William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described the compilation as an "excellent sampler", adding: "The sequencing pays no attention to chronology, [but] despite this, Scott's impassioned singing holds things together better than might be expected, and the effect is not unlike a good Waterboys concert." The 2000 book The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion described the album as a "useful compilation" which "also rounds up some of Scott's stripped-down solo work".

Red Roses for Me is the debut studio album by the London-based band The Pogues, released in October 1984.

The Seekers - австралийская фолк-поп-рок группа, в середине 60-х добившаяся большого успеха в Англии и штатах. Их самая успешная песня «Georgy Girl» только в США разошлась миллионным тиражом.
После распада группы, на её обломках был создан другой успешный коллектив - The New Seekers, среди прочего, посетивший с гастролями СССР, но это, как говорится, уже совсем другая история…

Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22, while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's "Bye Bye Love" (previously a hit for the Everly Brothers).

The Essential Simon & Garfunkel is the first double-disc best of compilation by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records on October 14, 2003.

"The Last Farewell" is a song from 1971 by the British folk singer Roger Whittaker. Whittaker hosted a radio programme in The United Kingdom in 1971, backed by a full orchestra with arrangements by Zack Lawrence. Whittaker is quoted as saying that "one of the ideas I had was to invite listeners to send their poems or lyrics to me and I would make songs out of them. We got a million replies, and I did one each week for 26 weeks."

Pentangle (or The Pentangle) are a British folk-jazz band with an eclectic mix of folk, jazz, blues and folk rock influences. The original band was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and a later version has been active since the early 1980s. The original line-up, which was unchanged throughout the band's first incarnation (1967–1973), was: Jacqui McShee, vocals; John Renbourn, vocals and guitar; Bert Jansch, vocals and guitar; Danny Thompson, double bass; and Terry Cox, drums.
The name Pentangle was chosen to represent the five members of the band, and is also the device on Sir Gawain's shield in the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight which held a fascination for Renbourn.
In 2007, the original members of the band were reunited to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and to record a short concert that was broadcast on BBC radio. In June 2008, the band, comprising all five original members, embarked on a twelve-date UK tour.

Великолепная аранжировка двенадцати русских песен, представленных на этом диске, впервые была выпущена в 1965 году на пластинке "Russie de toujours". В1993 году компания Phonogram France переиздала альбом под названием "The Russian Album".

This is one of many compilations drawn from Paul Robeson's 1930s recordings for the British EMI label. Despite being referred to in the skimpy, often inaccurate liner notes as a "selection of his greatest performances," it mixes some of his best -- including "Ol' Man River" -- with the sometimes second-rate material he was given to record. Still, with 20 tracks and a running time near 58 minutes, it is an adequate collection if purchased for a discount price. Don't spring for it as a high-priced import, however; there are better domestic collections and better imports.

Поль Робсон (англ. Paul Robeson) - американский певец (бас-баритон, в 1943 г. записал английскую версию гимна СССР), актёр (фильм "Копи царя Соломона", 1937 г., в 1943 г. играл Отелло на Бродвее), правозащитник, лауреат Сталинской премии, полиглот (исполнял песни и говорил более чем на 20 языках).

Ayeshteni - четвёртый альбом бельгийской певицы Наташи Атлас, вышедший в 2001 году. Диск вышел в двух версиях: международной и французской.

Blue Roses from the Moons is a studio album by Nanci Griffith, released in March 1997. The album was recorded from live takes in the studio, with her band The Blue Moon Orchestra and Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis and Joe B. Mauldin of The Crickets. Darius Rucker duets with Griffith on "Gulf Coast Highway". The song "Waiting for Love", written by Griffiths, and commencing "Life is full of finer things / They're lost and found in the dark" was later re-recorded with symphony orchestra for the 1999 album The Dust Bowl Symphony.

The Best of Leonard Cohen is a greatest hits album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1975. In some territories, including Europe, it was released under the title Greatest Hits. This alternative title was used for the original vinyl release and for CD reissues from the 1980s onwards.