Nick Heyward - The Essential Nick Heyward
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Demon are proud to present the first truly comprehensive compilation of Nick Heyward – compiled by Nick Heyward and presented across 2CDs.
For more than 45 years Nick Heyward has been writing, recording and performing catchy, memorable and enduring songs, initially (and again, more recently) with Haircut One Hundred. Subsequently, as a solo artist he has built a consistently brilliant body of work that makes it easy to assemble - if difficult to know what to omit from - this new 'Essential' collection.
In an initial burst of creativity, Haircut One Hundred released their debut single 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' in October '81, the first of a series of chart hits that blended upbeat power-pop with danceable grooves, setting Nick off on a career that would see him transition from teen pop idol into a respected singer-songwriter. After three more Top 10 hits (including the March '82 No. 3 'Love Plus One'), Nick and the band went their separate ways, although there was more equally fine music to come from this combination, as displayed on the two tracks here from their 2026 album 'Boxing The Compass' ('The Unloving Plum' and 'Dynamite').
Nick's solo career began with the April '83 No. 13 'Whistle Down The Wind', another intelligent, melodic song displaying a well-crafted writing style that connected deeply with his loyal fanbase - a trait that continues to this day. With songs like 'Kite' and 'He Doesn't Love You Like I Do', his '93 album 'From Monday To Sunday' may have established the template for Brit Pop and saw the beginning of another credible and acclaimed phase in his career, when Nick even had a spell on the same Indie label as Oasis and Teenage Fanclub.
November 2026 will also see the publication of Nick's long overdue autobiography 'Fantastic Days', a memoir brim-full of soul-searching, and contagious good humour - much like the timeless music on 'The Essential Nick Heyward'.
Track List
Disc One
1. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)* (03:05)
2. Fantastic Day* (03:12)
3. Love Plus One* (03:32)
4. Nobody's Fool* (04:16)
5. The Unloving Plum* (03:10)
6. Dynamite* (03:14)
7. Take That Situation (03:18)
8. Blue Hat For A Blue Day (04:02)
9. Whistle Down The Wind (03:39)
10. On A Sunday (04:00)
11. Atlantic Monday (05:11)
12. Love All Day (& Night) (05:23)
13. Warning Sign (03:48)
14. Laura (04:39)
*with Haircut One Hundred
Disc Two
1. Over The Weekend (04:06)
2. Goodbye Yesterday (03:55)
3. You're My World (04:22)
4. Tell Me Why (03:48)
5. Traffic In Fleet Street (03:44)
6. Kite (03:03)
7. He Doesn't Love You Like I Do (02:46)
8. Caravan (03:42)
9. The World (03:43)
10. Rollerblade® (02:53)
11. Carry On Loving (03:41)
12. The Man You Used To Be (06:51)
13. Today (03:20)
14. Stars in Her Eyes (03:27)
15. Baby Blue Sky (03:13)
16. Perfect Sunday Sun (03:19)
17. The Stars (03:45)
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