The Charlatans Album And Tour

The Charlatans are back with a new album on November 6th and new single on November 13th. The band will also be supporting the releases with a UK tour.

Richard Dyer

Date published: 2nd Nov 2006

New compilation coincides with DVD, single and start of 15-date UK tour

The Charlatans - one of the UK 's most significant bands of the past 15 years - celebrate their long and illustrious history with 'Forever. The Singles', a unique album and DVD chronicling the band's story from 1990 to the present day. The album and DVD are released by Island Records on the 6th November. Also released on November 13 th  is a re-working of The Charlatans' classic single that never was, 'You're So Pretty We're So Pretty', this time remixed by Youth.

Their release come as the prelude to The Charlatans' 15-date UK tour which opens on Thursday 23rd November and continues through to Sunday 10th December.

'Forever. The Singles' brings together The Charlatans' recordings from three different labels - Beggars Banquet, Island Records and Sanctuary - for the first time. The album's release comes ten years after the death of the band's original keyboard player, Rob Collins. 

The eighteen-track album features sixteen of The Charlatans' Top 40 singles and spans the band's whole career - from their debut single 'Indian Rope' (which appears on album for the first time) in 1990 to The Charlatans' latest release, 'Blackened Blue Eyes'.  Only six songs on 'Forever. The Singles' were included on the band's compilation, 'Melting Pot'. 'Forever. The Singles' will be also available as a limited edition two-CD set containing a bonus CD of rarities.

The 'Forever. The Singles' DVD features all eighteen of the band's videos together with television appearances and live footage. There will also be Digital Deluxe release online that will include everything from the limited edition set and other rarities.

The full "Forever. The Singles" tracklist:                                                  

Indian Rope (1990)                                            

The Only One I Know (1990)                              

Weirdo (1992)                                                           

Can't Get Out Of Bed (1994)                              

Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over (1995)                    

One To Another (1996)                                                                       

North Country Boy (1997)     

How High (1997)                                 

Tellin' Stories (1997)                                                  

Forever (1999)                                                          

My Beautiful Friend (1999)                                  

Impossible (2000)                                              

Love Is The Key (2001)                                      

A Man Needs To Be Told (2001)                          

Up At The Lake (2004)                                       

Try Again Today (2004)                                      

Blackened Blue Eyes (2006)                                

You're So Pretty We're So Pretty (Youth remix 2006)        

The UK tour dates for November and December are:

November

 

Thu    23rd   Halifax                    Victoria Hall                     01422 351 158

Fri      24th   Leicester                 De Montfort Hall              0116 233 3111

Sat     25th   Cardiff                    University Great Hall        029 2078 1458

Sun    26th   Reading                 Hexagon                         0118 960 6060

Tue    28th   Lincoln                    Engine Shed                    0871 2200 260

Wed   29th   Birmingham            Carling  Academy               0870 771 2000

Thu    30th   Portsmouth            Guildhall                          023 9282 4355  

December

 

Sat     2nd     Middlesbrough         Town Hall                       01642 729 729

Sun    3rd     Sheffield                 Octagon                          0114 222 8777

Mon   4th     Glasgow                 Carling  Academy               0870 169 0100

Tue    5th     Newcastle               Carling  Academy               0870 771 2000

Thu    7th     Hull                         City Hall                          01482 226 655

Fri      8th     London                   Brixton  Academy              0870 771 2000

Sat     9th     Blackpool                Empress Ballroom           0871 2200 260

Sun    10th   Llandudno              Cymru Hall                      0871 2200 260

24 hour cc hotline 0871 2200 260 or buy online www.gigsandtours.com. Tickets priced £22.50 except London £25. Support on all dates is The Longcut.

www.thecharlatans.net for more information.