Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Born In the '70s
2. She Fell Into My Arms
3. Black Dress
4. All Of Your Days Will Be Blessed
5. This One's For You
6. Apple Of My Eye
7. Visit From the Dead Dog
8. Something In My Eye
9. Watching the Sun Come Up
10. Loneliness
11. Fireflies Take Flight
12. Shanghai
13. Shadowboxing
14. Whistle Of a Distant Train
15. Until Tomorrow Then
16. You Put a Spell On Me

Disc 2:

1. Hopeless
2. Lord Give Me Fury
3. Skullman
4. Commandante Des Mandrilles
5. In Her Own Eyes
6. Silent Film
7. Lately I've Been Feeling Rather Strange
8. Schifoso
9. My Friends Are Cooler Than Yours
10. Oh Drunken Wastrel
11. One Big Shot
12. A.D.D.
13. The Year We All Split Up
14. Ultraviolent Love
15. People Are Getting Younger
16. I'm Sticking Around

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79561 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-20
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition

Album Description
Limited edition two CD set for initial orders only! Will revert to standard single disc when first pressing is sold out! This double disc pressing of the excellent British singer/songwriter's 2007 'Best of' collection features two new tracks plus a bonus disc that includes 16 previously unreleased gems! The Best Of Ed Harcourt, Until Tomorrow Then, compiles tracks from all five of his studio albums, from the scratchy, piano-and-empty-bottle etude of 'Apple Of My Eye' taken from 2000's debut mini-album Maplewood to the insanely catchy baroque-pop of 'Visit From The Dead Dog' from his most recently acclaimed release, 2006's The Beautiful Lie. Along the way the collection takes in the witty playfulness of 'Shanghai' (from 2001's Mercury Prize shortlisted Here Be Monsters), the aching lyricism of 'Fireflies Take Flight' (from 2003's From Every Sphere) and the euphoric surge of 'Born In The '70s' (from 2004's Strangers), plus nine other Harcourt classics. 32 tracks total!. Heavenly.

Customer Reviews

Dazzling melodies, a handful of pop gems.
What does "The Best of " mean in the current music industry?
Isn't that one of those things that people release in the twilight of their careers? One of those feeble last-ditch attempts from the record company to milk a few more bucks out of your pocket before they spectacularly drop the artist?
In some cases, yes, but Ed Harcourt's "Until Tomorrow Then\" is what a "best of" should be - a joyful romp through a mighty back catalogue with just a sprinkling of new songs to whet your appetite for what is still to come.
It is a curious paradox that it's almost impossible to do any artist worthy of a "Greatest Hits" collection proper justice within the time constraint of a single CD.
And so it is with songwriter extraordinaire Ed Harcourt.
Over the course of his five albums, critics have compared Ed Harcourt to the likes of Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy and Rufus Wainwright, but what this retrospective collection reveals is an entirely unique voice with an emotional range and musical flair that is all his own.
Great Britain gets it very, very, wrong with singer-songwriters.
Some pretty boring strummers like James Morrison, the grand high wizard himself James Blunt, and others are free to roam the streets, peddling their wares to millions. Yet those who don't fit that template, one which can be traced all the way back to James Taylor and Jackson Browne, seem unable to gain the same commercial success, despite the fact that their music is almost always, by very definition, far superior.
With four full-length albums and a mini under his belt, he has material enough from which to fashion a career summary. So here we are with "Until Tomorrow Then (The Best of...)".
But which songs to include?
What we are left with is a selection of highlights from a discography whose merit is yet to meet with the success it warrants. Since a Mercury Prize nomination for his Here Be Monsters album, Harcourt's stock has fallen.
A sensitive, heart-on-sleeve character, Harcourt has written some of the most affecting music of the decade.
"This One's for You" is a dream of song, marrying his most tender lyric to the finest melody McCartney never wrote.
The delicate "Something in My Eye'" still dazzles years after its original release and the near disco groove of "Visit from the Dead Dog" are also marked highlights
Elsewhere, biography abounds. Listening to piano lament "Apple of My Eye" --taken from 2000's debut mini-album "Maplewood" -- is like leafing through Ed's private diary, whilst the pop gem "Born in the `70s" describes his formative years.
Behind the balladeer's façade, there lurks a wannabe rock god, indulged through metal side project "Wild Boar" and here only sparsely represented, most notably on the raucous coda to "Shanghai".
For the most part, though, Harcourt specialises in piano-led pop, best illustrated by a trio of recent singles: the oddly life-affirming "Loneliness", "Visit from the Dead Dog" -- from his most recently acclaimed release, 2006's Beautiful Lie -- and the new track "You Put A Spell On Me".
As said before, the collection includes also are two previously unreleased tracks, as the newly-minted "You Put A Spell On Me", a love letter in song form : it's a sumptuous minor-key masterpiece already destined to go down as one of his finest compositions.
Ed himself notes it was no easy task selecting 16 tracks from the 100 or so songs he's recorded and released to date - particularly as even that number represents only a fraction of those he's written.
All in all, this album is a worthy intro to an artist whose back catalogue demands thorough investigation.

All the Lost Souls
Undiscovered
Greatest Hits
Release the Stars

Pleasantly Surprised
Ed Harcourt's wikipedia page isn't very informative. The man turned thirty this year, sings and plays the piano. He's released six albums over the span of six years (quite impressive really - it took Rufus Wainwright eleven years for his five), so that warrants a 'Best of...' album. This is basically what I knew about him when I put the album into my computer and loaded up my music player. Great for a unbiased review right?

If you know Ed Harcourt you're not going to find any surprises on this album. If you don't - I'm gonna go right out there and say it - it's not half bad, pretty damned good actually. And a 'Best of...' album is always a great place to get started with a new artist. Ed harcourt's a singer-songwriter, something along the lines of Badly Drawn Boy and Elliott Smith - two musicians you might be a bit more familiar with. His music is rhythmic, with emphasis on piano tunes and vocals.
The opening track - 'Born in the 70's' - was quite a surprise to me. I was expecting something slower, more melancholy. It's upbeat and sing-along perfect. Fast-paced with slower intermissions. And apparently Mr. Harcourt can sing. So it's a good start. The album slows down a bit from there, with some intricate piano licks and hooks, simple rhythmics, and stretching vocals. There certainly is a wide variety of music here. Happy to sad, rhythm based to melody based; some guitar work, some piano work; a couple of exciting songs, some slower, more relaxed. The man is certainly talented, and for fans of Mr. Harcourt this album would be a great for a sit back session and enjoy some of the things came up with. For people who don't, it's a perfect place to get started and discover a new, rather exciting, artist.