Brady To Cover Beatles

While it was credited to Lennon/McCartney, 'You Won't See Me' is known to have been written by Paul McCartney. It was released on the group's hugely acclaimed Rubber Soul album.

"It's a great reading of the song," Hot Press editor Niall Stokes comments. "It is not the sort of cover that people might normally associate with Paul Brady, but he handles it brilliantly. It starts out almost as a folk song, underlining the great strength in a lot of The Beatles' work – these songs stand up when they're played simply with a guitar. But the arrangement is very smart and it adds up to something really special. I think it'll get a lot of radio play."

The album is likely to be regarded as a real renaissance for the Strabane man. It includes a raft of powerful new compositions, as well as a fresh version of 'Luck of the Draw', which has been successfully recorded by Bonnie Raitt.

The album also features a version of 'The Price of Fame', a co-write with Ronan Keating of Boyzone. Among the musicians to contribute to the album are Bill Shanley of Cauldron Studios, drummer Liam Genockey, lap steel legend Jerry Douglas and Rod McVey. The album was recorded by Kieran Lynch and produced by Paul Brady, with Frank Gallagher sharing the production credit on 'You Won't See Me'.

"It will be very interesting to see the critical reaction to the record," Niall Stokes added. "There is huge breadth to the material, which reveals the extraordinary command that Paul Brady has of the language and the idioms of contemporary music. A lot of people see Hard Station as Paul Brady's ultimate masterpiece. This record might just change that view."