15 Albums For Mothers Day!

Stuck for ideas this Mothers Day? Is your good ole' mum a big music fan? Live next door to an HMV? Then look no further than this year's definitive guide to giving the gift of music this March 6th!

1. Alexander Armstrong - A Year Of Songs

Did you know the presenter of Pointless AKA 1/2 of Armstrong & Miller has released an album??? He's every mother's favourite... So if your Mam enjoys a bit of Pointless, and a little baritone style classical music, then maybe this is the gift for your dear old Mum this time around!

2. Cilla Black - The Very Best Of

A national treasure and everyone's favourite Liverpudlian, Cilla is another household name with a TV-music crossover career... Your Mum probably remembers Cilla from her hey-day of 60s Pop... Or at the very least, from that recent Sheridan Smith drama off ITV...

3. The Corrs - White Light

If your dear old Mum is around 35 - 45, chances are, she'll remember the Irish pop group for their hit 'Breathless', but did you know Andrea, Caroline, Jim & Sharon Corr have released an album of new material recently?

4. Boyzone - Dublin To Detroit

...On a roll with the Irish nostalgia now... Boyzone released 'Dublin To Detroit' in 2014... A collection of soul classics sang by the boys from Dublin's Fair City... No doubt your Mum will remember them in bare feet and white shirts, but wait till she see's them suited & booted, singing a rendition of 'Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay'

5. Bette Midler - A gift Of Love

The Divine Miss M... If this isn't a sure win, who knows what is! ...Plus, Bette's done all the hard work for you by way of the album title!!!

6. Peter Andre - Come Fly With Me

...Mum's may go to Iceland, but maybe you should go to HMV instead! Mr. Andre has only gone and released a swing album for Mums across the nation to adore... PS you may actually be able to get this in Iceland, who knows?

7. Eva Cassidy - Songbird

...Fields Of Gold, Autumn Leaves, Songbird, Time Is A Healer... The only thing left to do with this one is pop it in the CD player, fetch Mum a glass of wine, and stay out of her hair for the rest of the evening!

8. Shane Filan - Right Here

26 Top 10 singles in the UK during his Westlife heyday... Your mother probably has every release on cassette or mini-disc... Yet another new album from one of Ireland's wonders of the 1990s.

9. Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

...For the edgier Mum, one who might have attended Woodstock or Isle Of Wight back in the early '70s... But perhaps not edgy enough to know any of the names of their songs... Best just get her a Greatest Hits... Just as long as it includes The Chain & Go Your Own Way, you'll be all set...

10. Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill

...Having spent the past 10 years beating around the dashboard of your Mum's car, surely Mum could do with a brand new deluxe copy so she can keep screaming along to 'Ironic'!

11. Simply Red - Big Love

Another easy win in the album title department... No doubt your old dear remembers Mick Hucknall & the gang best for their 1989 hit 'If You Don't Know Me By Now'... If You Don't Know HER By Now, then we suggest giving the gift of Big Love this year.

12. Carly Simon - Songs From The Trees

Back when your Mum and Dad met in school, Mum probably lip-synched to 'You're So Vain' in her bedroom after your Dad tried to ask her out four times... Last year, Carly released a musical memoir, Songs From The Trees

13. Tracy Chapman - Greatest Hits

If You've Got A Fast Car... Drive it over to a record store because this is another one that'll bring Mum right back to the late '80s. Tracy recently released her Greatest Hits, an easily digestible anthology of her career

14. Spandau Ballet - The Story

...You probably know Martin Kemp as Eastenders villain 'Steve Owen'... But your Mum will remember him as bassist of 1980s synth-popsters Spandau Ballet... To Cut A Long Story Short... This is a no brainer for Mothers Day!

15. Duran Duran - Greatest

...If you have one, you have to have the other... Everybody knows Duran Duran & Spandau Ballet were the ultimate rivals but which one was your Mum's fav? Better ask your Auntie to be sure...

...If you're a terrible son or daughter, or if your mum is as technically savy as you are, you could always just pop on a streaming playlist instead, while you make her some tea!