Compact Disc version of Never Closer by Raphael Doyle with artwork by Guy Sexty. Supplied shrinkwrapped in a jewel case. CD price includes instant high quality 24 bit FLAC download of the album. Additional postage & packing will be charged at checkout: £1.50 in UK and EU, airmail to rest of the world: £5.
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about
A song that's been with me since the beginning of the journey, way back in the 1960s. It's my theme tune. It's about the comfort and the strength of friendship and family. Louis plays lovely guitar and sings harmonies - with Lisa Knapp, Tom Robinson and Hereward Kaye swelling the ranks by the end.
lyrics
If the winter has caught you on the low
And the sun ain't the same one that you know
And your mind is getting worried by the cold
And your happiness seems fading and old
Then we'll all get together again
And sit in a circle in the wind and the rain
With our friends all beside us to hold back the pain
And we'll sing to the sun, and the sun.... will come again
If the head you've held so high up to the stars
Is hurt by growing thoughts of ageing hours
And the song that we sang seems incomplete
And the dance that swayed so free just hurts your feet
Then we'll all get together again
And sit in a circle in the wind and the rain
With our friends all beside us to hold back the pain
And we'll sing to the sun, and the sun.... will come again
If you're losing track of all the hopes we had
And your dreams are turning frightening and bad
And you feel you've failed, your head is bowed in shame
Well don't you know, we've all felt just the same
So don't worry if you feel your heart is weak
And the words of love are difficult to speak
For the world is full of trials to overcome
And the song will sound again - and even louder when we've done
Then we'll all get together again
And sit in a circle in the wind and the rain
With our friends all beside us to hold back the pain
And we'll sing to the sun, and the sun.... will come again
credits
from Never Closer,
released January 27, 2017
Written by Raphael Doyle
RAPHAEL DOYLE 1963-2018
First discovered by Alexis Korner, Raphael Doyle formed the acoustic trio Café
Society with Hereward Kaye & Tom Robinson in 1973. Ray Davies produced their debut album in 1975.
4 decades on Raphael recorded his definitive solo album Never Closer, helped by son Louis Doyle, producer Gerry Diver and old friend Tom Robinson. It was released on Cooking Vinyl in January 2017....more
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