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CHRIS BRAIDE

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'CHAPTER ONE' (1992-1993)

1992 UK promo CD-EP Chris Braide: Work in Progress

  1. Funny Five Minutes 3.54 [= 1992 Single Version]
  2. Jesus on the Bus [demo version]
  3. The Choice Is Yours [demo version]
  4. Helpless [unique demo track only available here]
  5. I'm Not [demo version] (Polydor CBCD 1)
http://www.45worlds.com/cdsingle/cd/cbcd1

"Funny Five Minutes, an idea that was started in Preston one summer night and was finished in Warrington in 1988. It was demoed by myself and a friend and the tapes sold at school for £ 2 each. What you'll find on the CD is the new improved version with a little production help from Thomas Dolby. Jesus on the Bus is written about a tramp from Warrington but is not about Jesus, so no need to burn the record folks. The Choice Is Yours was written in the middle of winter 1991 and was recorded as a demo in my bedroom. Helpless - very fond memories of this one. Me and Glenn Tilbrook sat in my bedroom listening to XTC, Nat King Cole and Crowded House whacking down some ideas that would eventually end up in this song recorded in April 1992, this is another demo. I'm Not was written on a train facing a business man with a pocket T.V. and a vodaphone - very annoying when trying to get some sleep."

Quote from http://www.mywarrington.me.uk/entertaining_people.htm#Chris%20Braide: "At the age of 16 [1989] Braide secured his first publishing contract with Zomba Music Publishing. In an interview with HitQuarters he cited this as his career breakthrough because, in his words, it "opened up the world to me". Leaving his hometown of Warrington he moved down to London, where he signed to Polydor Records as a recording artist. His first residence in the capital was at the home of songwriter Cathy Dennis who, at the time, was also signed to Polydor as an artist."

Q: Were all of the versions on the 1992 promo CD-EP unfinished versions, or were some the final, released version? A: "Funny Five Minutes is final version. All the other tracks are my demo versions". Q: What happened to the track 'Helpless', and why was it never released even as a non-album track on a single? A: "It never got recorded [properly]. It was really just a rough demo idea." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

1992 UK CD-EP Chris Braide: Funny Five Minutes

  1. Funny Five Minutes 3.54 [1992 Single Version]
  2. Jesus on the Bus 3.36 [1992 Final Version]
  3. I'm Not 4.44 [Single Version - completely removes the drum tracks from the album version and has re-recorded vocals]
  4. God Bless the Child 3.16 [Unique track only available here and on the following CD-EP] (CD-EP: Polydor, PZCD 232)
All tracks written by Chris Braide, except God Bless the Child, which is a cover of a 1941 song written by Herzog/Holiday. Track 1 produced by Thomas Dolby, 2-4 produced by Chris Braide. Artwork by Anthony Braide (Chris's brother). This CD-EP also mentions a 7" and 12" and cassette single, but these vinyl formats were never released, only planned.

26 April or 4 May 1993 UK CD-EP/7" Chris Braide: Surrender

  1. Surrender 4.03 [Single Remix by David Bascombe]
  2. I'm Not 4.44 [Single Version - completely removes the drum tracks from the album version and has re-recorded vocals]
  3. Jesus on the Bus 3.36 [1992 Final Version]
  4. God Bless the Child 3.19 [Unique track only available here and on the previous CD-EP] (CD-EP: Polydor, PZCD 260)
    Surrender 4.03 [Single Remix by David Bascombe] / I'm Not [4.44?] (7": PO 260; cassette single: POCS 260)
Info from https://chrisbraidemusic.angelfire.com/chrisbraidetimeline.html: "A second single from the non released album hits the airwaves of England. 'Surrender' is released as a CD single featuring the same track listing as his first release with the title track being omitted and 'Surrender' being added. Chris' brother, Anthony also did the artwork for this CD cover. After a year of being with Polydor, nothing had really happened for him. At this point, Chris decides to leave the label."

(1993) unreleased album (+ digital album/vinyl) CHRIS BRAIDE: CHAPTER ONE

    (Unreleased LP 1993: Polydor)
    Digital album 12 April 2013:
  1. Surrender [4.35 Original Album Version?]
  2. Funny Five Minutes
  3. I'm Not
  4. Mother Never Told Me
  5. So Divine
  6. Candles
  7. Counting out Time
  8. Jesus on the Bus
  9. The Choice Is Yours
  10. Needle & The Damage Done [Unique track only available here] (Braide Productions / UPC: 888002065650)
    Digital album 16 Nov 2013:
  1. Surrender 4.35 [Original Album Version]
  2. Funny Five Minutes 4.21 [= Full Length Album Version]
  3. I'm Not 4.06 [Album version]
  4. So Divine 4.28
  5. Candles 3.05
  6. Mother Never Told Me 3.44
  7. Red Brick River 3.08 [Unique track only available here]
  8. Jesus on the Bus 3.35 [1993 Final Version - different from the 1992 version]
  9. The Choice Is Yours 4.11
  10. Counting Out Time 4.12
  11. Surrender - Reprise 1.24 [Unique track only available here] (Copyright: (C) 1994 Magical Thinking 2013)
"I always liked the reprise on albums. Adventures in Modern Recording [Buggles LP 1982] as an example." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    Vinyl LP 5 Feb 2014:
  1. Surrender 4.35 [Original Album Version]
  2. Funny Five Minutes 4.21
  3. I'm Not 4.06 [Album version]
  4. So Divine 4.28
  5. Candles 3.05

  6. Mother Never Told Me 3.44
  7. Red Brick River 3.08
  8. Jesus on the Bus 3.35
  9. The Choice Is Yours 4.11
  10. Counting Out Time 4.12
  11. Surrender - Reprise 1.24 (Plane Groovy, PLG023)
The story behind this digital album was once featured here: http://www.theorchard.com/release/888002065650/chris-braide/chapter-one, but was deleted, but appeared here instead: https://archive.ph/20131015075743/http://www.theorchard.com/release/888002065650/chris-braide/chapter-one - "In 1993, Chris then aged 20, recorded his debut self penned album Chapter One, for Polydor Records at the residential studio Condulmer in Italy. The album was produced by Thomas Dolby and Mick Hucknall, but unfortunately the album never saw the light of day, with all the tapes thought to have been lost. However, in late 2009, Chris came across an old box of tapes which miraculously contained many of those early recordings. Although there was some deterioration, the songs still sounded fresh so Chris, got to work restoring and re-mastering the tapes and what you hear on this release is exactly what was recorded back in 1993. The album is more than just a young guy's apprenticeship into the music business, it is a beautiful collection of soulful and skilfully crafted songs that touch each emotion Mick Hucknall (at the helm on most of the tracks on this album) also played bass guitar and sang backing vocals on Mother Never Told Me, as well as bringing along Simply Red drummer Gota Yashiki & engineer Roland Herrington. Additional drums came from Neil Conti (Prefab Sprout) and the wonderful Ruby Turner sang backing vocals on Surrender. Chris's long time friend Glenn Tilbrook played guitar on Funny Five Minutes. Four songs were lined up as singles from the album: Funny Five Minutes (co-written with Tony Braide & produced by Thomas Dolby), Mother Never Told Me, So Divine & Surrender. The latter was the only one to make official release, the single version being produced by David Bascombe. All singles are now digitally available together with b-sides and original artwork."

Quote from https://chrisbraidemusic.angelfire.com/chrisbraidetimeline.html: "Chris had been in London 3 years now moving from his hometown of Warrington, England at the age of 16 with his parents, Ann and Kenneth's consent. He landed a manager, Andy Graham, and signs with Polydor Records to record his first album with help from Simply Red's Mick Hucknall. Unfortunately, the album was shelved by Polydor never to be released.

Quote from http://www.mywarrington.me.uk/entertaining_people.htm#Chris%20Braide: "In 1993, Chris recorded his debut album "Chapter One" for Polydor Records. The album was produced by Thomas Dolby and Mick Hucknall and recorded at the residential studio Condulmer in Italy."

Q: Was there a proposed track order for the unreleased 1993 Polydor CD album? A: "I don't think there was." Q: Was 'Funny Five Minutes' the only track that Thomas Dolby was involved in? A: "Yes." Q: Are the 2013 versions true to the originals found in the tape box, or were they appreciably altered? A: "Very true to the originals." Q: Mick Hucknall mixes of 'Funny Five Minutes' and 'So Divine' were retrospectively released. Are there any others which remain unreleased? A: "We recorded a version of 'Jealous' with Mick but I have no copy of it." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

(19 Feb 2010) digital single Chris Braide: So Divine

  1. So Divine 4.32 [previously unreleased; recorded 1992-1994]
  2. The Needle & The Damage Done 2.31 [previously unreleased; recorded 1992-1994]
  3. So Divine (Mick Hucknall Arrangement) 3.32 [previously unreleased; recorded 1994] (Copyright: (C) 1994 Braide Productions 2010)
22 Nov 2013 digital single Chris Braide: She Still Sings

  1. She Still Sings 5.06 [from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY, 1997]
  2. She Still Sings (Mick Hucknall Version - 1993) 4.45 [it wrongly says 1994] [previously unreleased] (Copyright: (C) 1998 Braide Productions Inc 2013)
(27 Nov 2013) digital single Chris Braide: Counting out Time

  1. Counting out Time 4.12 [from CHAPTER ONE, 1994]
  2. Mother Never Told Me (Prosciutto Mix) 3.44 [previously unreleased; originally from CHAPTER ONE, 1994] (Copyright: (C) 1994 Braide Productions Inc 2013)
(8 March 2014) digital single Chris Braide: Surrender
  1. Surrender (Original Album Version) 4.35
  2. Surrender (Single Remix by David Bascombe) 4.03
  3. I'm Not 4.43 [Single Version] (label: Braide Productions)
(25 March 2014) digital single Chris Braide: Funny Five Minutes
  1. Funny Five Minutes (Single Edit) 3.54 [= Unreleased 1992 Single Edit]
  2. Funny Five Minutes (12 Inch Version) 8.06 [= Unreleased 1992 12 Inch Version]
  3. Funny Five Minutes (Mick Hucknall Version) 3.43 [previously unreleased] (Braide Productions)

'LIFE IN A MINOR KEY' (1996-1997)

(12 Jan 2010) Youtube video Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You [1996 Piano Demo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmxBfzkjsZo

(12 Jan 2010) Youtube video Chris Braide: Heavenly Rain [1996 Piano Demo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIeBmeKlpcA&ab_channel=chrisbraidechrisbraide

late 1996/early 1997 UK promo 12" Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You

    If I Hadn't Got You (T-Empo Master Club Mix) 8.32 //
    If I Hadn't Got You (Linslee Campbell Mix) 5.19 / If I Hadn't Got You (T-Empo Dub Master) 8.45 (Anxious Records, SAM 1994)
3 March 1997 UK/German CDM Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You ['Red jacket' sleeve]
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (Radio Mix) 4.17 [remix and additional production by Ian Stanley/John Kelly] [= Album Version]
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (T-Empo Master Mix) 8.34
  3. If I Hadn't Got You (Linslee Campbell Mix) 5.21
  4. Same Mistakes 4.11 (UK CD-maxi 1997: Anxious Records/EastWest, 0630-17727-2 / EW084CD)
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (Radio Mix) 4.17 [remix and additional production by Ian Stanley/John Kelly] [= Album Version]
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (T-Empo Master Mix) 8.34
  3. If I Hadn't Got You (Linslee Campbell Mix) 5.21
  4. Same Mistakes 4.11 (German CD-maxi 3 March 1997: Anxious Records/EastWest, 0630-17727-2)
16 June 1997 German CDM (+ digital single) Chris Braide: Heavenly Rain
  1. Heavenly Rain (Radio Edit) 3.53
  2. Heavenly Rain (Paleface Mix) 5.16
  3. Change the World 3.48 (CD-maxi: Anxious Records/EastWest 0630-18634-2 / EW102CD; digital single 12 or 14 Feb 2010: Rhino)
1997 UK/German CDM Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You ['Self-hugging' sleeve]
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (U.S. Radio Mix) 4.12 [labelled "U.S. Radio Remix"]
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (Radio Mix) 4.17 [= Album Version]
  3. Right Down 5.08
  4. If I Hadn't Got You (Linslee Campbell Mix) 5.21 (Anxious Records/EastWest, 3984-20290-2 / EW123CD)
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (U.S. Radio Mix) 4.12
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (U.K. Mix) 4.16 [= Album Version]
  3. If I Hadn't Got You (Linslee Campbell Mix) 5.19 (UK promo CD-maxi: Anxious Records/EastWest, CDDJ123)
The "U.S. Radio Mix" is based on the regular U.S. 4:22 Album Mix but misses an 8 second section (female gospel singer with hand-clapping and an organ) (from 2.57 to 3.05 on the US mix) and it's also a much more "full on" mix with all the instrumentation higher up in the mix.

4 Aug 1997 German CDM Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You ['Sitting at table' sleeve]

  1. If I Hadn't Got You (U.S. [Radio] Mix) 4.12 [remix by Peter Mokran and LCJ]
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (Album Mix) 4.18 [remix and additional production by Ian Stanley & Jon Kelly]
  3. If I Hadn't Got You (Acoustic Version) 4.19 (Anxious Records/EastWest, 0630-19971-2)
"From the forthcoming album".

Q: Where do acoustic versions fit into the normal demo / rough mix / final cut recording process, or are they afterthoughts? A: "Depends. Sometimes it's nice to do stripped versions to show off the essence of the song." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

Aug ca 1997 UK promo CD CHRIS BRAIDE: Music from the forthcoming album LIFE IN A MINOR KEY

  1. Life in a Minor Key
  2. If I Hadn't Got You
  3. She Still Sings
  4. Summer Fever
  5. Heavenly Rain (EastWest, prcd477)
Q: Was this album actually released in the UK, other than a 5-track promo CD sampler? A: "Yes I think it was, as I saw copies in HMV and Our Price, but it could have been an import." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

25 Aug ca 1997 US CD/MC CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY

  1. If I Hadn't Got You [U.S. Mix 4.22?]
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.57
  3. The Choice Is Yours 4.35 [1997 Version]
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.35
  5. Summer Fever 5.04
  6. Jealous 4.04
  7. Suffer for Love 4.23
  8. Out of the Blue 3.58
  9. She Still Sings 5.03
  10. Counting Out Time 4.43 [1997 Version] (CD: Atlantic 83017; promo CD: Atlantic 83017-2P)
"I think all of 'Life in a Minor Key' was influenced by Prince." Q: We've spotted a few instances where album versions (e.g. 'If I Hadn't Got You') turn out to be identical to single 'radio mixes'. Were there actually original album versions that were unused or was it just easier to record singles and then put those versions on the albums? A: "Lots of unused mixes of that, lost in the mist of time." Q: Were 'The Choice Is Yours' & 'Counting Out Time' particular favourites of yours, and having thought that the 'Chapter One' tapes had been lost, is that why you re-recorded them for this album? A: "I re-recorded them because I still liked them. Not sure why now. Maybe I felt the Mick versions were unfinished." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

25 Aug ca 1997 European CD CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY

  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.17
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.58
  3. The Choice Is Yours 4.35 [1997 Version]
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.36
  5. Summer Fever 5.04
  6. Jealous 4.05
  7. Suffer for Love 4.24
  8. Out of the Blue 3.59
  9. She Still Sings 5.03
  10. Counting Out Time 4.44 [1997 Version]
  11. Right Down 5.08 [Bonus track from CD-maxi If I Hadn't Got You]
  12. If I Hadn't Got You (U.S Mix) 4.22 [remix by Peter Mokran and LCJ] (Anxious Records/EastWest, 0630-18395-2)
25 Aug 1997 Japanese CD CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY
  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.17
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.57
  3. The Choice Is Yours 4.35 [1997 Version]
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.35
  5. Summer Fever 5.04
  6. Jealous 4.04
  7. Suffer for Love 4.24
  8. Out of the Blue 3.59
  9. She Still Sings 5.03
  10. Counting Out Time 4.44 [1997 Version]
  11. Right Down 5.08 [Bonus track from CD-maxi If I Hadn't Got You]
  12. If I Hadn't Got You (U.S Mix) 4.22 [remix by Peter Mokran and LCJ]
  13. Same Mistakes 4.09 [from CD-maxi If I Hadn't Got You]
  14. Change the World 3.48 [from CD-maxi Heavenly Rain]
  15. If I Hadn't Got You (Acoustic Version) 4.22 [from CD-maxi If I Hadn't Got You]
  16. Heavenly Rain (Acoustic Version) 4.55 [unknown source] (EastWest Japan, AMCE-2172)
1998 US CDS Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (LP Version) 4.15
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (US Radio Remix by Ian Stanley/John Kelly) 4.12 (CD-single: Atlantic 84072-2)
  1. If I Hadn't Got You (LP Version) 4.15
  2. If I Hadn't Got You (US Radio Remix by Ian Stanley/John Kelly) 4.12
  3. If I Hadn't Got You (J.H. Remix by Ian Stanley/John Kelly) 4.25
  4. If I Hadn't Got You (Final with Breakdown) 4.22 [= "US Mix by Ian Stanley/John Kelly"] (promo CD-maxi: Atlantic, PRCD 8433-2)
I'm not sure why this came out in 1998, when the (US) album came out in 1997! Or was it delayed in the USA?

Q: Whose idea was it to record a US mix of 'If I Hadn't Got You' (yours or the label's) and why? A: "Atlantic Records. The idea was - find an American mixer to make it more American sounding = appeal to American audiences." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

(20 March 2010) digital single Chris Braide: Life in a Minor Key [2010 Version]

  1. Life in a Minor Key 4.15 [2010 Version]
  2. Life in a Minor Key (Demo Version) 4.45 [previously unreleased] ["The Church studio had a demo room called the crypt. Recorded there." (Chris Braide 21 April 2023)]
  3. Life in a Minor Key (Paleface Mix) 5.48 [previously unreleased] (Braide Productions)
"Copyright (C) 1999 Braide Productions 2013"

(31 Aug 2010) Spotify album CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY (Deluxe Edition) [2010 Version] [originally released in 1997]

  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.03 [2010 Remix] [e.g. a tambourine for the first time between 2.20 and 2.50, and it fades out earlier than the 1997 version]
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.03 [1997 Radio Edit but with a brand new 14 second long intro]
  3. Song for the Child 4.27 [previously unreleased]
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.12 [2010 Version]
  5. Summer Fever 4.33 [2010 Version]
  6. Jealous 4.39 [2010 Version]
  7. Suffer for Love 3.59 [2010 Version]
  8. Out of the Blue 3.50 [2010 Version]
  9. Beautiful Things 3.49 [previously unreleased] [dates from 1996]
  10. The Same Mistakes 4.09 [from 1997 CD-maxi If I Hadn't Got You]
    Bonus tracks:
  11. Open Arms 3.32 [previously unreleased]
  12. Blown Away 3.37 [previously unreleased] [reworked and retitled "Touch of Gold" on "Something in Me EP" 12 Dec 2013]
  13. Miraval 2.47 [an instrumental] [previously unreleased - dating from 1996]
  14. Life in a Minor Key (Demo Version) 4.45 [from digital single 'Life in a Minor Key' 20 March 2010]
  15. If I Hadn't Got You (Acoustic Version) 3.48 [2010 Version?]
  16. Come Back My Love 0.50 [previously unreleased] [Chris singing aged 5!]
https://open.spotify.com/album/4hsd6iUSwK58Vt4d44ywon

Q: We know that seven of the tracks on the digital 2010 deluxe edition were new versions unique to that edition. So what prompted you to revisit then rather than just re-issue them? A: "I don't know. I just felt like it. That never really came out. I think I aborted the project quite soon after doing it." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

(16 Sep 2010) digital single Chris Braide: Heavenly Rain [2010 Version]

  1. Heavenly Rain 5.04 [2010 Version] [originally from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY, 1997]
  2. Open Arms 3.32 (Braide Productions)
"Copyright: (C) 2010 Braide Productions"

(15 Oct 2010) digital single Chris Braide: Jealous [2010 Version]

  1. Jealous 4.37 [2010 Version]
  2. Jealous (Weird Strings Mix) [Instrumental] 4.23
  3. Jealous (7 Dials Demo Version) (1997) 3.42
https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jealous/EIXXyYRUc4M_

(12 April 2013) digital album CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY [2013 Version]

  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.34
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.23
  3. The Choice Is Yours 4.13
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.13 [2010 Version]
  5. Summer Fever 4.33
  6. Jealous 4.20 [= 2nd Re-Recording 2013]
  7. Suffer for Love 3.47 [= 2nd Re-Recording 2013]
  8. Out of the Blue 3.50
  9. Beautiful Things 3.22 [dates from 1996]
  10. She Still Sings 5.06
  11. If I Hadn't Got You (Reprise) 0.49 (Braide Productions)
Missing three tracks from the original 1997 CD (Counting Out Time / Right Down / If I Hadn't Got You - U.S Mix), but adds a reprise of If I Hadn't Got You at the end. All or most tracks have also been reworked/remixed/re-edited.

Q: You left out four of the 2010 re-recordings on the 2013 edition, but also included brand new recordings of a further five songs. So why revisit them a second time? A: "I don't know. I just felt like it. Why not? I might make an album of flute music tomorrow or a heavy metal album. Why do we create anything?" (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

(12 April 2013) digital single Chris Braide: Summer Fever (12 Inch Extended Version)

  1. Summer Fever (12 Inch Extended Version) 7.48 [previously unreleased; originally from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY, 1997]
  2. Summer Fever (7 Inch Version) 3.31 [previously unreleased; originally from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY, 1997]
  3. Blown Away 3.30 [from 2010 LIFE IN A MINOR KEY Deluxe Edition] [reworked and retitled "Touch of Gold" on "Something in Me EP" 12 Dec 2013] (Braide Productions)
"Copyright: (C) 2013 Braide Productions Inc"

(12 April 2013) digital single Chris Braide: Beautiful Things [1996]

  1. Beautiful Things 3.22 [dates from 1996] (Braide Productions)
"Copyright: (C) 2013 Braide Productions Inc"

(5 May 2013) vinyl LP CHRIS BRAIDE: LIFE IN A MINOR KEY [2013 Version]

  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.34
  2. Heavenly Rain 4.23
  3. The Choice Is Yours 4.13
  4. Life in a Minor Key 4.13
  5. Summer Fever 4.33

  6. Jealous 4.20
  7. Suffer for Love 3.47
  8. Out of the Blue 3.50
  9. Beautiful Things 3.22 [dates from 1996]
  10. She Still Sings 5.06
  11. If I Hadn't Got You (Reprise) 0.49 (Plane Groovy, PLG011)
(15 July 2013) digital single Chris Braide: If I Hadn't Got You

  1. If I Hadn't Got You 4.34
  2. Same Mistakes 4.11 (Braide Productions)
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/6791867

(22 Nov 2013) digital single Chris Braide: She Still Sings

  1. She Still Sings 5.06 [from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY, 1997]
  2. She Still Sings (Mick Hucknall Version - 1993) 4.45 [it wrongly says 1994] [previously unreleased] (Copyright: (C) 1998 Braide Productions Inc 2013)
(12 Dec 2013) digital EP Chris Braide: Something in Me EP

  1. Something in Me
  2. Until You Appear
  3. Touch of Gold [an earlier version was previously released as "Blown Away" on LIFE IN A MINOR KEY (Deluxe Edition) 2010 & on "Summer Fever" 12 April 2013]
12 Dec 2013 digital EP Chris Braide: Cowboys and Thieves

  1. Cowboys and Thieves 4.07 [= a remix of "Song for the Child" from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY (Deluxe Edition) 2010]
  2. Cowboys and Thieves (Extended) 7.16
  3. Miraval 2.47 [an instrumental from LIFE IN A MINOR KEY (Deluxe Edition) 2010]
https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/cowboys--thieves/Qt9iWXBU3FA_

(25 Dec 2020) Youtube video Chris Braide: Suffer For Love [1997 Version]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwGbOY6ZWQQ

Q: Why was there a video for 'Suffer for Love' (which musically was an edit of the 1997 album version with a unique ending) but no actual single release (or was there?)?" A: "Dave Stewart shot the video. He loved that song. Never released as a single." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

'MALMO' (2003-2006)

2003 CDS Malmo: Take What You Can

  1. Take What You Can [4.38? 6.00?]
  2. Let Me Love You 3.25
2004 CD MALMO: STONE COLD GRACE

  1. What's Left of My Heart 3.47
  2. Goodbye to the Road 3.22
  3. What Kind of Day 4.17
  4. Traumatised 3.25
  5. We Are Not Alone 5.01
  6. Train Station Pigeon 3.28
  7. Agent Wilde 4.41 [aka Agent Wilde & The Speedway Dancers]
  8. Maybe Your Mind 3.58
  9. Everything 2.53
  10. Home 4.24 [aka When I Get Home]
  11. I'll Get Back to You 3.36
  12. Million Miles From The Truth 2.58
MALMO were Chris Braide & Dean Johnson (https://chris-braide-music.tripod.com/malmo.html).

"I've always been quite a single minded person and in the early days I was always writing songs on my own and wanted to record them solo so it just never interested me to be in a band as such. Although I loved working with other musicians on my records and still do." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

Q: Why a 7-year gap in between albums (1997 / 2004)? A: "No idea. [Malmo was] just a fun project with a mate [Dean Johnson] at the time." Q: It's spelled Malmo on the release, is it supposed to be the without the dots over the last 'o', or is it supposed to be the correct Swedish spelling of the third biggest city of Sweden (because the adapted English spelling would be 'Malmoe'!)? A: "No idea really" (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

2004 promo CD MALMO: 11 TRACK PROMO

  1. I Found You 4.29 [released on CHRIS BRAIDE: YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE, 2009]
  2. What Kind of Day 4.17 [released on MALMO: STONE COLD GRACE, 2004]
  3. Home 4.24 [released on MALMO: STONE COLD GRACE, 2004]
  4. No Time for Cowboys 4.13 [released on CHRIS BRAIDE: YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE, 2009, but with a slightly shorter intro and outtro]
  5. Take What You Can 6.00 [released 24 Jan 2014 on the digital single as "Full Length Version"]
  6. Warmth 5.30 [released 2009 on the single "I'm Not Afraid"; although it's not certain it's the same version]
  7. Agent Wilde [released, in a different edit, on MALMO: STONE COLD GRACE, 2004, and (in the same version) on Fifty Dollar Planets and Twenty Cent Stars, 2014]
  8. Save Me 4.43 [not released elsewhere]
  9. Radiation 6.59 [not released elsewhere]
  10. Let Me Love You 3.25 [from the 2003 single "Take What You Can"; also released on Fifty Dollar Planets and Twenty Cent Stars, 2014]
  11. Elstree 3.57 [a cover of the Buggles track; not released elsewhere]
Recorded 2002-2003 at Brittania Row Studios, London.

Q: Presumably issued to promote Stone Cold Grace, but only 3 of these 11 tracks appeared on that album? A: "I don't remember. We were just being creative." Q: Why Elstree? Was it a personal favourite of yours, or a subconscious premonition that you would become an honorary Buggle by playing with them in their only live concert? A: "Always loved it since i was a kid." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

2004 CD-single Malmö: We Don't Know the People We Love

    2005 / 19 June 2006 promo CD MALMÖ: THE UPSIDE

    1. The Steps of My Heart 4.03
    2. We Don't Know the People We Love 3.57
    3. Beside Myself 4.18
    4. I Can't Keep It to Myself 3.03
    5. So Long 3.21
    6. The Upside 4.56
    7. Wild Honey Hair 3.38
    8. Made Your Life Hell 3.40
    9. The Downside 3.23
    10. Cold Street 3.17
    11. Still Be Yours 3.00 (Visible Music Limited, VMCD1)
    Produced by Chris Braide. Copyright says 2005, but a promo sticker says release date 19 June 2006.

    Q: The Malmo website said this album was unreleased, and yet we found the CD last year (all three CDs in fact)? A: "Yes, it was manufactured in a short run for friends really. Just a fun project." Q: The album artwork states 2005, but a promo sticker on the cover says 'release date 19 June 2006' - which was it? Perhaps the sticker indicates a 2nd attempt at promoting it? A: "Not sure". (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    10 April 2006 Youtube video Chris Braide: I Can't Keep It to Myself

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01KKA554JMI&ab_channel=chrisbraide

    Q: Why post a video of 'I Can't Keep It to Myself' on your original You Tube channel in 2006 in your name only? A: "Because the Malmo project was short lived, but I still loved that particular song and it's only me singing and playing on it". (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (6 Jan 2009) Spotify album / CD-R CHRIS BRAIDE: THE UPSIDE

    1. Steps of My Heart 4.07 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    2. I Can't Keep It to Myself 3.04 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    3. Beside Myself 4.19 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    4. Wild Honey Hair 3.41 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    5. Take Me Downtown 3.38
    6. The Upside 4.59 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    7. Cold Street 3.21 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    8. Victim of Dreams 3.33
    9. We Don't Know the People We Love 4.00 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    10. Make Your Life Hell 3.43 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE]
    11. Still Be Yours 3.00 [identical to the version on MALMO: THE UPSIDE] (CD-R: Visible Music Limited 84385 22879)
    Basically the same as the Malmö album "The Upside" but two songs from the Malmö album ("So Long" and "The Downside") have been replaced with two new songs ("Take Me Downtown" & "Victims of Dreams")

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0ImMltrkm2O6heUhcPf0FN

    Q: Albeit with two substituted tracks, was there any special reason why you re-released this 3-4 years down the line in your own name? A: "Don't know. I think a fan persuaded me to put it out again because Malmo was long dead. I don't like the album that much. I find it slightly depressing." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (10 March 2011) CD-R single Chris Braide: I Can't Keep It to Myself

    1. I Can't Keep It to Myself [3:04 ?]
    2. You Were the One [Unavailable elsewhere]
    3. Beautiful Things [dates from 1996]
    The sticker says "3 track single / Includes 'You Were the One' & 'Beautiful Things' not available on the album!"
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RCZQ3I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
    https://myspace.com/chrisbraide/music/album/i-can-t-keep-it-to-myself-19453227

    'THE PRODUCERS - PART 1' (2007)

    20 Aug 2007 CDS / promo CDS / Spotify single The Producers: Barking Up the Right Tree

    1. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.20
    2. Freeway 5.55 [early fade] (CD-single: Stiff Records CDBUY270)
    1. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.20
    2. Freeway 6.12 (promo CD-single: BUY 270P)
    1. Freeway 6.12 (Spotify single - strangely without track 1!)
    Written and produced by "The Producers": Chris Braide, Lol Creme, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson & Ash Soan. "Taken from the album Studio 1 (released October 2007)". However, the album was delayed until 2012 and was re-titled "Made in Basing Street" (see later entry 25 June 2012).

    https://open.spotify.com/album/2Mw9fXhZ8wHFHSUMRYP176

    (2021) YouTube tracks The Producers: Original 2007 Versions

    The tracks above are from the original 2007 recording sessions and were made available by Chris in 2021 via his official You Tube channel.

    CHRIS BRAIDE SOLO 2009-2010

    1 April 2009 Spotify album CHRIS BRAIDE: YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE

    1. Hard to Get 3.09
    2. I Found You 4.29 [from "MALMO 11 TRACK PROMO", 2004]
    3. I'm Not Afraid 4.01
    4. Soul Boy 3.46
    5. Forgiving Eyes 4.04
    6. All I Ever Wanted 4.08
    7. We Are Not Alone 3.11 [re-recorded version; first version on "MALMO STONE COLD GRACE, 2004]
    8. The Last Great Hope for Mankind 4.18
    9. No Time for Cowboys 4.10 [from "MALMO 11 TRACK PROMO", 2004; but here it has a slightly shorter intro and outtro]
    10. When I Get Home 4.24 [from "MALMO 11 TRACK PROMO", 2004, and identical to the version on "MALMO STONE COLD GRACE, 2004] (Visible Music Limited)
    https://open.spotify.com/album/6NGaiCgEU2QJoIZVxqQpQW

    2009 CDM Chris Braide: I'm Not Afraid

    1. I'm Not Afraid
    2. Heartbroken One
    3. Warmth [first released on "MALMO 11 TRACK PROMO", 2004; although it's not certain it's the same version] (CD-maxi: Visible Music)
    6 Nov 2009 YouTube track Chris Braide: Don't Talk about This Love (Original Demo)

    1. Don't Talk about This Love (Original Demo) 3.43
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-wz19PdJw
    Must date back to at least 2006 as it was covered by Nikola Rachelle on 30 Oct 2006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Talk_About_This_Love

    21 March 2010 Spotify album / CD CHRIS BRAIDE: SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS

    1. Two Princes 1.43
    2. Open Doors 3.37 [aka Open Doors (Hello Hello)]
    3. 35 (3.31)
    4. The Days 3.11
    5. Ghosts 3.59
    6. Real Fake 5.12
    7. Drifting 3.54
    8. Love & War 4.18
    9. Manchester Rain 4.06
    10. Let Her Go 3.20
    11. Swings & Roundabouts 3.19 (Braide Productions)
    https://open.spotify.com/album/08hMnnDcQ2BjuI6zKHSTK3

    Q: This album was quite the departure from your trademark 'piano ballad' style, and in retrospect can now be viewed as a transition towards the new 'Hello Leo' sound. You kept technological advancement at arm's length for 18 years - why, and what prompted you to start embracing it with this album, where at least three tracks wouldn't have sounded out of place on 'Human Feel'. A: "I just felt like using synths." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    12 June 2010 digital single Chris Braide: Swings and Roundabouts

    1. Swings & Roundabouts 3.20
    2. Swings & Roundabouts (Instrumental) 3.22 [actually only a predominantly instrumental version, as it has some vocals] (Braide Productions)
    https://www.deezer.com/en/album/667211

    12 June 2010 digital single Chris Braide: Open Doors (Hello, Hello)

    1. Open Doors (Hello, Hello) 3.38
    2. Yesterday's News 3.44 (Braide Productions)
    https://www.deezer.com/en/album/666075

    Q: Was there any special reason why you changed 'Open Doors' to 'Open Doors (Hello Hello)' on the single? A: "No". (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (31 March 2014) digital single Chris Braide: Losers in Love [= 2014 Re-recording of "Love & War"]

    1. Losers in Love (12 inch version) 8.39
    2. Losers in Love 3.46
    https://open.spotify.com/album/3UXizyVpZFhSgN28elySVq?highlight=spotify:track:00U5H1WsM6HnibRjo2uQ8s

    Q: Was there any special reason why you re-recorded 'Love & War' as 'Losers in Love' on the single? A: "No." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (4 April 2014) Myspace album CHRIS BRAIDE: SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS [2014 Myspace Version]

    1. Open Doors (Hello Hello) 3.31
    2. The Days 3.11
    3. Losers in Love 3.46 [= 2014 Re-recording of "Love & War"]
    4. Ghosts 3.59
    5. Drifting 3.55
    6. Real Fake 5.12
    7. Manchester Rain 4.06
    8. Let Her Go 3.20
    9. 35 (3.32)
    10. Two Princes 1.43 (Magical Thinking)
    https://myspace.com/chrisbraide/music/album/something-always-happens-19452454
    Missing "Swings & Roundabouts" from the 2010 album.

    'HELLO LEO' (2011-2012)

    2 March 2011 Soundcloud track Hello Leo: No-One Out There

    https://soundcloud.com/hello-leo/no-one-out-there

    21 March 2011 Soundcloud tracks HELLO LEO

    https://soundcloud.com/hello-leo

    Q: Eight early versions were uploaded to Soundcloud in March 2011, a full 18 months before the album's release. Why? A: "That must have been a leak. No idea." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    March ca 2011 unreleased track (released on YouTube 14 Feb 2021) Theophilus London ft. Chris Braide: Century Girl (Original mix produced by Chris Braide)

    This track was first released 26 March 2011 as "Theophilus London - Century Girl feat. Devonte Hynes" (https://soundcloud.com/hollywoodblow/theophilus-london-century-girl). The "Original mix produced by Chris Braide" was released 14 Feb 2021 on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTtBbZTavzo&ab_channel=ChrisBraideOfficial).

    21 Sep 2012 digital album / LP HELLO LEO: HUMAN FEEL

    1. Human Feel 4.49
    2. Architects of Symmetry 4.02
    3. This Is the World 3.21
    4. Pure 5.23
    5. No One Out There 4.29
    6. Widescreen 4.00
    7. Let's Go Tokyo 3.49
    8. Sparx 3.39
    9. You Control Me 3.59
    10. Human Feel (Reprise) 0.47 (digital album: Braide Bros Records; LP: Plane Groovy PLG008: reissue LP 2028: Plane Groovy/Code PLG008)
    Q: This album is obviously very inspired by Tony Mansfield's group New Musik, especially the track Let's Go Tokyo. Were you ever tempted to cover a New Musik track or even to try contacting Tony to see whether a collaboration was possible? A: "Yes. I spent time with Tony in 1998 or 1999. Yes, tempted to do a cover. One day I still might." Q: Did Theo record the track 'Human Feel' with you, or did he add his vocals afterwards (in which case is there a version without Theo?)? A: "Yes he recorded it in New York with me in London the same week. No version without him." Q: You said that 'Ratio of One' was re-recorded potentially for a follow-up album, but the re-recording is nothing like the original (which would have fitted perfectly on the 2012 album), so why was it dropped completely and not even used as bonus track on a single? A: "I lost interest in the project. Some songs must remain asleep until they are awakened." Q: Is it just a coincidence that the 'Century Girl' original mix (with Theo) was from the same time as the aforementioned Soundcloud versions were uploaded, or was that song part of the original Hello Leo recording sessions? A: "From around the same time but not part of Hello Leo. We were just working together on various things." Q: Is there any possibility of Human Feel ever being released on CD, with extra tracks? A: I don't think so, unless someone would like to license it and put it out. Q: Was it always in your plans to record an album like this, or did getting to know Geoff Downes influence your thinking in any way? A: "My brother and I always wanted to make an album like this, since being kids." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    21 Sep 2012 digital single Hello Leo: Human Feel

    1. Human Feel 3.29 [Single Version]
    2. Human Feel (12 Inch Extended Version) 7.07 (Braide Bros Records)
    (28 March 2014) digital single Hello Leo: You Control Me

    1. You Control Me (Extended Version) 8.56
    2. You Control Me (7 Inch Remix) 4.00 (Magical Thinking)
    (28 Feb 2021) digital single Hello Leo: Human Feel (feat. Theophilus London) [2021 Version]

    1. Human Feel [2021 Version] 3.56 (Magical Thinker Records)
    (9 May 2022) digital mini album HELLO LEO: RATIO OF ONE

    1. Ratio of One 4.50 [Alternate/New Version]
    2. Chemical Code 4.19
    3. Star Drift 3.24
    4. Ratio of One - Folk Version 4.37
    5. Love Theme 4.59
    6. Goodbye Leo 1.58 (Magical Thinker Records)
    "These tracks were recorded around the same time as the Human Feel album, but remained in the vault. So, they were all part of that original purge of creativity rather than the basis of a follow up album. I wasn't happy with Ratio of One and tried a few versions in the studio. It just wasn't working for me. I'm more satisfied with this final version." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 22 May 2022.)

    'PRODUCERS - PART 2' (2012)

    21 April 2012 12" Producers: Garden of Flowers / Freeway

      Garden of Flowers 4.14 / Garden of Flowers (Alt) 5.53 // Freeway (Extended) 6.46 / Seven 3.50 (The Last Label, LAST2)
    The track "Seven" is actually the original version of "Looking for Love" (virtually identical to the 2023 remix which has an altered echoed fade-out).

    June? 2012 promo CDS Producers: Garden of Flowers

    1. Garden of Flowers (Radio Edit) 3.48
    2. Garden of Flowers (Radio Edit with Guitars) 3.58 (The Last Label, LAST2R)
    June? 2012 promo CDS Producers: Barking Up the Right Tree

    1. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.21 (The Last Label, LAST3R)
    This was first released in 2007, also as a promo CD (see earlier entry).

    25 June 2012 CD / 2-CD / digital PRODUCERS: MADE IN BASING STREET

      UK CD
    1. Freeway 5.14
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.15
    3. Your Life 6.26
    4. Man on the Moon 4.02
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.16
    6. Stay Elaine 3.44
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.21
    8. Garden of Flowers 4.14
    9. Watching You Out There 5.35
    10. You and I 5.47 (CD: The Last Label, LAST1)
      CD 2 in UK 2-CD
    1. Your Life (Extended) 7.40
    2. Garden of Flowers (Alternative) 5.53 [from 12" Garden of Flowers / Freeway]
    3. Seven 3.50 [from 12" Garden of Flowers / Freeway]
    4. There's Only So Much You Can Do 3.29
    5. Freeway (Extended) 6.46 / [silence] 0.33 / Two Tribes [Live March 2012] 4.50 [hidden track] (2-CD: LAST10)
      German CD
    1. Freeway 5.14
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.15
    3. Your Life 6.26
    4. Man on the Moon 4.02
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.16
    6. Stay Elaine 3.44
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.21
    8. Garden of Flowers 4.14
    9. Watching You Out There 5.35
    10. You and I 5.47
    11. Seven 3.50
    12. There's Only So Much You Can Do 3.29
    13. Garden of Flowers (Alternative) 5.53
    14. Freeway (Extended) 6.46 (The Last Label, LAST10)
      Digital
    1. Freeway 5.14
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.15
    3. Your Life 6.26
    4. Man on the Moon 4.02
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.16
    6. Stay Elaine 3.44
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.21
    8. Garden of Flowers 4.14
    9. Watching You Out There 5.35
    10. You and I 5.47
    11. Garden of Flowers (Alternative) 5.53
    12. Your Life (Extended) 7.40
    13. Seven 3.50
    14. There's Only So Much You Can Do 3.29
    15. Freeway (Extended) 6.46 (digital album iTunes 24 June 2012)
      Japanese 2-CD
    1. Freeway 5.14
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.15
    3. Your Life 6.26
    4. Man on the Moon 4.02
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.16
    6. Stay Elaine 3.44
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.21
    8. Garden of Flowers 4.14
    9. Watching You Out There 5.35
    10. You and I 5.47
    1. Your Life (Extended) 7.40
    2. Garden of Flowers (Alternative) 5.53
    3. Seven 3.50
    4. There's Only So Much You Can Do 3.29
    5. Freeway (Extended) 6.46 / [silence] 0.33 / Two Tribes [Live March 2012] 4.50 [hidden track]
    6. Broadway 4.55 [unique track]
    7. Freeway (Live) 6.29 [unique track] (Japanese 2-CD 24 Oct 2012: Sony Records Int'l, SICP 3674-5)
    Initial recording on the album began in July 2007 when The Producers decamp to Hook End Studios in Oxfordshire. On 20 August 2007 they released the single "Barking Up the Right Tree". On the sleeve it said "Taken from the album Studio 1 (released October 2007)". (However, the album was delayed until 2012 and was re-titled "Made in Basing Street".) Further "final" sessions took place in February 2008 at Hook End Manor. Additional work continued in 2009-2010, mainly at SARM Studios in West London. In 2010 Chris Braide moved to USA. By the time of the album's release 2012, officially "Producers" were: Lol Creme, Ash Soan, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn, but although Chris Braide officially left the band in 2009 he remained extensively involved throughout the recording process as lead vocalist. Thus the credits say: written and produced by Chris Braide, Lol Creme, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Ash Soan. However, it took so long to get the album released that the remaining four members were unable to tour it in its original 2007 format without Chris. Hence, Trevor Horn remixed the album before it was released so that it would be easier for the band to play live without Chris, which resulted in the official 2012 album being quite different to the version that the five-piece band had originally conceived.

    Q: The Producers were originally signed to Stiff Records and 'Barking Up The Right Tree / Freeway' was issued as a single in 2007, so why was there a five year gap before subsequent releases? Chris Braide: "We were all busy doing different things." Q: Due to other commitments, you officially left the band in 2009, and yet continued to work with them. Were there any songs on the album that you weren't involved in at all, or did you have a hand in all the released versions to some degree? Chris Braide: "Yes, I wrote and played on everything." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (2021) YouTube track Producers

    This track was made available by Chris in 2021 via his official You Tube channel. "It was extended in 2020 for a future Producers release. I don't think we will be using it though." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (26 July 2024) 5-CD PRODUCERS: MADE IN BASING STREET

      CD 1: MADE IN BASING STREET - 2023 Mix
    1. Freeway 7.45
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.42
    3. Your Life 7.41
    4. Man on the Moon 4.06
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.18
    6. Stay Elaine 3.44
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.20
    8. Garden of Flowers 5.28
    9. Watching You Out There 5.36
    10. You and I 6.21
      CD 2
    1. Looking for Love (2023 Mix) 3.56
    2. There's Only So Much You Can Do (2023 Mix) 3.30
    3. Freeway (Extended) 6.44 [from 2012 2-CD]
    4. Your Life (Extended) 7.41 [from 2012 2-CD]
    5. Garden of Flowers (Alternative Edit) 5.28 [= original 2012 Alternate Edit minus the first 26 seconds] [from 2012 2-CD]
    6. Garden of Flowers ('Radio Edit with Guitars') 4.42 [a mistake! it's actually the same as the original 2012 album (track 8 on CD 3) but with longer silence at the end]
    7. Two Tribes [Live March 2012] 4.50
      CD 3: MADE IN BASING STREET - Original 2012 Album Mix
    1. Freeway 5.19
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.19
    3. Your Life 6.29
    4. Man on the Moon 4.06
    5. Every Single Night in Jamaica 5.20
    6. Stay Elaine 3.48
    7. Barking Up the Right Tree 3.23
    8. Garden of Flowers 4.18
    9. Watching You Out There 5.39
    10. You and I 5.48
      CD 4: EXTRAS [all tracks previously unreleased]
    1. Broadway 4.54
    2. Come in Elektra 5.52
    3. You and I (Dada Mix) 3.13
    4. Give Us a Clue 3.37
    5. Home 4.32 [a re-recording of Chris Braide’s solo song “Home (aka When I Get Home)” from the Stone Cold Grace album by Malmö in 2004]
    6. Music for Bel Air 4.28
    7. Summer Rain 4.45
    8. The Path of Sydney Arthur 3.50
    9. Your Life (End Intro Idea) 0.52
      CD 5: MADE IN BASING STREET INSTRUMENTAL - 2023 Backing Track
    1. Freeway 7.46
    2. Waiting for the Right Time 4.42
    3. Your Life 7.41
    4. Man on the Moon 4.05
    5. Stay Elaine 3.44
    6. Barking up the Right Tree 3.19
    7. Garden of Flowers 5.28
    8. Watching You Out There 5.36
    9. You and I 6.21
    10. Looking for Love 3.49 (5-CD 26 July 2024: Cherry Red, CRCD5BOX179)
    (This 5-CD was originally intended for release in December 2023.) https://www.cherryred.co.uk/producers-producers-5cd-box-set

    Chris Braide in the booklet: "The album that Steve's mixed now is the album that we made in 2007/8."

    CD 1: MADE IN BASING STREET - 2023 Mix: This Steve Lipson mix is much closer to what the 2012 release would have sounded like if Chris hadn't re-located to the USA shortly before its release. So the irony there of course is that the later 2023 remix is actually much closer to the original 2007 versions than the released 2012 versions!

    CD 5: MADE IN BASING STREET INSTRUMENTAL - 2023 Backing Track: Instrumental versions of CD1 but 'Looking for Love' substituted for 'Every Single Night in Jamaica'.

    'DBA' (2012)

    12 Nov 2012 digital album / CD / LP DBA: PICTURES OF YOU

    1. Sunday News Suite 13.07 (Sunday News / Islands / Goodbye Johnny / Anywhere)
    2. The Radiant Children 4.26
    3. The Superfortress 3.57
    4. Pictures of You 4.45
    5. Songs That Can Heal 3.29
    6. Ride the Waves 4.58
    7. Road to Ruin 4.29
    8. Live for the Moment 6.33
    9. Sky Sailor 4.30 (CD: X2X Records, X2XCD-001)
    DBA stands for Downes Braide Association (Geoff Downes & Chris Braide). Q: This was your third album of 2012 (a feat you repeated in 2015), are you normally that prolific a songwriter? A: "Yes I am." Q: Comments in an interview about your working relationship with Geoff suggested that he sends you instrumentals which you then expand and add lyrics to; is that an over-simplification or actually quite near the truth, as you are so well matched that it's hard to identify what's 'a Chris tune' or 'a Geoff one'? A: "Yes, pretty much how it works with Geoff and I. Although some songs on the forthcoming album I started alone and we expanded them together later. ... Some of the Downes Braide albums are influenced by Yes." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (3 June 2013) digital single DBA: The Superfortress

    1. The Superfortress (Single Mix) 3.37 [original version on PICTURES OF YOU, 2012]
    2. Radiant Children (Alternate Version) 3.21 [original version on PICTURES OF YOU, 2012]
    3. The Superfortress (12 Inch Mix) 5.51 [original version on PICTURES OF YOU, 2012]
    https://open.spotify.com/album/6EtVK6qIPKTI4LyDmFHbcR

    CHRIS BRAIDE SOLO 2014

    24 Jan 2014 digital single Chris Braide: Take What You Can

    1. Take What You Can (Edit) 4.38
    2. Take What You Can (Full Length Version) 6.00 [= 2004 "MALMO" Version]
    3. Lying 3.56 (Braide Productions)
    "Copyright: (C) 2002 Braide Productions Inc 2014"

    24 Jan 2014 digital single Chris Braide: Fifty Dollar Planets

    1. Fifty Dollar Planets 3.49
    2. Candy Apple Red 3.35 (Braide Productions)
    "Copyright: (C) 2002 Braide Productions Inc 2014"

    7 Feb 2014 digital single Chris Braide: Let Me Love You

    1. Let Me Love You 3.25
    2. Betrayed 3.58 (Braide Productions)
    "Copyright: (C) 2003 Braide Productions 2014"

    8 March 2014 digital album / CD CHRIS BRAIDE: FIFTY DOLLAR PLANETS AND TWENTY CENT STARS

      Digital album:
    1. Fifty Dollar Planets 3.49
    2. This Is for the Girl 3.34
    3. Fascinating 3.38
    4. Beautiful 3.44
    5. Let Me Love You 3.25
    6. It's Not Too Late 4.02
    7. What It Does to Me 3.55
    8. Sophia 3.44
    9. Take What You Can 4.38
    10. What's Going On in Your Head? 3.13
    11. Agent Wilde & The Speedway Dancers 6.38 [= Re-Recording of the 2004 "MALMO" Version]
    12. Heartbroken One (Bonus Track) 2.56 [from CD-maxi I'm Not Afraid, 2009] (Braide Productions)
      CD:
    1. Fifty Dollar Planets 3.49
    2. This Is for the Girl 3.34
    3. Fascinating 3.38
    4. Beautiful 3.44
    5. Let Me Love You 3.25
    6. It's Not Too Late 4.02
    7. What It Does to Me 3.55
    8. Sophia 3.44
    9. Take What You Can 4.38
    10. What's Going On in Your Head? 3.13
    11. Agent Wilde & The Speedway Dancers 6.38 [= Re-Recording of the 2004 "MALMO" Version] (Braide Productions, BP-CD-003)
    Q: You released eight non-album tracks in the build up to or shortly after this album (some of them are more than a decade old). What was the reasoning behind that, as it potentially risked detracting attention from the album itself? A: "I don't know. Don't remember. That album was started in 2001 or 2002 and never finished so I completed it much later. Just as a creative project. No big idea behind it." Q: Was there any special reason why you re-recorded 'Blown Away' as 'Touch of Gold'? A: "I felt like it at the time. And changed the title." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    8 March 2014 digital EP Chris Braide: My First Language Is Love

    1. My First Language Is Love 3.17 [unique track]
    2. Heartbroken One 2.56
    3. My First Language Is Love (Extended) 5.59
    https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/my-first-language-is-love/etF4WRt7dO4_

    VARIOUS PROJECTS/COLLABORATIONS & SOLO 2014-2022

    19 April 2014 12" DBA: Dreaming of England

      Dreaming of England (Full Length Version) 6.58 [a new version was released on SUBURBAN GHOSTS, 2015]
      Sky Sailor 4.29 [from PICTURES OF YOU, 2012] //
      The Superfortress (7" Mix) 3.38 [from digital single "The Superfortress" 3 June 2013]
      Road to Ruin (Alternative Mix) 4.33 [unavailable elsewhere; originally from PICTURES OF YOU, 2012]
      Birds of Paradise 4.00 [unavailable elsewhere] (Plane Groovy, PLGS 01)
    9 March 2015 CD / digital / 2-LP MARC ALMOND: THE VELVET TRAIL

    1. Act One (Instrumental) 0.52
    2. Bad to Me 4.24
    3. Zipped Black Leather Jacket 3.58
    4. Scar 3.43
    5. Pleasure's Wherever You Are 4.29
    6. Act Two (Instrumental) 0.50
    7. Minotaur 4.31
    8. Earthly 4.23
    9. The Pain of Never 4.15
    10. Demon Lover 3.26
    11. Act Three (Instrumental) 1.09
    12. When the Comet Comes 3.41
    13. Life in My Own Way 4.09
    14. Winter Sun 4.01
    15. The Velvet Trail 5.51
    16. Finale (Instrumental) 1.09 (CD: Strike Force Entertainment, SFE039)
    Songs composed by Marc Almond/Chris Braide. Lead vocals by Marc Almond. Synthesizer, grand piano, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar by Chris Braide. Produced, recorded and mixed by Chris Braide.

    Q: We deemed this to be a full-on collaboration album as you played all the instruments as well as co-writing, producing, recording and mixing. Apart from this and subsequent albums with Marc, are there any other entire albums from the production side of your career which fall into this category? A: "I don't think so no." Q: When specifically writing for others, do you adopt a different approach from that for your own solo releases? A: "I don't adopt a hugely different approach writing with other people for their own projects. I try to work with artists I like and respect and feel a connection with. It's the same. I approach it like I'm part of the band or project. So that it has heart. Otherwise I couldn't do it." Q: In a 2015 interview Marc admitted that 'I never felt confident in myself as a songwriter', so was he reluctant to contribute to the writing process and were you able to coax more participation from him with the follow-up album? A: "Once he knew that my music was written for him, he threw himself completely into the writing and loved it." Q: On 'The Pain of Never' you used Tony Mansfield's trademark sonar sound for the first time. What was the thinking behind pulling that special effect out of the bag at that point in your career, as the Hello Leo album would have been the more obvious place to so? A: "I felt like it." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    22 June 2015 digital single / promo CD-R Marc Almond: Pleasure's Wherever You Are

    1. Pleasure's Wherever You Are (Radio Mix) 3.35
    17 July 2015 digital album / CD / LP THIS OCEANIC FEELING: UNIVERSAL MIND

    1. Lie Detector 3.48
    2. Put Down the Gun 4.45
    3. Radio 5.28
    4. Logotherapy 3.30
    5. Universal Mind 4.32
    6. Intensive Care 1.40
    7. Wake Up 1.03
    8. I Play Debussy 4.23
    9. Johnny Tragic 4.18
    10. Karma Camera 4.59
    11. Season of Light 8.38
    12. Finale 1.17 (CD: Cherry Red, TOF-001)
    "This Oceanic Feeling" are Ash Soan, Chris Braide, Lee Pomeroy. Recorded and mixed Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 at Magical Thinking Studios, Los Angeles, Soanup Studio, Norfolk, Fuzzbass Studios, Kent.

    Q: In an interview you considered re-visiting this album. Was there any special reason for that? A: "I don't think so. Q: Is there any possibility of a follow-up album? A: "No." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (2 Sep 2016) digital single This Oceanic Feeling: I Play Debussy

    1. I Play Debussy (Single Edit) 3.49 (Right Honourable Records/Cherry Red Records)

    6 Nov 2015 digital album / CD / LP DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: SUBURBAN GHOSTS

    1. Machinery of Fate 5.12
    2. Suburban Ghosts - Parts 1 and 2 (6.45)
    3. Suburban Ghosts - Part 3 (5.59)
    4. Vanity 4.14
    5. Number One 4.20
    6. Interlude 1.13
    7. North Sea 5.14
    8. One of the Few 4.03
    9. Time Goes Fast 4.05
    10. Live Twice 3.51
    11. Dreaming of England 5.52
    12. Finale 1.49 (CD: X2X Records, X2XCD-002)
    Geoff Downes and Chris Braide. Recorded and mixed at Magical Thinking Studios, Los Angeles between Jan and Feb 2015.

    12 Dec 2016 digital soundtrack album BALLERINA [aka "LEAP!" in USA]

    These three tracks co-written, produced and mixed by Chris Braide (aka "Magical Thinker").

    19 Dec 2016 movie soundtrack BALLERINA [aka "LEAP!" in USA]

    This track co-written, produced and mixed by Chris Braide (aka "Magical Thinker").

    Q: Although your own name is credited on the album sleeve, why did the individual songs get credited as 'Magical Thinker' instead? A: "Contractual reasons." Q: As your own name only appears on the soundtrack cover, it's not so readily associated with you and was difficult to discover. Are there any other soundtracks you have been heavily involved in, rather than just contributing a particular song? A: "No." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    30 Dec 2016 YouTube video Magical Thinker & Stephen Wrabel: You Know It's about You (from Leap!) Official

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpEE_j6AqXI&ab_channel=Cin%C3%A9MusicClub

    27 July 2017 digital single Wrabel & Magical Thinker: It's You

    1. Wrabel & Magical Thinker: It's You 3.20 [Single Edit] (label: Epic)
    A: Is this single a leftover track from the soundtrack or a follow-on collaboration? Q: "Written after the film for a different project." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    4 Feb 2017 Soundcloud track Chris Braide: The Smile Has Left

    1. The Smile Has Left (Mix 1) 2.46
    This is the original version of the track "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" on the live album "DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: LIVE IN ENGLAND [Live 28 Sep 2018]" that was released 29 Nov 2019.

    https://soundcloud.com/user-699890721/chris-braide-the-smile-has-left-mx-1

    10 March 2017 digital album / CD / LP MARC ALMOND: HITS & PIECES

    This track written and produced by Chris Braide. Bass, guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals by Chris Braide. Q: Was 'A Kind of Love' written specifically in 2017, or does it date back to the 2015 album sessions? A: "2017." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    10 March 2017 digital single / promo CD-R Marc Almond: A Kind of Love

    1. A Kind of Love (Radio Edit) 3.28 (Universal Music Catalogue)

    16 Aug 2017 Japanese digital album/CD/LP (+ European CD/digital 2018) TREVOR HORN: THE REFLECTION (Wave One - Original Sound Track)

    25 Aug 2017 Spotify album CHRIS BRAIDE: SINGER SONGWRITER

    1. Heavenly Rain 3.58 [new version]
    2. Untouchable 3.18 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2004 by Glenn Tilbrook]
    3. Letter to God 3.32 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2006 by Duncan James]
    4. Parallel World 3.46 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2001 by Glenn Tilbrook]
    5. Ten Feet Tall 3.44 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2014 by Afrojack featuring Wrabel]
    6. Dave and Me 3.31 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2004 by Glenn Tilbrook]
    7. Invisible 3.31 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2003 by Clay Aiken]
    8. Everybody Sometimes 3.28 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2014 by Glenn Tilbrook]
    9. Man on the Moon 2.43 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2012 by The Producers]
    10. Little Ships 3.30 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2009 by Glenn Tilbrook]
    11. Morning 1.15 [first release of a song originally written for and previously released 2001 by Glenn Tilbrook] (Magical Thinker Records)
    "Dave and Me" is a re-recording of "Ray & Me" which originally appeared on Glenn Tillbrook's 2004 "Transatlantic Ping Pong" album. A 30 second extract of Chris's original version appears here http://www.chartsinfrance.net/player.php?id=132962448

    Q: Was there any special reason why you changed 'Ray & Me' to 'Dave & Me', and was it based on a real Ray or Dave in your life? A: "Ray was Glenn Tilbrook's mate, Dave was mine. My version was about dave who was my mate. Totally different lives Glenn and I have had obviously. Hence the story change. One relates to Glenn, one relates to me. Personal differnce. Simple." Q: Whether deliberate or coincidental (?), in some of your later songs ('You Control Me' being a perfect example) your voice is virtually indistinguishable from Trevor Horn's, so telling you apart can be quite difficult Did you contribute any backing vocals to the Reflection OST versions of Sky Show, or are those three (main version, Bel Air Reflected & Extended mix & unplugged) entirely Trevor's vocals? A: "I think it's Trevor, but he had me sing it all first so he could copy my phrasing and harmonies. We did it all in Los Angeles. He's not a confident singer so I helped him out as I co-wrote it and sang the demo." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    1 Sep 2017 digital single Chris Braide: Sky Show

    1. Sky Show (Orchestral Mix) 3.18
    2. Sky Show (Beat Mix) 3.18 (Magical Thinker Records)
    (1 Jan 2021) digital reissue album CHRIS BRAIDE: SINGER SONGWRITER

    1. Sky Show 3.18 [Orchestral Mix] [added track]
    2. Heavenly Rain 3.58
    3. Untouchable 3.18
    4. Letter to God 3.32
    5. Parallel World 3.46
    6. Ten Feet Tall 3.44
    7. Dave and Me 3.31
    8. Invisible 3.31
    9. Unstoppable 3.49 [New track]
    10. Everybody Sometimes 3.28
    11. Man on the Moon 2.43 [new recording compared to the 2012 version on PRODUCERS: MADE IN BASING STREET]
    12. Kill and Run 3.34 [New track]
    13. Little Ships 3.30
    14. Morning 1.15 (Magical Thinker Records)
    https://open.spotify.com/album/28JYUjDilb1NAiffrJNidw

    Q: 'Kill and Run' could quite easily have been a James Bond theme. Was that future possibility in the back of your mind when you wrote it, and is having a Bond theme on your CV an active ambition? A: "Yes it was. Well spotted. (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    21 Sep 2017 CD / digital / LP MARC ALMOND: SHADOWS & REFLECTIONS

    This track written, mixed and produced by Chris Braide. Grand piano, drum programming, keyboards, backing vocals by Chris Braide. Q: Was 'Embers' written specifically in 2017, or dooes it date back to the 2015 album sessions? A: "2017." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    17 Nov 2017 digital album / CD / LP DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: SKYSCRAPER SOULS (DBA 3)

    1. Prelude (ft. Andy Partridge) 2.15
    2. Skyscraper Souls (ft. Kate Pierson) 18.09
    3. Glacier Girl (ft. Andy Partridge) 2.38
    4. Angel on Your Shoulder (ft. Matthew Koma) 6.49
    5. Tomorrow (ft. David Longdon) 4.20
    6. Lighthouse (ft. Tim Bowness) 5.40
    7. Skin Deep (ft. Marc Almond) 4.33
    8. Darker Times (ft. Andy Partridge) 7.20
    9. Finale (ft. Andy Partridge) 1.16 (CD: Magical Thinker Records, X2XCD 003)
    19 Nov 2017 10" vinyl / CD-R Marc Almond: Demon Lover

      Demon Lover (Single Remix) 3.11 / Demon Lover (Extended Remix) 6.46 //
      Demon Lover (Naked) 3.19 / Scar (Acoustic Mix) 3.31 (10": Strike Force Entertainment, SFE10 044)
    Written, remixed and produced by Chris Braide.

    29 Nov 2019 live digital album / 2CD+DVD / 2LP DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: LIVE IN ENGLAND [Live 28 Sep 2018]

    1. Skyscraper Souls 23.31
    2. Machinery of Fate 5.40
    3. Live Twice 5.01
    4. Vanity 4.20
    5. Suburban Ghosts 6.33
    6. Bolero / Video Killed the Radio Star 6.34
    7. Glacier Girl 3.02
    8. Angel on Your Shoulder 6.52

    9. Tomorrow 4.58
    10. Lighthouse 6.01
    11. Skin Deep 4.56
    12. Darker Times 7.45
    13. Finale 2.08
    14. Heat of the Moment 4.42
    15. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 4.13
    16. Dreaming of England 7.40 (2CD+DVD: X2X Records X2XCD004)
    "The performance was filmed and recorded at Geoff Downes and Chris Braide's first-ever live show together at the UK's Trading Boundaries on September 28, 2018, with the album artwork created by Roger Dean."

    31 Jan 2020 CD / digital / LP MARC ALMOND: CHAOS AND A DANCING STAR

    1. Black Sunrise 5.44
    2. Hollywood Forever 4.50
    3. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 3.53
    4. Dust 4.34
    5. Slow Burn Love 3.42
    6. Fighting a War 3.56
    7. Cherry Tree 4.48
    8. Chaos 3.29
    9. Dreaming of Sea 4.06
    10. When the Stars Are Gone 3.27
    11. Giallo 4.38
    12. Lord of Misrule 5.51
    13. The Crow's Eyes Have Turned Blue 7.21 (CD: BMG 538559492)
    Songs composed by Marc Almond/Chris Braide. Lead vocals by Marc Almond. All instruments by Chris Braide. Produced, recorded and mixed by Chris Braide.

    Q: As Marc openly declared in an interview promoting this album that you are 'the best person in the world', presumably collaboration albums with him will become a regular occurrence like those with Geoff have done? A: "Maybe. We've done a few things recently." (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    (10 Feb 2021) Spotify album MARC ALMOND with CHRIS BRAIDE: CHAOS AND ALL THE HITS (Live at the Royal Festival Hall, 10th February 2020)

    1. Intro
    2. Black Sunride
    3. When the Stars Are Gone
    4. Dust
    5. Dreaming of Sea
    6. Hollywood Forever
    7. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    8. Cherry Tree
    9. Chaos
    10. Fighting a War
    11. Giallo
    12. Lord of Misrule (ft. Ian Anderson)
    13. Witches Promise
    14. Bedsitter (ft. Ian Anderson)
    15. Slow Burn Love
    16. The Crow’s Eyes Have Turned Blue
    17. Flames (Chris duet with Marc)
    18. Skin Deep
    19. The Pain of Never
    20. Scar
    21. Kill and Run (Chris Braide solo)
    22. Unstoppable (Chris Braide solo)
    23. Torch
    24. Black Heart
    25. Little Rough Rhinestone
    26. Flowered Goodbye
    27. Winter Sun
    28. Change
    29. Where the Heart Is
    30. Embers
    31. Minotaur
    32. Zipped Black Leather Jacket
    33. A Kind of Love
    34. Dandy in the Underworld (Chris duet with Marc)
    35. Children of the Revolution (Chris duet with Marc)
    36. Tainted Love (ft. Ian Anderson)
    37. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (ft. Ian Anderson)(Magical Thinker Records)
    https://open.spotify.com/album/4zJzwlSiQMpPzB6opiWnVV

    5 Feb 2021 digital album CHRIS BRAIDE: PIANO WORKS

    1. Theme Improvisation 1 (6.36)
    2. Theme Improvisation 2 (2.16)
    3. Theme Improvisation 3 (6.29)
    4. Theme Improvisation 4 (4.33)
    5. Theme Improvisation 5 (3.14)
    6. Theme Improvisation 6 (4.52)
    7. Theme Improvisation 7 (4.25)
    8. Theme Improvisation 8 (5.42)
    9. Theme Improvisation 9 (1.18)
    10. Theme Improvisation 10 (2.47) (Magical Thinker Records)
    Q: This was quite the departure from your normal style. What inspired it? Debussy? And has it been well received? A: "Yes Debussy, exactly. I was on a farm during the pandemic and had all these piano tracks I thought sounded lovely so I put them out for fun. I think people liked it. (Info sent via email by Chris Braide 21 April 2023.)

    5 Feb 2021 digital album / CD+DVD / 2LP DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: HALYCON HYMNS (DBA IV)

      Digital album / CD
    1. Love among the Ruins 6.23
    2. King of the Sunset 6.36
    3. Your Heart Will Find the Way 5.19
    4. Holding the Heavens 7.53
    5. Beachcombers 3.30
    6. Warm Summer Sun 4.33
    7. Today 6.58
    8. Hymn to Darkness 2.58
    9. She'll Be Riding Horses 4.34
    10. Late Summer 2.23
    11. Remembrance 11.43
    12. Epilogue 0.35
      DVD
    1. Roger Dean Painting Session (Documentary)
    2. Love among the Ruins (Lyric Music Video)
    3. Your Heart Will Find the Way (Lyric Music Video)
    4. Today (Lyric Music Video) (CD+DVD: Magical Thinker Records, DBA-CDVD-05)
    28 Oct 2022 10" vinyl LP / 3-CD / digital album MARC ALMOND: THINGS WE LOST

    1. A Golden Light 5.01
    2. Dead Stars 3.43
    3. Wolf (Modern Life) 3.36

    4. Siren 4.12
    5. A Flowered Goodbye 5.26
    6. Things We Lost 4.56 (10" vinyl: Strike Force Entertainment SFE 094M / 3-CD: Strike Force Entertainment SFE 094T)
    All songs written by Marc Almond and Chris Braide. Produced and arranged by Chris Braide. Piano, keyboards, programming and background vocals by Chris Braide.

    18 Dec 2022 digital album CHRIS BRAIDE: SEVEN DIALS & MANY MILES

    1. If I Hadn't Got You (Seven Dials Version) 4.05 [original demo recorded between 1995-97]
    2. Two Leaves Falling 4.14 [previously unreleased, co-written with Chris Difford] ["Written when I was in LA. 2010"]
    3. My First Language Is Love 3.14 ["The 2004 multi track. Just a different mix."]
    4. Same Mistakes (Seven Dials Version) 4.02 [original demo recorded between 1995-97]
    5. Cowboys and Thieves 3.56 ["Original recording date was 1997 around the time of LIAMK album. This version remixed recently. Vocal is from 2013."]
    6. She Still Sings (Seven Dials Version) 4.43 [original demo recorded between 1995-97]
    7. Life in a Minor Key (Seven Dials Version) 4.52 [original demo recorded between 1995-97]
    8. Jealous (Seven Dials Version) 3.44 [original demo recorded between 1995-97]
    9. Open Arms (Willesden Demo) 3.37 [2010 demo]
    10. Come and Wash over Me 4.10 [previously unreleased] ["Written around the time of first album I did with Mick Hucknall - 1992/3"]
    11. Touch of Gold (Willesden Demo) 3.43 ["This version was originally recorded in Willesden. This is the original demo. Touch of Gold was the re recording."] (Magical Thinker Records)
    "Seven Dials demo versions", date from 1995 to 1997. "Seven Dials" is a district in London. All quotes were sent via email by Chris Braide 12 April 2023. https://open.spotify.com/album/7KFxUe8PlXrHgtnFT1WJoS

    30 June 2023 digital single Downes Braide Association: Clear Light

    1. Clear Light 5.00
    8 Sep 2023 digital album/CD/LP DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION: CELESTIAL SONGS

    1. Look What You Do 6.17
    2. Clear Light 5.00
    3. Keep On Moving 6.36
    4. Darker Side of Fame 3.56
    5. Hey Kid 3.28
    6. Will to Power 6.23
    7. Heart Shaped Hole 9.06
    8. Dear Petra 3.56
    9. On the Run 5.09
    10. Goodbye to You (Sister Shame) 7.30
    11. Beyond the Stars 10.19 (CD: Magical Thinker Records DBA-CD-06)
    23 Feb 2024 CD-EP / 10" (+ digital EP) QUEEN OF THE PLANET WOW: THE SONGS OF ANDY PARTRIDGE + CHRIS BRAIDE

    1. I Like 'Be' with You 4.03
    2. Woman at a Spinning Wheel 3.28
    3. Queen of The Planet Wow 3.23
    4. Rain on a Burning Day 4.19
    5. Map to Eros 2.20
    6. April in New York 3.42 (CD-EP: Easy Action EARS205CD; 10": EARS205; digital EP 15 March: Easy Action)

    Copyright (c) 2021-03-19 Jonas Wårstad.

    Thanks to Hector Cook for his assistance in compiling this discography.

    Last update 2024-07-26.

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