The Best Of (James album)
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| Q | [1] |
The Best Of is the first of four compilation albums by British band James (the second album is B-Sides Ultra).
Track listing
- "Come Home" (Flood mix)
- "Sit Down" (June 1989)
- "She's a Star" (1997)
- "Laid" (October 1993)
- "Waltzing Along" (single version)
- "Say Something"
- "Born of Frustration"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Destiny Calling"
- "Out to Get You"
- "Runaground"
- "Lose Control"
- "Sometimes"
- "How Was It for You?"
- "Seven"
- "Sound"
- "Ring the Bells"
- "Hymn from a Village"
A limited edition version contains a second CD of live material, recorded at Whitfield St Studios in London on 21 January 1998:
- "Runaground" (live/bonus track)
- "Ring the Bells" (live/bonus track)
- "Out to Get You" (live/bonus track)
- "Johnny Yen" (live/bonus track)
- "Lose Control" (live/bonus track)
- "Laid" (live/bonus track)
- "Sound" (live/bonus track)
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 Q's 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."[2]