Eddi Reader

Eddi Reader

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The eldest of seven children from a poor area of Glasgow, Eddi Reader learned to play guitar when she was ten-years-old. In her teens she took her first steps towards being a musician busking on the streets of Glasgow, going on to join rock band Gang of Four before becoming a session singer, working with artists like Eurythmics, Alison Moyet, The Waterboys and Billy Mackenzie.

In 1988 Reader teamed up with Mark Nevin to form Fairground Attraction and they went to number one with their first single 'Perfect' while the album 'The First of a Million Kisses' climbed to number two in the UK Albums Chart. When the band acrimoniously split the following year without even completing their second album, Reader returned to Scotland to launch her solo career. This took off with her self-titled second album in 1994 which included the hit 'Patience of Angels' written by Boo Hewerdine, and won her a BRIT Award for Best Female Singer.

More albums followed, notably 'Candyfloss & Medicine' (1996), 'Angels & Electricity' (1998) and 'Simple Soul' (2001) with her career taking a new direction with her 'Songs of Robert Burns' album in 2003, bringing a fresh outlook to Scotland's national poet and earning her an MBE. However, she returned to a poppier style with 'Peacetime' in 2007 and 'Love Is The Way' in 2009. 2010 saw her record an Irish language version of 'Perfect' and later in that same year she released the live album 'Live in Japan' and in 2014 her tenth solo album 'Vagabond' charted at number 62 in the Irish charts.

Top tracks

08
Charlie Is My Darling
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
03:21
Writer: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
02
My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
03:50
Writer: Clarke Josienne - Walker Benjamin William / Composers: Clarke Josienne - Walker Benjamin William
10
Leezie Lindsay
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
04:46
20
Nobody Lives Without Love (From "Batman Forever")
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
05:05
Writer: Larry Klein - Tonio K
05
Brose and Butter
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:02
Writer: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Mcgoldrick Michael Brendan - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Mcgoldrick Michael Brendan - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
06
Ye Jacobites
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:03
Writer: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi - Reid Colin / Composers: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi - Reid Colin
08
Bell, Book & Candle
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:12
Composers: Hewerdine
10
Buain Ná Rainich
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
04:26
Writer: Reader Sadenia Edna / Composers: Reader Sadenia Edna
09
Hummingbird
Eddi Reader
Transatlantic Sessions - Series 2, Vol. Two
03:36
Writer: Hewerdine / Composers: Hewerdine
04
Ae Fond Kiss
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
06:35
Writer: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
11
Auld Lang Syne
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:34
Writer: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi
03
Willie Stewart / Molly Rankin
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:18
Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
02
Patience of Angels
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:03
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
15
Aye Waukin-o
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:04
Writer: Carr Ian - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Mccusker John - Reader Eddi / Composers: Carr Ian - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Mccusker John - Reader Eddi
12
Green Grow the Rashes O
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:36
Writer: Burns Robert - Mac Lean Douglas Menzies - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Mac Lean Douglas Menzies - Reader Eddi
08
Lazy Heart
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
05:21
Writer: Eddi Reader - Hewerdine
15
Footsteps Fall
Eddi Reader
Transatlantic Sessions - Series 2, Vol. One
03:43
Composers: Hewerdine/ Bjergfeldt
03
Dear John
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:07
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin

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  • Discography
Albums
Light Is in the Horizon
℗ 2022 Reveal Records
19-01-2022
Light Is in the Horizon
01
Fools Rush In
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
04:03
Writer: Rube Bloom / Composers: Rube Bloom
02
Auld House
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
03:42
Writer: Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Sadenia Eddi Reader
03
Mary Skeffington
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
03:20
Writer: Gerry Rafferty / Composers: Gerry Rafferty
04
Argyll
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
04:27
Writer: Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Sadenia Eddi Reader
05
Love Is Pleasing
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
03:43
Writer: Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Sadenia Eddi Reader
06
I'll String Along With You
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
04:13
Writer: Al Dubin / Composers: Harry Warren
07
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
Eddi Reader
Light Is in the Horizon
03:43
Writer: Traditional - Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Traditional - Sadenia Eddi Reader
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The Blanco Y Negro Years
2021 Warner Music UK Ltd
20-08-2021
The Blanco Y Negro Years
01
The Right Place
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
04:52
Composers: Mark E. Nevin
02
Patience of Angels
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
04:03
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
03
Dear John
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
04:07
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
04
Scarecrow
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
03:31
Composers: Boo Hewerdine - E.Reader - Gary Clark
05
East of Us
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
04:32
Composers: E.Reader - Teddy Borowiecki
06
Joke (I'm Laughing)
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
03:44
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
07
The Exception
Eddi Reader
The Blanco Y Negro Years
04:25
Composers: Mark E. Nevin
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Cavalier
℗ 2018 Reveal Records
28-09-2018
Cavalier
01
Maiden’s Lament (An Charraig Donn)
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:18
Writer: Traditional - Eddi Reader / Composers: Traditional - Eddi Reader
02
Wonderful
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:13
Writer: John Douglas - Eddi Reader / Composers: John Douglas - Eddi Reader
03
Cavalier
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:32
Writer: John Douglas / Composers: John Douglas
04
Starlight
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:14
Writer: Boo Hewerdine - Eddi Reader / Composers: Boo Hewerdine - Eddi Reader
05
Meg O' the Glen
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:36
Writer: Traditional - Eddi Reader / Composers: Jerry Holland - Traditional - Eddi Reader
06
My Favourite Dress
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
02:55
Writer: John Douglas - Eddi Reader / Composers: Simon Dine - John Douglas - Eddi Reader
07
Deirdre’s Farewell to Scotland
Eddi Reader
Cavalier
03:19
Writer: Traditional - Eddi Reader / Composers: Traditional - Eddi Reader
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Vagabond
℗ 2013 Reveal Records Under license from Eddi Reader
23-07-2012
Vagabond
01
I'll Never Be the Same
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
03:14
Writer: Frank Signorelli - Gus Kahn - Matt Malneck / Composers: Frank Signorelli - Gus Kahn - Matt Malneck
02
Back the Dogs (Dancing Down Rock)
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
03:25
Writer: Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Sadenia Eddi Reader
03
Vagabond
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
04:10
Writer: John Masefield / Composers: Sadenia Eddi Reader - John Douglas
04
Married to the Sea
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
05:15
Writer: Declan O’Rourke / Composers: Declan O’Rourke
05
Edinah
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
02:46
Writer: John Douglas - Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: John Douglas - Sadenia Eddi Reader
06
Snowflakes in the Sun
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
03:36
Writer: Boo Hewerdine - John Douglas - Sadenia Eddi Reader / Composers: Boo Hewerdine - John Douglas - Sadenia Eddi Reader
07
Baby's Boat
Eddi Reader
Vagabond
03:19
Writer: Carr Ian - Douglas John Richard - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Carr Ian - Douglas John Richard - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
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Live in Japan
℗ 2013 Reveal Records
08-12-2010
Live in Japan
01
Muddy Water (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
04:04
Writer: Hewerdine Mark Nicholas / Composers: Hewerdine Mark Nicholas
02
The Moon Is Mine (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
02:46
Writer: Nevin Mark Edward Cascian / Composers: Nevin Mark Edward Cascian
03
Dragonflies (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
04:50
Writer: Hewerdine Mark Nicholas / Composers: Hewerdine Mark Nicholas
04
Bell Book and Candle (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
05:08
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
05
It's Magic (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
07:13
Writer: Cahn Sammy - Styne Jule / Composers: Cahn Sammy - Styne Jule
06
Perfect (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
04:01
Writer: Nevin Mark Edward Cascian / Composers: Nevin Mark Edward Cascian
07
La Vie En Rose (Live)
Eddi Reader
Live in Japan
01:28
Writer: Louiguy - Piaf Edith / Composers: Louiguy - Piaf Edith
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Love Is The Way
Rough Trade Records Ltd
21-04-2009
Love Is The Way
01
Dragonflies
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
05:15
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
02
Silent Bells
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
03:32
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
03
New York City
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
05:11
Composers: John Douglas
04
Dandelion
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
03:01
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
05
Love Is The Way
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
04:46
Composers: Declan O'Rourke
06
Sweet Mountain Of Love
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
04:54
Composers: Brian Wilson - Dave Sandler
07
Never Going Back Again (Queen Of Scots)
Eddi Reader
Love Is The Way
03:15
Composers: Eddi Reader - Lindsey Buckingham
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Peacetime
2007 Rough Trade. Issued under license to Compass Records
29-01-2007
Peacetime
01
Baron's Heir + Sadenia's Air
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
04:25
02
Muddy Water
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:34
03
Mary and The Soldier
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:36
04
Aye Waukin-O
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
04:03
05
Prisons
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
02:38
06
The Shepherd's Song
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:36
07
Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:35
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Peacetime
Reveal Records
29-01-2007
Peacetime
01
Baron's Heir + Sadenia's Air
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
04:26
Writer: Boo Hewerdine - Eddi Reader - Ian Carr - John McCusker / Composers: Boo Hewerdine - Eddi Reader - Ian Carr - John McCusker
02
Muddy Water
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:34
Writer: Boo Hewerdine - John McCusker / Composers: Boo Hewerdine - John McCusker
03
Mary and the Soldier
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:36
Writer: Eddi Reader - John McCusker / Composers: Eddi Reader - John McCusker
04
Aye Waukin-O
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
04:03
Writer: Eddi Reader - Ian Carr John McCusker / Composers: Eddi Reader - Ian Carr John McCusker
05
Prisons
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
02:38
Writer: Eddi Reader - John Douglas / Composers: Eddi Reader - John Douglas
06
The Shepherd's Song
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:36
Writer: Eddi Reader - John Douglas / Composers: Eddi Reader - John Douglas
07
Ye Banks and Braes O'bonnie Doom
Eddi Reader
Peacetime
03:35
Writer: Alan Kelly - Boo Hewerdine - Colin Reid - Eddi Reader - John McCusker - Kevin McGuire - Roy Dodds / Composers: Alan Kelly - Boo Hewerdine - Colin Reid - Eddi Reader - John McCusker - Kevin McGuire - Roy Dodds
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Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
2003 Eddi Reader. Issued under license to Compass Records.
12-05-2003
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
01
Jamie Come Try Me
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
04:41
02
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
03:49
03
Willie Stewart/ Molly Rankin
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
04:18
04
Ae Fond Kiss
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
06:35
05
Brose and Butter
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
04:02
06
Ye Jacobites
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
04:03
07
Wild Mountainside
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
03:54
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The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
℗ 2013 Reveal Records
12-05-2003
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
01
Jamie Come Try Me
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:41
Writer: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi
02
My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
03:50
Writer: Clarke Josienne - Walker Benjamin William / Composers: Clarke Josienne - Walker Benjamin William
03
Willie Stewart / Molly Rankin
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:18
Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
04
Ae Fond Kiss
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
06:35
Writer: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
05
Brose and Butter
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:02
Writer: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Mcgoldrick Michael Brendan - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi / Composers: Burns Robert - Carr Ian - Mccusker John - Mcgoldrick Michael Brendan - Vernal Ewen - Cunningham Phil - Hewerdine Mark Nicholas - Reader Eddi
06
Ye Jacobites
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
04:03
Writer: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi - Reid Colin / Composers: Burns Robert - Reader Eddi - Reid Colin
07
Wild Mountainside
Eddi Reader
The Songs of Robert Burns (Deluxe Edition)
03:55
Writer: Douglas John Richard / Composers: Douglas John Richard
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Simple Soul
2001 Eddi Reader. Issued under license to Compass Records.
09-01-2001
Simple Soul
01
Wolves
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
04:31
02
The Wanting Kind
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
03:55
03
Lucky Penny
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
03:30
04
Simple Soul
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
04:19
05
Adam
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
04:34
06
Footsteps Fall
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
02:46
07
Blues Run the Game
Eddi Reader
Simple Soul
05:04
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Angels And Electricity
℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Ltd.
11-05-1998
Angels And Electricity
01
Kiteflyer's Hill
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
06:06
Composers: Nevin
02
Prayer Wheel
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:44
Composers: Hewerdine - Reader
03
Postcard
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:04
Composers: C.Maccoll - Reader
04
Wings on My Heels
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:44
Composers: Hewerdine
05
On a Whim
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
03:09
Composers: Sexsmith
06
Hummingbird
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:34
Composers: Hewerdine
07
Barcelona Window
Eddi Reader
Angels And Electricity
04:17
Composers: Hewerdine - Reader
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Angels & Electricity
1999 Warner Music UK, Ltd. Issued under license to Compass Records.
11-05-1998
Angels & Electricity
01
Kiteflyer's Hill
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
06:06
02
Prayer Wheel
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
04:44
03
Postcard
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
04:04
04
Wings on My Heels
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
04:44
05
On a Whim
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
03:09
06
Hummingbird
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
04:34
07
Barcelona Window
Eddi Reader
Angels & Electricity
04:17
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Candyfloss And Medicine
℗ 1996 Warner Music UK Ltd
31-05-1996
Candyfloss And Medicine
01
Glasgow Star
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
04:52
Writer: Eddi Reader - Teddy Borowiecki / Composers: Borowiecki - Reader
02
Candyfloss
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
03:24
Writer: Boo Hewerdine - Eddi Reader
03
Rebel Angel
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
04:44
Writer: Eddi Reader - N.Maccoll
04
Sugar on the Pill
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
04:05
Writer: Borowiecki - Hewerdine - Reader - Teddy Borowiecki
05
Semi-Precious
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
03:28
Writer: Eddi Reader - Hewerdine - Teddy Borowiecki
06
Medicine
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
04:10
Writer: Eddi Reader - Hewerdine - Teddy Borowiecki
07
If You've Got a Minute, Baby
Eddi Reader
Candyfloss And Medicine
03:22
Writer: Garrity
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Eddi Reader
℗ 1994 Warner Music UK Ltd
20-06-1994
Eddi Reader
01
The Right Place
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:52
Composers: Mark E. Nevin - Nevin
02
Patience of Angels
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:03
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
03
Dear John
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:07
Composers: Kirsty MacColl - Mark E. Nevin
04
Scarecrow
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
03:31
Composers: Boo Hewerdine - E.Reader - Gary Clark
05
East of Us
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:32
Composers: E.Reader - Teddy Borowiecki
06
Joke (I'm Laughing)
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
03:44
Composers: Boo Hewerdine
07
The Exception
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
04:25
Composers: Mark E. Nevin
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