''Best of Chris Isaak'' is a

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

album by

Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. Noted for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range, he is popularly known for his breakthrough hit and sig ...

released on May 9, 2006 on the

Reprise In music, a reprise ( , ; from the verb 'to resume') is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the 18th century—was simply any re ...

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...

label. The 18 song collection has three new tracks: "King Without a Castle", "Let's Have a Party" and a cover of

Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1970 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Their work bridged elements of '60s pop rock, guitar pop, '70s har ...

's "

I Want You to Want Me "I Want You to Want Me" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Cheap Trick. It is originally from their second album ''In Color (album), In Color'', released in September 1977. It was the first single released from that album, but it ...

Track listing

Bonus DVD

#"Wicked Game" (directed by

Herb Ritts Herbert Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer and director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on b ...

) #"Dancin'" ( Mary Lambert) #"Somebody's Crying" (

Bill Pope Bill Pope, A.S.C. (born June 19, 1952) is an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with directors Sam Raimi, The Wachowskis and Edgar Wright. He has also photographed and directed numerous music videos for artists like Chris Isaak ...

and Chris Isaak) #"San Francisco Days" (

Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent film, independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. His ...

) #"Blue Spanish Sky" ( Bruce Weber) #"Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" (

) #"Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)" (Chris Isaak) #"Let Me Down Easy" (Logan) #"Blue Hotel" (Mark Lebon) #"Dark Moon" ( Nicola Pecorini) #"Don't Make Me Dream About You" (Geoffrey Barish) #"Think of Tomorrow" (Jonathan Bendis) #"Go Walking Down There" (Bill Pope) #"You Owe Me Some Kind of Love" (

Jean-Baptiste Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France on 21 July 1949) is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, David Bowie, Sting (musician), Sting, Björk, Don Henley, ...

) #"Gone Ridin'" (Theodorus Bafaloukos) #"Please" (

Jonas Pate Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed '' The Grave'', '' Deceiver'', '' The Take'', and directed '' Shrink''. Pate also co-created the USA Network series '' Good vs E ...

and

Josh Pate Joshua Warren Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote '' The Grave'', '' Deceiver'', and '' The Take''. Pate also co-created '' Good vs Evil'', ''Surface'', and ''Outer Banks''. Early life Josh ...

) #"Washington Square" ( Joe Thomas) #"Wicked Game" (European version) (

) #"Solitary Man" (

Larry Clark Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film '' Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses pri ...

) Note: the "Solitary Man" video (not listed on the CD cover) is only available with the audio commentary on.

Writing and publishing credits

All songs written by

and published by C. Isaak Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP) except: * "Can't Do a Thing to Stop Me" written by Chris Isaak and Brian Elliot. Published by C. Isaak Music Publishing Co./Elliot Jacobsen Music (ASCAP) * "Only the Lonely" written by

Joe Melson Joe Melson (born May 11, 1935) is an American singer and a BMI Award-winning songwriter best known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison, including "Only the Lonely" and "Crying", which are both in the Grammy Hall of Fame and have both been inc ...

and

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were ...

. Published by Barbara Orbison Music Company/

Music Company/Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music ( BMI) * "I Want You to Want Me" written by

Rick Nielsen Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including hi ...

. Published by Screen-Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Adult Music ( BMI). All songs mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc.

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