Melting Pot (The Charlatans album)

Melting Pot
Greatest hits album by The Charlatans
Released	February 23, 1998
Recorded	1990–1997
Genre	Rock
Length	74:15
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Chris Nagle, David Allen, Flood, Steve Hillage, Dave Charles, The Charlatans
The Charlatans chronology
Tellin' Stories (1997) Melting Pot (1998) Us And Us Only (1999)

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Melting Pot is a greatest hits collection by the British band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK). Featuring tracks from their time on Beggars Banquet Records between 1990 and 1997 the album was released on February 23, 1998. The cover features a picture of The Weaverdale cafe in Northwich, the site of the group's first meeting after signing to Beggars in 1990. The song "Opportunity Three" is a remix by Flood of the song "Opportunity" from the Some Friendly album that otherwise only appeared on the Over Rising EP.

Track listing

All tracks by Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R. Collins unless otherwise stated.

1. "The Only One I Know" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 4:00
2. "Then" – 4:14
3. "Opportunity Three" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 7:28
4. "Over Rising" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 3:40
5. "Sproston Green (US version)" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 4:20
6. "Weirdo" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 3:45
7. "Theme From The Wish" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R. Collins) – 3:33
8. "Patrol (The Chemical Brothers mix)" – 7:00
9. "Can't Get Out Of Bed" – 3:12
10. "I Never Want An Easy Life If Me And He Were Ever To Get There" – 4:13
11. "Jesus Hairdo" – 3:13
12. "Crashin' In" – 5:02
13. "Just Lookin'" – 3:51
14. "Here Comes A Soul Saver" – 3:25
15. "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over" – 4:55
16. "One To Another" – 4:30
17. "North Country Boy" – 4:03

The album was re-released on May 20, 2002 with a slipcase to match the artwork of b-sides compilation Songs From The Other Side. No changes were made to the album artwork or tracklisting.

References

• Willis, D. The Charlatans : the authorised history, Virgin Books, 1999. ISBN 0-7535-0194-5
• "Link". Official Charlatans website. http://www.thecharlatans.net/. Retrieved 24 December 2005.