Sunday Listening #03 : Al Stewart & Whitesnake … acoustic.

 Al Stewart – An Acoustic Evening with Al Stewart [1996]

Despite its title, “An Acoustic Evening with Al Stewart” is not an acoustic evening recording, but it “contains the best acoustic moments of 25 years of Al Stewart. Years in which Stewart has grown from a dreamy romantic to a modern Scottish bard who knows how to fascinate his audience until the very last note.” [Ed Hoogeveen – CD cover notes]

Tracklist:

1. Year Of The Cat     

2. On The Border       

3. Laughing Into 1939

4. Night Train To Munich       

5. Roads To Moscow  

6. A Small Fruit Song  

7. The Candidate        

 

Whitesnake – Starkers In Tokyo [1997]

Keeping in step with the unplugged craze of the decade, Coverdale and longtime guitarist Adrian Vandenberg united for a performance in the land of the rising sun, resulting in the release of 1998's Starkers in Tokyo. Anyone wondering if Coverdale can still cut it vocally all these years later will be pleasantly surprised -- the bloke can still sing splendidly, as the duo perform selections from throughout the singer's career. Expectedly, the ballads sound the best in this stripped-down setting ("Is This Love," and especially the overlooked Deep Purple nugget "Soldier of Fortune"), as do made over renditions of "Love Ain't No Stranger" and "The Deeper the Love." [allmusic.com]

Tracklist:

1.      "Sailing Ships" (David Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg) – 4:37

2.      "Too Many Tears" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:13

3.      "The Deeper the Love" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:09

4.      "Love Ain't No Stranger" (Coverdale, Mel Galley) – 3:15

5.      "Can't Go On" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 3:50

6.      "Give Me All Your Love" (Coverdale, John Sykes) – 3:21

7.      "Don't Fade Away" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:26

8.      "Is This Love" (Coverdale, Sykes) – 3:09

9.      "Here I Go Again" (Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 4:46

10.  "Soldier of Fortune" (Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore) – 4:22

Relax and enjoy your evening!!