Music Reviews
Artist:
Brian HoustonTitle:
Days of Pearly SpencerWebsite:
http://www.myspace.com/brianhouston

The Belfast boy is back, this time with a cover of David McWilliams’s ‘Days of Pearly Spencer’. It all came about after Brian met McWilliams’ daughter at a benefit concert in Northern Ireland and a promise was made; the single is the fulfilment of that promise.
To mark the 40th anniversary of its original release the Brain Houston version also features one of McWilliams’ grand children on backing vocals.
It is a moody folksy take on the song that was once covered by Marc Almond. Here it was remixed by producer Jeremy Wheatly who has been known to lend his skills to the likes of Corinne Bailey Rae. U2 and James Blunt.
The track is taken from the ‘Sugar Queen’ album and the CD version also features the Belfast filmed video.