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''Ay Fond Kiss'' is the second and final studio album released by British group Fairground Attraction. It was released in July 1990. The title is a misspelling of the Robert Burns poem Ae Fond Kiss, which lead singer Eddi Reader also covered on her 2003 album "Sings the Songs of Robert Burns". The album consists mostly of unreleased recordings and B-sides to previously released singles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=~ Mark Nevin - Discography ~ )〕 The album was also released after Reader had left the group. It peaked at number 55 in the UK Albums Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ay Fond Kiss - Album Search - Official Charts )〕 The album features a couple of covers including Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" (which was previously released as the B-side to the group's hit single "Find My Love"), Donny Hathaway's "Tryin Times", Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight" and The Beatles "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" as well as Robert Burns "Ae Fond Kiss" and a few other traditional songs. The only single to be released from the album was "Walkin' After Midnight". It peaked at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walking After Midnight - Album Search - Official Charts )〕 ==Background== Lead guitarist Mark E. Nevin has said of the album: ''"On each of the Fairground Attraction singles we recorded 3 extra tracks as 'B-sides'. We felt that it was good value for money and also a good opportunity to record songs that we may not have put on albums. 'Ay Fond Kiss' is basically these b-sides, a live version of 'Allelujah' and the previously unreleased 'Cajun Band', a song written by our friend Anthony Thistlethwaite that we had recorded for a bit of fun during the 'First of a Million Kisses' sessions. We had wanted it to be a budget priced album and clearly sold as that, but when we split up RCA put it out at full price with no indication that it wasn't in fact a 'proper' album (sneaky). So if you bought this album thinking it was the follow up to 'First of a Million Kisses' and were a bit disappointed then I apologise. That said, it is still a half decent record and has some really great moments, not least the title track. Eddi always had a great love and knowledge of traditional folk music and her rendition of Robbie Burns' 'Ay Fond Kiss' is worth the price of the album itself in my book. We recorded it in one take at Westside Studios in Hammersmith for inclusion on the 'Find My Love' cd single."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=~ Mark Nevin - Discography ~ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ay Fond Kiss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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