touch
3. Let's Get Married
4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
5. The Doodle Song [NEW TRACK]
6. I'm On My Way
7. King Of The Road
8. Ghost Of Love [NEW TRACK]
9. Throw The 'R' Away
10. What Makes You Cry
11. Sunshine On Leith
12. When You're In Love
13. Cap In Hand
14. I Want To Be A Christian
15. Act Of Rememberance
16. Lady Luck [NEW TRACK]
17. Make My Heart Fly
18. The Light
19. The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
20. Oh Jean

 

Born Innocent

(2003)

1. Born Innocent
2. Should Have Been Loved
3. Blood On Your Hands
4. Unguarded Moments
5. Hate My Love
6. Redeemed
7. You Meant It Then
8. Five O'Clock World
9. He's Just Like Me
10. Role Model
11. No Witness
12. Dear Deidre
13. There's No Doubt

 

Restless Soul

(2005)

1. When Love Struck You Down
2. Restless Soul
3. Turning Away
4. I'm Gone
5. That's Better Now
6. Everyday I Try
7. He Just Can't
8. Bound For Your Love
9. What I Saw In You
10. The One Who Loves You Now
11. She's Brighter
12. D.I.Y.
13. Now And Then
14. One More Down

 

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