Labi Siffre 1970-1971

Description

Singer, songwriter, humanitarian, activist, poet, philosopher, artist… As the music legend Labi Siffre releases his first album of new music in 28 years, Demon are celebrating where it all began with this 3CD set from his first days as a hitmaker. To say Labi is enjoying something of a renaissance in 2026 is an understatement – last year saw him amass 21M streams for his plaintive love song ‘Bless the Telephone’ alone, driven in part by its featuring as the music for a viral ad campaign for the Bumble dating app. In fact, the TikTok/Insta generation have responded in their millions to Labi’s music as featured in cult film ‘The Holdovers’ and iconic shows like ‘Dr Who’, ‘Better Call Saul’, and ‘Hacks’. ‘1970-1971’ brings together the first two studio albums ‘Labi Siffre’, and ‘The Singer and the Song’, plus a bonus disc of B-sides and rarities originally featured on the now-deleted ‘My Song’ box set from 2020. With self-penned songs like ‘Make My Day’ and ‘A Little More Line’ and sensitive covers of the Bee Gees’ ‘Words’ and Harry Nilsson’s ‘Maybe’, the debut, ‘Labi Siffre’, from 1970 showcased an obviously rare and special talent. Later that year’s follow-up, ‘The Singer and the Song’ was an even stronger set of entirely new compositions including ‘When I’m On My Own You Are On My Mind’, ‘Thank Your Lucky Star’ and, yes, ‘Bless the Telephone’. In Labi’s future lay megahit covers by Madness (‘It Must Be Love’), anthems like ‘(Something Inside) So Strong’, samples by Eminem and Dr. Dre (on ‘My Name Is…’), and an ever-growing generation of Gen Z music fans. But here is where it all began.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Too Late – Labi Siffre
2. Words – Labi Siffre
3. Something On My Mind – Labi Siffre
4. Maybe Tomorrow – Labi Siffre
5. You and I Should Be Together – Labi Siffre
6. I Don’t Know What’s Happened to the Kids Today – Labi Siffre
7. Kids Today – Labi Siffre
8. I Love You – Labi Siffre
9. Make My Day – Labi Siffre
10. A Little More Line – Labi Siffre
11. Maybe – Labi Siffre
12. River – Labi Siffre
13. Love Song for Someone – Labi Siffre
Disc 2
1. There’s Nothing in the World Like Love – Labi Siffre
2. You’re Lovely – Labi Siffre
3. A Number of Words – Labi Siffre
4. Who Do You See? – Labi Siffre
5. Not So Long Ago – Labi Siffre
6. The Shadow of Our Love – Labi Siffre
7. When I’m On My Own You Are On My Mind – Labi Siffre
8. Rocking Chair – Labi Siffre
9. Interlude – Labi Siffre
10. Thank Your Lucky Star – Labi Siffre
11. Talkabout – Labi Siffre
12. Relax – Labi Siffre
13. Bless the Telephone – Labi Siffre
14. Summer Is Coming – Labi Siffre
15. Goodbye – Labi Siffre
Disc 3
1. I Just Couldn’t Live Without Her (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
2. Maybe When We Dance (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
3. Ask Me to Stay (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
4. Here We Are (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
5. When You Find You Need a Friend (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
6. Get to the Country (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
7. A Feeling I Got (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
8. Till Night Time Comes Along (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
9. Fallin’ for You (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
10. Oh What a Day (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
11. Just a Face (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre
12. Seasons Come, Seasons Go (Bonus Track) – Labi Siffre