''The Premier Hits'' is a
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...
by
Gary Numan
Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the New wave music, new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two st ...
released in March 1996 on the
Polygram TV record label. The album reached No 21 in the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the O ...
, leaving the chart after three weeks. It currently stands as the best selling compilation by Gary Numan.
The album was promoted by the re-released 1987 remixed version of "
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
" ('E' Reg Model), re-titled as the 'Premier Mix' in a TV advert campaign for
Carling Premier lager. The single reached No 17, making the third time that "Cars" has reached the top 40 in the
UK Singles Chart.
All the tracks were
digitally remastered in November 1995 and the enclosed twelve page colour booklet contains photos and an essay by long term Numan collaborator Steve Malins. All the single sleeves are also illustrated with the unexplained exception of ''
Stormtrooper in Drag
"Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner, who was the bass player in Gary Numan's backing band (and in Numan's first band, Tubeway Army). Numan is featured on the single as a co-composer, producer, musician and vocalist.
Prod ...
'' and ''
Love Needs No Disguise''.
The album was reissued in 1997 by
Beggars Banquet
''Beggars Banquet'' is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 6 December 1968 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. It was the first Rolling Stones album pro ...
as ''Premier Hits'' with a different sleeve design (again taken from the ''
Dance
Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
'' album photo session). Currently the album stands as the most famous and highest selling Gary Numan compilation, and was certified Silver by the
BPI in March 2015.
The album was again reissued in August 2015 by Beggars Banquet as ''Premier Hits'' as a 2LP Vinyl set, while seeing a change of the track listing. It involves the removal of the "Cars" 'Premier Mix' while the addition of four bonus tracks, “
Metal
A metal () is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, electricity and thermal conductivity, heat relatively well. These properties are all associated wit ...
”, "We Are So Fragile", "Films" and "Me, I Disconnect From You".
Track listing
Original 1996 release listing.
#"
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
" (Premier Mix) – 3:40
Previously released as the ' E Reg Model' remix from the 1987 compilation album '' Exhibition.''
#"
I Die: You Die" – 3:43
from '' Telekon''
#"
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Are commonly refers to:
* Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2
Are, ARE or Åre may also refer to:
Places
* Åre, a locality in Sweden
* Åre Municipality, a municipality in Sweden
**Åre ski resort in Sweden
* Are Parish, a munici ...
" – 5:23
from ''Replicas
A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without ...
''
#"
Down in the Park" – 4:23
from ''Replicas''
#"
We Are Glass
"We Are Glass" is a song by the English new wave musician Gary Numan. It was released as a single in May 1980 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was Numan's first release since his 1979 album, '' The Pleasure Principle'', ...
" – 4:47
from ''Telekon''
#"
Bombers
A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes
air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.
There are two major classifications of bomber: strategic and tactical. Strategic bombing is ...
" – 3:54
Non-album single
#"
We Take Mystery (To Bed)" – 3:43
from '' I, Assassin''
#"
She's Got Claws" – 4:56
from ''Dance
Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
''
#"
Complex
Complex commonly refers to:
* Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe
** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
" – 3:12
from '' The Pleasure Principle''
#"
Music For Chameleons" – 3:40
from ''I, Assassin''
#"
That's Too Bad" – 3:20
Non-album single
#"
This Wreckage" – 5:24
from ''Telekon''
#"
Warriors
A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste.
History
Warriors seem to have been p ...
" – 4:09
from ''Warriors
A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste.
History
Warriors seem to have been p ...
''
#"
Love Needs No Disguise" – 4:38
from the Dramatis
Dramatis are an English synth-pop band formed in the early 1980s. Chris Payne (musician), Chris Payne (Singing, vocals, Keyboard instrument, keyboards), Russell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (Drum kit, drums), and Denis Haines (key ...
album ''For Future Reference
''For Future Reference'' is the only studio album released by the British synth-pop band Dramatis. The album itself failed to reach the UK Albums Chart, however, one of the three singles released from the album, " Love Needs No Disguise" with ...
''; also appended to some versions of ''Dance''
#"
White Boys and Heroes" – 3:37
from ''I, Assassin''
#"
Sister Surprise" – 5:01
from ''Warriors''
#"
Stormtrooper in Drag
"Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner, who was the bass player in Gary Numan's backing band (and in Numan's first band, Tubeway Army). Numan is featured on the single as a co-composer, producer, musician and vocalist.
Prod ...
" – 4:53
from ''Dance''
#"
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
" – 3:55
from ''The Pleasure Principle''
Reissued 2015 Vinyl release listing
# "
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
" – 3:55
from ''The Pleasure Principle''
# "
I Die: You Die" – 3:43
from ''Telekon''
# "
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Are commonly refers to:
* Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2
Are, ARE or Åre may also refer to:
Places
* Åre, a locality in Sweden
* Åre Municipality, a municipality in Sweden
**Åre ski resort in Sweden
* Are Parish, a munici ...
" – 5:23
from ''Replicas''
# "
Down in the Park" – 4:23
from ''Replicas''
# "
We Are Glass
"We Are Glass" is a song by the English new wave musician Gary Numan. It was released as a single in May 1980 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was Numan's first release since his 1979 album, '' The Pleasure Principle'', ...
" – 4:47
from ''Telekon''
# "
Metal
A metal () is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, electricity and thermal conductivity, heat relatively well. These properties are all associated wit ...
" – 3:22
from ''The Pleasure Principle''
# "We Are So Fragile" – 2:53
from ''Replicas''
# "
Bombers
A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes
air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.
There are two major classifications of bomber: strategic and tactical. Strategic bombing is ...
" – 3:54
Non-album single
# "
We Take Mystery (To Bed)" – 3:43
from ''I, Assassin''
#
She's Got Claws" – 4:56
from ''Dance''
# "
Complex
Complex commonly refers to:
* Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe
** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
" – 3:12
from ''The Pleasure Principle''
#
Music For Chameleons" – 3:40
from ''I, Assassin''
#
That's Too Bad" – 3:20
Non-album single
# "
This Wreckage" – 5:24
from ''Telekon''
# "Films" – 4:09
from ''The Pleasure Principle''
# "
Warriors
A warrior is a guardian specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracy, class, or caste.
History
Warriors seem to have been p ...
" – 4:09
from ''Warriors''
# "Me! I Disconnect From You – 3:22
from ''Replicas''
# "
Love Needs No Disguise" – 4:38
from the Dramatis
Dramatis are an English synth-pop band formed in the early 1980s. Chris Payne (musician), Chris Payne (Singing, vocals, Keyboard instrument, keyboards), Russell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (Drum kit, drums), and Denis Haines (key ...
album ''For Future Reference
''For Future Reference'' is the only studio album released by the British synth-pop band Dramatis. The album itself failed to reach the UK Albums Chart, however, one of the three singles released from the album, " Love Needs No Disguise" with ...
''; also appended to some versions of ''Dance''
# "
White Boys and Heroes" – 3:37
from ''I, Assassin''
# "
Sister Surprise" – 5:01
from ''Warriors''
# "
Stormtrooper in Drag
"Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner, who was the bass player in Gary Numan's backing band (and in Numan's first band, Tubeway Army). Numan is featured on the single as a co-composer, producer, musician and vocalist.
Prod ...
" – 4:53
from ''Dance''
Charts
Certificates
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Premier Hits
1996 compilation albums
Gary Numan compilation albums
Beggars Banquet Records compilation albums