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It was an album that also featured three co- writes with Marc’s long-standing collaborator and arranger Billy McGee (Marc and The Mambas, The Willing Sinners) on the emotionally charged tracks ‘Vaudeville and Burlesque’, ‘Beautiful Brutal Thing’ and ‘Champagne’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - In this re-sequencing of the album, to enable optimal mastering, ‘Champagne’ now opens the predominantly ‘bonus tracks’ second disc, the other songs were B-sides to the album’s three hit singles, ‘Jacky’ (UK#17), My Hand Over My Heart’ (UK#33) and ‘The Days Of Pearly Spencer’ (UK#4). Many of these B-sides feature such stellar songwriting that they could have easily created a double album back in the day to showcase all the contemporaneous involved talents of Trevor Horn, The Grid, John Coxon and Billy McGee. 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A comprehensive celebration of \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e’s song-writing partnership with super-producer \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA hit-studded joint concert that took place at the iconic Royal Festival Hall on 10th February, 2020 – the first time the stellar songwriting partnership had performed live together since their collaboration began with the 2015 Marc Almond album \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Trail\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMammoth 36 song set including some of \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e’s best known compositions – \"\u003cem\u003eUnstoppable\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Sia) and \"\u003cem\u003eKill And Run\u003c\/em\u003e\" (for the film The Great Gatsby); plus an emotive stripped back piano and voice suite of cult songs from \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e’s own songbook – including \"\u003cem\u003eBlack Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eTorch\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eWhere The Heart Is\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying tribute to \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e’s unifying love of \u003cem\u003eMarc Bolan\u003c\/em\u003e in deft cover versions of \"\u003cem\u003eChildren Of The Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eChange\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most gifted vocal talents the UK has ever produced, \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e has enjoyed an acclaimed and enduring career selling over 35 million records worldwide, both with his solo work, and with the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Grammy nominated, Ivor Novello and ASCAP award winning songwriter, producer, composer and musician who has worked with the likes of Sia, Hans Zimmer, Lana Del Ray, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe concert featured \u003cstrong\u003eMarc\u003c\/strong\u003e performing a selection from his catalogue of hits plus showcasing the 2020 collaborative album with \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e, '\u003cem\u003eChaos And A Dancing Star\u003c\/em\u003e'. 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