On April 5, The album is called Out Of The Blue, and it comes in several versions. The standard CD is a digipak with a booklet. It reveals that the album was produced by Mike Rutherford and Paul Meehan and that Mike’s son Harry was the sound engineer. Then there is a 2CD set in a high format mediabook (see image below). The second CD contains six other acoustic re-recordings. The album is also available on vinyl and as a digital download.
The artwork is well known as it has been used already to promote the Looking Back (Over My Shoulder) Tour. So you find the baloons with artwork from previous Mechanics albums on the cover of Out Of The Blue as well. The singles don’t have the baloons, just the blue background. That looks like a catchy idea, but obviously this should not be used in the future any more.
1. One Way
2. Out Of The Blue
3. What Would You Do
4. The Living Years
5. Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
6. Get Up
7. Another Cup Of Coffee
8. All I Need Is A Miracle
9. Silent Running
10. Over My Shoulder
11. Word Of Mouth
12. Don’t Know What Came Over Me (deluxe CD/digital)
13. The Best Is Yet To Come (deluxe CD/digital)
14. The Living Years (deluxe CD/digital)
15. Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (deluxe CD/digital)
16. Another Cup Of Coffee (deluxe CD/digital)
17. Over My Shoulder (deluxe CD/digital)