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. Since all the album's tracks had been previously released as singles except "Come On". ''Alternative Hits'' is regarded as a compilation album. Songs include a version of

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' "No Escape", and "Urban Kids", which was co-written by Chelsea frontman

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and

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's "Urban Kids". Originally released in 1980 by Step Forward Records, Step-Forward Records, and retitled as ''No Escape'' in the U.S. by

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, it was reissued in 2008 by

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Track listing

# "No Escape" (Buck Reeder, Jimmy Lawrence,

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) - 2:22 # "Urban Kids" ( Alex Fergusson, Dave Martin,

, Mark Perry) - 2:56 # "No Flowers" (Dave Martin, Gene October) - 2:49 # "Right to Work" (Gene October) - 3:04 # "Look at the Outside" (Chris Bashford, James Stevenson) - 3:26 # "What Would You Do" (Dave Martin) - 1:56 # "No One's Coming Outside" (Dave Martin) - 3:18 # "The Loner" (Gene October) - 2:58 # "Don't Get Me Wrong" (James Stevenson) - 2:37 # "Decide" (Gene October) - 3:03 # "Come On" (Chris Bashford, Dave Martin) - 2:16 Bonus tracks on 2008 reissue CD: # "High Rise Living" (Martin Stacey) - 3:55 # "No Admission" (Gene October) - 3:01

Personnel

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- vocals *Dave Martin (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 12), James Stevenson - guitar * Brian James - lead guitar on "No Escape" *Geoff Myles (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12), Henry Daze (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14) - bass *Carey Fortune (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14), Chris Bashford (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 12), Steve J. Jones (tracks: 2, 3) - drums

References

1980 albums Chelsea (band) albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub