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You Can Make It If You Boogie

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James Kirk was the original guitarist with pop-funk outfit Orange Juice just as they were on the cusp of wider acceptance. Twenty years may have intervened since Kirk's last recorded output but his solo album - just like similar efforts from Edwyn Collins and Kirk's replacement, Malcolm Ross - has made a record that is pure Orange Juice. 'You Can Make It If You Boogie' is infused with that very familiar mix of warm, funk-influenced melody, dolefully delivered in Kirk's surprisingly strong soulful vocals. The highlights are the self-debunking 'Rehab' (with its chorus line of "I'm going through rehab. Put me on a programme"), whereas 'Cardboard Castles' and 'Houston, Texas' boast superb jangly guitar refrains. There's enough time given to 'Felicity' a song that Kirk wrote whilst in his former band. So the question is: what on earth has Kirk been up to in between albums? Chiropody apparently, but he barely puts a foot wrong here.
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  Track Listing
01 Get On Board
02 Nilsson
03 Rehab
04 Cardboard Castles
05 Any Old Iron (Part 1)
06 Outre
07 Krach Auf Wiedersehen
Standout Track Houston, Texas
09 Liggin' Round Again
10 Fruitier Than Thou
11 Felicity
12 Old Soak
13 Western Pier

Standout Track = Standout Track

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