This Is the Story

This Is the Story
Studio album by
the Proclaimers
Released27 April 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Genre
Length40:36
LabelChrysalis
ProducerJohn Williams, Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy
The Proclaimers chronology
This Is the Story
(1987) 		Sunshine on Leith
(1988)
Singles from This Is the Story
  1. "Throw The 'R' Away"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Letter from America"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Make My Heart Fly"
    Released: 1988

This Is the Story is the debut studio album from Scottish rock duo the Proclaimers, released in 1987. It was originally released with 12 tracks but after the success of the Gerry Rafferty-produced full band version of "Letter from America", which reached number 3 in the UK Single Chart, it was re-pressed later that year with that track added.

Featuring a stripped-back musical arrangement, the instrumentation on This Is The Story consisted exclusively of hand percussion, acoustic guitar and vocals.[2] The album featured many political themes, something that would characterise much of the duo's later work; the lyrics on This Is The Story concerned issues including the 18th and 19th century Highland Clearances to industrial decline and regional divisions in late 20th century Britain under Margaret Thatcher.[4]

The album was re-issued in 2001. A remastered edition was released in 2011.

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  3. ^ Dangelo, Joe (12 March 2001). "Proclaimers Return With Persevere". MTV News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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