For One Night Only: Live In London
Paul Carrack
For One Night Only – Live in London is a double live album by Sheffield-born singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on October 24, 2024 and released on March 27, 2026 in the UK (June 5, 2026 in North America) through his own Carrack-UK label. The concert was conceived as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of "How Long," Carrack's breakthrough hit with Ace in 1974 — a milestone that marked half a century of a career that would take him through stints with Squeeze, Mike + the Mechanics, and Eric Clapton's live band, earning him the BBC designation "The Man with the Golden Voice." Spanning 29 tracks across two discs, the concert is structured in two distinct halves: the first features Carrack alongside the SWR Big Band and Orchestra, working through material from his 2021 jazz-inflected album Don't Wait Too Long, while the second finds him joined by his own long-standing touring band for a survey of his greatest hits.
The opening disc leans into the jazzier side of Carrack's catalogue, beginning with Sammy Nestico's instrumental "Dimensions in Blue" — a piece the Marlbank reviewer noted the SWR Big Band have a "seriously close rapport" with — before moving through blues and soul covers and songs from Don't Wait Too Long. The second disc pivots to crowd-pleasing territory, delivering beloved songs including "Tempted" (originally recorded with Squeeze), "The Living Years" (his signature hit with Mike + the Mechanics), and the closing anthem "How Long." Two of the final tracks are joined by Funky Voices, a 150-piece choir, whose presence on "The Living Years" and "How Long" Marlbank described as "touching and moving" — a communal capstone to an evening that doubles as both a career retrospective and a golden anniversary tribute.
For One Night Only: Live In London
Paul Carrack
For One Night Only – Live in London is a double live album by Sheffield-born singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on October 24, 2024 and released on March 27, 2026 in the UK (June 5, 2026 in North America) through his own Carrack-UK label. The concert was conceived as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of "How Long," Carrack's breakthrough hit with Ace in 1974 — a milestone that marked half a century of a career that would take him through stints with Squeeze, Mike + the Mechanics, and Eric Clapton's live band, earning him the BBC designation "The Man with the Golden Voice." Spanning 29 tracks across two discs, the concert is structured in two distinct halves: the first features Carrack alongside the SWR Big Band and Orchestra, working through material from his 2021 jazz-inflected album Don't Wait Too Long, while the second finds him joined by his own long-standing touring band for a survey of his greatest hits.
The opening disc leans into the jazzier side of Carrack's catalogue, beginning with Sammy Nestico's instrumental "Dimensions in Blue" — a piece the Marlbank reviewer noted the SWR Big Band have a "seriously close rapport" with — before moving through blues and soul covers and songs from Don't Wait Too Long. The second disc pivots to crowd-pleasing territory, delivering beloved songs including "Tempted" (originally recorded with Squeeze), "The Living Years" (his signature hit with Mike + the Mechanics), and the closing anthem "How Long." Two of the final tracks are joined by Funky Voices, a 150-piece choir, whose presence on "The Living Years" and "How Long" Marlbank described as "touching and moving" — a communal capstone to an evening that doubles as both a career retrospective and a golden anniversary tribute.