The Best of M People

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The Best of M People is the first greatest hits album released by M People, in 1998. It has seventeen tracks, ten top ten hits and three new songs, the two top 20 hit singles: "Testify" and "Dreaming" plus a cover version of "What a Fool Believes". A limited edition included a bonus live album with eight tracks recorded live at the Later... with Jools Holland M People special, plus enhanced content. This album is now available in the United States through iTunes.

There was also an advanced sampler called Classic and a promotional version containing the same content as the bonus live disc but with more sound excerpts and full videos.

Track listing

Original version

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Testify"Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, Heather SmallPreviously unreleased3:57
2."Search for the Hero"Pickering, HeardBizarre Fruit4:09
3."Moving On Up"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming3:35
4."Angel St"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:10
5."One Night in Heaven"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming4:23
6."Itchycoo Park"Steve Marriott, Ronnie LaneBizarre Fruit II3:56
7."Sight for Sore Eyes"Pickering, Heard, SmallBizarre Fruit3:56
8."Just for You"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:00
9."Colour My Life"PickeringNorthern Soul3:40
10."How Can I Love You More?" (Remix)Pickering, HeardNorthern Soul4:42
11."Dreaming"Pickering, Heard, SmallPreviously unreleased4:41
12."Open Your Heart"Pickering, Heard, SmallBizarre Fruit3:38
13."Don't Look Any Further"Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, Duane HitchingsElegant Slumming3:50
14."Someday"Marshall JeffersonNorthern Soul3:43
15."Renaissance"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming3:51
16."Fantasy Island"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:12
17."What a Fool Believes"Michael McDonald, Kenny LogginsPreviously unreleased4:36
Limited Edition bonus live disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Search for the Hero" (Live)Pickering, Heard5:40
2."Moving On Up" (Live)Pickering, Heard5:53
3."One Night in Heaven" (Live)Pickering, Heard6:39
4."Sight for Sore Eyes" (Live)Pickering, Heard, Small7:17
5."Just for You" (Live)Pickering, Heard, Small5:53
6."Colour My Life" (Live)Pickering3:30
7."Open Your Heart" (Live)Pickering, Heard, Small3:41
8."Someday" (Live)Jefferson4:50

Classic version

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."One Night in Heaven"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming4:23
2."Angel St"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:10
3."Sight for Sore Eyes"Pickering, Heard, SmallBizarre Fruit3:56
4."Search for the Hero"Pickering, HeardBizarre Fruit4:09
5."Colour My Life"PickeringNorthern Soul3:40
6."Moving On Up"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming3:35
7."How Can I Love You More?"Pickering, HeardNorthern Soul4:42
8."Itchycoo Park"Marriott, LaneBizarre Fruit II5:38
9."Open Your Heart"Pickering, Heard, SmallBizarre Fruit3:38
10."Just for You"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:00
11."Don't Look Any Further"Golde, Lambert, HitchingsElegant Slumming3:50
12."Excited"Pickering, HeardNorthern Soul3:43
13."Someday"JeffersonNorthern Soul3:43
14."Fantasy Island"Pickering, Heard, SmallFresco4:12
15."Renaissance"Pickering, HeardElegant Slumming3:51
16."Love Rendezvous"Pickering, HeardBizarre Fruit3:48

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