CUTTING CREW - SAHARA

SAHARA

CUTTING CREW

SONGWRITERS: MARTIN JAMES BOZ BOORER & NICK VAN EEDE

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: BROADCAST

LABEL: SIREN RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL

YEAR:1986

Cutting Crew are an English rock band formed in London in 1985. They are best remembered for their debut álbum Broadcast and hit singles, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms", "I've Been in Love Before", "One for the Mockingbird", and "Everything But My Pride".

At the end of 2018, Cutting Crew had announced, through their social networks, they had plans to release a new album featuring "new songs and new versions of CC classics." Although they did not have any new releases for 2019, a press release made by January of the following year announced the release for their second official worldwide compilation album titled Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven, featuring nine songs from their past catalogue reworked as orchestral renditions, as well as other versions. Soon afterwards, the release date was announced on 27 March 2020 by Van Eede in a short video through the Cutting Crew official Facebook page. On the same day, they released the lead single for this project, an 8-track digital EP of their signature song "(I Just) Died in Your Arms", which also received a physical release, as well as a brand new video for the song uploaded on YouTube. The album was released on 24 April 2020, through August Day label, on digital platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. But due to logistics limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, its physical release was delayed until 8 May 2020. Along with its other formats there is a limited box edition containing 3 different CDs, as well as the physical CD edition of the reworked (I Just) Died in Your Arms EP, and a postcard signed by Van Eede himself. To promote the album, Van Eede spoke to several media outlets, such as American Songwriter and Forbes. This greatest hits album has since spanned a second single, the orchestral version of the Broadcast single "One for the Mockingbird". On 5 August 2020, it was announced a vinyl limited edition, with only 300 copies pressed, would be available for purchase solely through DTC, making this the first vinyl edition of one of the band's releases since The Scattering. After Van Eede stated he had planned to do some concerts held in England in 2021 to support the album, the band announced on 7 September 2020 they will be the opening act for Go West's upcoming tour in 2021.

Broadcast is the debut studio album by English rock band Cutting Crew. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 1986, and was later released more widely, including in the United States on 30 July 1987 with different packaging and four remixed tracks ("Any Colour", "One for the Mockingbird", "I've Been in Love Before" and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"), all of which were released as singles. It was the first album to be released in the US by Virgin Records' new American imprint, Virgin Records America.

Broadcast was re-released by Cherry Red Records on 24 May 2010, with bonus tracks including for the first time on CD "For the Longest Time", the B-side of "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"

Don't let love let you down

It's been fine up to now

Sahara, I just walked into your world

Sahara, don't walk out on me now

Don't let time tie you down

It's been fine up to now

Sahara, there is life in the desert

Sahara, let the sands run away

But in my heart and in my head

I know that she'll wait for me

Sahara brings me down

She will take up all your time

Then she'll laugh and cut you down

Do you still hold a light for, for me?

Don't let fires burn too low

Wild-eyed winds they still blow

Sahara, I just walked into your world

Sahara, don't walk out on me now

But in my heart.