It was luck more than judgment that saw David Essex turn in his hardest album yet in time to greet the dawn of the punk rock era; luck, and an instinctive decision to eschew the advice of producer Jeff Wayne and let rip with his rawest, edgiest sound (and songs) yet.
In truth, there is little here that emerges a rival to the best of Essex's canon -- no new "Rock On" or "Stardust," no proto-"Zebra Kid" or "No Subsitute." But the minor hit "City Lights" intrigues across its full five-minute span, and "Ooh Love" has a catchy charm which turns corniness into a virtue.
But still Out on the Street maintained Essex's ability to sidestep the pigeonholes into which a disdainful music press was desperate to drop him -- proof that, no matter how loudly the little girls screamed, he was still a hard-nosed rocker at heart.
It's not his best album by a long shot -- Essex himself says it wasn't the happiest, either.
But it kept him alive when so many peers were sinking, and that was an achievement in itself.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out on the Street | David Essex | Play | 10:04 | 23 MB | 57 MB |
| 2 | Let the Fool Live | David Essex | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Thank You Very Much | David Essex | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Just Wanna Dance | David Essex | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Run With the Pack | David Essex | Play | 08:09 | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| 6 | Coming HomeDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Ooh Love | David Essex | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | City LightsDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 290 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Essex | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |