David William

End Of The Strangers

Conquering Lion

Wasted Time

No Half Measures

Be That Man

Secret Life

Spitting Out The Shit

Nobody Wants You To Be Free

Balcarres Street

The Truth

Midnight

Ascending World

Strange Comfort

In The Wrong Places

Before You Were You

Remembering (We're Still Friends)

Brand New Start

'One Way Ticket' was recorded in Edinburgh with local producer, Mick McGarr of Conrad Productions, throughout 2004 and 2005.

I had been writing songs and recording them on as little 4-track demos since I was 18. After a number of years of this I was getting frustrated at not being able to realise the arrangements in my head for these songs. I only had an acoustic and electric guitar at the time. So I needed the help of someone who could bring drums, piano, strings and other instrumentation to my songs and also mix them to a high standard.

One Way Ticket

Now and Then

Run Rabbit Run

Outside The Window

Satellites

Come and Go

When It All Comes Together

Green Arrows

Looks Like We Made It

Summer Sadness

She's Still There

That's How It Goes

Emerging from the ashes of the SoulJahm Europe adventure, David had very little resources and nobody to rely on and so simply set about recording various songs from his back catalogue which had not yet been released and in some cases, re-recording some which had been.

This process began around November 2015 and slowly over the next few years albums formed from these recordings. David's last album release, 2019's 'End Of The Strangers' was made up of many of these recordings but certain tracks had a different feel - more rhythmic, more punchy, more of a classic rock vibe and these tracks sat together well and needed a more hi-fi production.

From as far back as 2018, David had the album title '2020' in mind and knew which songs would feature on this release. He felt the year 2020 would be

Amusement Park

Winners & Losers

All An Illusion

Sunflower Girl

October Rose

Conveyer Belt

Sunrise

Rise & Shine

Intended as a full album of original songs the way I played them out on the streets in Edinburgh between 2016 and 2019, 'On The Streets' turned out instead to be a 3-track EP glimpse of that time.

On The Streets

Magica Fountain

Karl-Marx-Allee

Double A-side single, featuring the classic original arrangement and the newer, upbeat horns arrangement.

The Days Before

The Days Before (Horns Version)

Two of my earliest instrumentals, re-recorded and brought up-to-date in 2020.

Spirit

Smudge Stick

Kundalini

"All The Same" is the latest single release from David William.  The song was written in 2003 but the single version was recorded in early 2020.  Also included is the original acoustic demo from 2003.

All The Same

All The Same (Acoustic Demo)

"Sunrise" is the dreamy, ethereal, acoustic rock/pop single released in 2019 and featuring on the album '2020'.  The song dates back to 2006 when it was written and the original demo is included as a B-side.

Sunrise (Balcarres Street Demo 2006)

Sunrise (SoulJahm Acoustic - Perugia 2012)

Midnight (Allermuir Demo)

"Be That Man" goes back to 2003 when it was written. The original demo I made around the same time as "Colours" was recorded with bongos through the soundcard on my brother's PC. Soon afterwards I recorded a straightforward acoustic and vocal only demo on my portastudio. I attempted a band version in 2006 before coming back to the song ten years later and eventually recording a new version.

Be That Man (Allermuir Acoustic Demo)

Be That Man (Allermuir Demo)

Be That Man (Balcarres Street Demo)

Be That Man (SoulJahm Acoustic Duo Take)

Out Of Witch Hurts

Sunrise (Acoustic Version)

Moment Of Clarity (Acoustic Version)

Walking Through A Postcard (Ukulele Version)

Replay (Acoustic Version)

Winners Without Losers (Acoustic Version)

Karl Marx Allee (Ukulele Version)

The Things I Do (Acoustic Version)

I wrote this song in 2007 after the death of my mother. She worked for a well-known British chemist who sent her home with a "virus" after she fell ill at work. The next day she died at home of a stroke. In processing her death we had a few months of letters back and forth with the company about how they allowed this to happen and were disgusted by their attitude and the way they washed their hands of any responsibility. I walked away from the situation and my feelings came out in this song.

Boots (Acoustic Demo)

Heights Of Life

One of the first songs I ever wrote, re-recorded in 2020.

Start Again