There really was ‘Unfinished Business’ for the four of us after the original reunion in 2002.
These recordings are the Whinchat story at 2005. After the reunion we concentrated initially on recording material from our early days but also added new songs written after we’d met up again. Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 13, & 14 are from the 70s, all the rest are new.
All songs written and performed by Chris Kemp, Bernie Catterall, Fairlie Ryan and Mary Kemp - Whinchat
To listen to the songs, just press the play button. To download the tracks, right click the 'download' button, select 'save link as.......' and save to wherever you want (it defaults to your 'downloads' folder). Note that if you're listening on an iPod or iPad this is a Flash-driven music player so you won't see the 'Play' buttons. But if you press the download button you'll then see a player and you can listen from there - it won't download but you can do that once you're back at you main Mac, then do the usual things via iTunes.
- Download the entire Unfinished Business album on the link below in one click. That way you get the songs in the order we intended them to be listened to
- It's a big file - around 80Mb - so be patient.
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- Saturday Night (Kemp) - View lyrics
Chris, in reality of course, has no idea what ‘argument’ Saturday nights are really like – but this is about just that. Saturday Nights are alright.
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Saturday Night
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4.9 MB 3:33 min Joomla! web design... - I Don’t Mind (Catterall) - View lyrics
Bernie’s song from back then. Sad what a broken relationship could do at the time. Now with full orchestral backing from Chris and added vocals from Mary and Fairlie.
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I Don't Mind
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8.9 MB 6:31 min Joomla! web design... - Indisposed (Kemp) - View lyrics
One of Chris’s originals. It’s based on an actual event where the front door wasn’t opened quickly enough due to the occupant being ‘otherwise occupied’ (figure it out for yourself).
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Indisposed
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3.9 MB 2:52 min Joomla! web design... - Tonight (Kemp) - View lyrics
Fairlie in full voice in a love song from back then. “Please can I give you my heart while the lights of the day depart” - just about sums up the idea.
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Tonight
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6 MB 4:21 min Joomla! web design... - Enough’s Enough (Kemp) - View lyrics
Being young can be tough, and it doesn’t stop just because you get older. When you’ve just about had enough it’s neat to be able to take it out on a really upbeat song. Chris lets his hair down.
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Enough's Enough
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4.7 MB 3:27 min Joomla! web design... - Lovin’ Ain’t So Bad (Catterall) - View lyrics
Bernie’s vocal – a love song offering the reassurance that this particular pair really are alright together after all.
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Lovin' Ain't So Bad
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7.1 MB 5:10 min Joomla! web design... - Answer To My Prayer (Kemp) - View lyrics
It might sound a bit like a lullaby, but it’s really no such thing – it’s just a song about being very lucky to have the right person to share your life with – what more could you want?
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Answer To My Prayer
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4.2 MB 3:03 min Joomla! web design... - Dirty Water (Kemp) - View lyrics
This was always a pretty bitter song from Chris about being at College during ‘not-so-good’ times. One of the early Whinchat songs originally played just with a piano and two voices. Now we’ve added the full backing.
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Dirty Water
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5 MB 3:40 min Joomla! web design... - Baby Will That Do? (Kemp) - View lyrics
When you love someone, you want to be able to give them everything – but you can’t, can you? So you want to know if what you have to give will do – especially if you know you’ve given your all.
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Baby Willl That Do?
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5.5 MB 4:01 min Joomla! web design... - All I Want (Catterall) - View lyrics
A plaintive tale about an affair going public. Bernie and Fairlie sing the leads. The song isn’t about anyone in particular – but you’ll all know a pair that it’s relevant to. A love song that gets the full treatment.
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All I Want
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10 MB 7:15 min Joomla! web design... - She Takes My Breath Away (Kemp) - View lyrics
This, of course, has to be about Mary. She and Chris are still in love after all these years – and still inseparable! Aahh!
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She Takes My Breath Away
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5.3 MB 3:52 min Joomla! web design... - If (Ryan/Kemp) - View lyrics
Fairlie wrote the poem and sings the song. Chris set the poem to music. If you say “I love you” to someone – do they believe you?
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If
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3.6 MB 2:38 min Joomla! web design... - Now and Then (Kemp) - View lyrics
A ‘Chris alone’ version of this very personal song. It’s obvious why. It actually pre-dates Whinchat and having kids – so how did he know that they’d have their 2 boys? Spooky.
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Now and Then
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4.3 MB 3:08 min Joomla! web design... - Asking (Kemp) - View lyrics
The definitive original Whinchat song. No lead vocal as such - just equal, soft harmonies and Chris on guitar. Probably the one that gives us all the most satisfaction to sing together – still a favourite.
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Asking
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3.1 MB 2:16 min Joomla! web design... - Really Something (Kemp) - View lyrics
We all get to do a bit of be-bop behind Chris’s lead. “I know what I like, I know what I need – you’re really something”. It’s an ‘enjoy your life’ song.
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Really Something
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6.5 MB 4:44 min Joomla! web design...
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