Eric Bogle
The Gift Of Years — The Very Best Of Eric Bogle
2000 - EMI 524851 2 CD
Australian release
Track List:
The Gift of Years
Santa Bloody Claus [1]
Shelter [4]
Leaving Nancy (Live)
He's Nobody's Moggy Now
No Man's Land
Singing The Spirit Home
If Wishes Were Fishes
Now I'm Easy
Safe In The Harbour
It's Not Cricket [2] [4]
One Small Star
Silly Slang Song
Big (In A Small Way) [3]
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Alternate release
Notes
The Gift Of Years is a collection of Eric Bogle's most requested songs, all but three are from his earlier solo albums. These other 3 tracks only appear on compilations and anthologies.
1 "Santa Bloody Claus" also appears on the Eric Bogle compilation, Just The Funny Stuff (1991 - circa) and the Greentrax anthology Bah Humbug.
2 "It's Not Cricket" also appears on the same-titled EB 1992 compilation.
3 "Big in a Small Way" also appears on the EB compilations It's Not Cricket (1992) & Just The Funny Stuff (1991 - circa).
4 While By Request is billed on Eric Bogle's website at the "Rest of The World" version of The Gift of Years — "Shelter" & "It's Not Cricket" do not appear on By Request. They are replaced with "A Reason For It All" & "Glasgow Lullaby".