Murray Head, famed for Say It Ain't So, is a versatile artist blending folk, rock, new wave. Known for his performances, he remains a beloved figure

Murray Head is one of those artists who have made music history with a single song. Released in 1975, the crystalline, haunting notes of Say It Ain't So are still in everyone's head. A protest song, a veritable anthem against corruption, which has been transformed in our country into a languorous ballad, a slow dance that many people have danced to, huddled together, thinking they were listening to a hit about love, without fully understanding the seriousness and significance of the lyrics.
But can you reduce a man to a single track? Certainly not, and Murray Head is much more than that. He's a passionate performer of folk and rock, who didn't hesitate to launch himself successfully into 80s new wave, while at the same time enjoying a busy acting career. In English and in French, since this native Londoner fell in love with our country a long time ago.
And while he hasn't been in the studio for a few years now, preferring his simple life at the foot of the Pyrenees to the hustle and bustle, this eternal dreamer continues to perform regularly. Because what makes his innermost being vibrate is the unique connection between him and his audience. His concerts take the form of warm reunions. With a simplicity that is astonishing for a man who has won no less than six gold and platinum discs in the course of his career. And he has topped the charts in over a dozen countries simultaneously.Murray Head is eternally generous. In 1972 he recorded his debut album, Nigel Lived, for CBS with a number of top flight U.K. musicians but the concept was shelved almost immediately it was released.
In 1975 he met up with Cat Steven's producer, Paul Samwell Smith and the result of their collaboration was the album SAY IT AINT SO released in the U.K. by Island Records. Murray went on tour with Elton John to promote the record but it was in Canada and France that the album took off via the title song SAY IT AINT SO JOE which was to become an anthem.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Boy on the bridge
• Boats away
• When I’m yours
• Someones rocking my dreamboat
• She’s such a Drag
• Never even thought
• Silence is a strong reply
• Don’t forget him now
• You’re so tasty
• Say It aint so Joe
• No mystery
• Corporation corridors
• Countryman
• Joeys on fire
• One night in Bangkok

Additional Details

Label: Murray Head Music

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 89 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/09/25

UPC: 3521381580785