''The Best Of'' is the first of four
compilation albums by British band
James
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(the second album is ''
B-Sides Ultra'').
Track listing
# "
Come Home" (Flood mix)
from ''Gold Mother
''Gold Mother'' is the third studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 4 June 1990 on Fontana Records. With the addition of drummer David Baynton-Power, violinist/guitarist Saul Davies, and keyboardist Mark Hunter, James re ...
'' (1991 Re-release)
# "
Sit Down"
from ''Gold Mother'' (1991 Re-release)
# "
She's a Star"
from '' Whiplash''
# "
Laid"
from '' Laid''
# "
Waltzing Along" (single version)
from ''Whiplash''
# "
Say Something"
from ''Laid''
# "
Born of Frustration
"Born of Frustration" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth and released as a single by English Madchester band James. It is the follow-up to 1991 hits " Sit Down" and "Sound", which both peaked within the UK top 10.
The so ...
"
from ''Seven
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''
# "
Tomorrow
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"
from ''Whiplash''
# "
Destiny Calling"
Previously unreleased
# "Out to Get You"
from ''Laid''
# "
Runaground"
Previously unreleased
# "Lose Control"
from ''Gold Mother'' (1991 Re-release)
# "Sometimes"
from ''Laid''
# "How Was It for You?"
from ''Gold Mother''
# "Seven"
from ''Seven''
# "
Sound
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"
from ''Seven''
# "
Ring the Bells
''Seven'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 17 February 1992, through Fontana Records. After writing new material in their practice space, the band began recording at The Manor Studios. The sessions lasted ...
"
from ''Seven''
# "Hymn from a Village"
from '' James II''
A limited edition version contains a second CD of live material, recorded at Whitfield St Studios in
London
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on 21 January 1998:
# "
Runaground"
# "
Ring the Bells
''Seven'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 17 February 1992, through Fontana Records. After writing new material in their practice space, the band began recording at The Manor Studios. The sessions lasted ...
"
# "Out to Get You"
# "Johnny Yen"
# "Lose Control"
# "
Laid"
# "
Sound
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"
Reception
"They're as stubborn (another admirable James trait) as disenfranchised mules; their audience is not growing (''
Whiplash'' sold 150,000) and they've influenced precisely nobody," observed ''
Qs John Aizlewood, "but every track here – including new songs 'Runaground' and 'Destiny Calling, which unveil the mature James: "Tell us when our time is up/Show us how to die well/Show us how to let it all go" – bristles with inspiration."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Press releaseat
Mercury Records
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1998 greatest hits albums
James (band) compilation albums
Mercury Records compilation albums
Fontana Records compilation albums