Jaki Graham - 35th Anniversary Collection [4CD] (2021)

Four CD set celebrating the 35th anniversary of Jaki Graham's albums 'Heaven Knows' and 'Breaking Away' (released in 1985/86). This is the first widely available reissue of the 'Heaven Knows' album since 1986. Featuring the most comprehensive collection of Jaki's EMI albums plus loads of related bonus tracks including 12" mixes, remixes of the singles and B-sides from the period. 'Heaven Knows' contains two UK Top 20 singles; 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love', a duet with David Grant that peaked at #5 and 'Round And Around' that reached #9. CD 1 features the 'Heaven Knows' album plus bonus tracks including UK single versions of 'Heaven Knows (Feels So Good)', 'Once More With Feeling' and her duet, 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love' with Linx frontman David Grant, plus the US remixes of 'Once More With Feeling' and 'What's The Name Of Your Game'. CD 2 features 12 tracks of extended versions plus remixes including the hard to find 'Revolutionary Mix' of 'Round And Around' and US remixes of 'Once More With Feeling' and 'What's The Name Of Your Game'. Also included are 'Freeze You Out' and 'Greatest Smile', both previously unreleased tracks sourced from the tape archives. CD 3 features Jaki's 1986 album 'Breaking Away' plus 4 bonus tracks including single versions of 'Breaking Away' and 'Step Right Up' and extended versions of 'Set Me Free' and 'Mated'. CD 4 includes various mixes and remixes from the 'Breaking Away' period including two mixes of 'Set Me Free', three of 'Breaking Away', two of 'Step Right Up' and 'Still In Love' along with a three track Mega Mix featuring 'Set Me Free', 'The Closest One' and 'Step Right Up'. The collection comes in a box with each CD in individual wallets featuring related Jaki Graham sleeve images from the period, with a 20 page booklet including sleeve notes and a UK Discography