''38 Carat Collection'' (released as ''The Collection'' in the U.S.) is a

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by the English pop

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Prefab Sprout Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they r ...

, released in October 1999 by

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. It was issued in a double CD version. Each disc is arranged in chronological order, with most of the group's singles appearing on disc 1 ("The Devil Has All the Best Tunes" is omitted, and "All The World Loves Lovers" and "I Remember That" appear on the second CD) and tracks from their six previous studio albums on disc 2. "Where the Heart Is", the theme from the TV series of same name, was issued as a single in May 2000.

Track listing

Disc 1

# "Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)" (stand-alone single) # "Don't Sing" (from '' Swoon'') # "Couldn't Bear to Be Special" (from ''Swoon'') # "

When Love Breaks Down "When Love Breaks Down" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, first released by Kitchenware Records in October 1984. It was the first single taken from their album of the following year, ''Steve McQueen''. On its first release, the singl ...

" (from ''

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'') # "Faron Young" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Appetite" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Johnny Johnny" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "

Cars and Girls "Cars and Girls" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in February 1988. It was the first single taken from their album of that year, ''From Langley Park to Memphis''. The single failed to reach the top 40 ...

" (from ''

From Langley Park to Memphis ''From Langley Park to Memphis'' is the third studio album by English pop band Prefab Sprout. It was released by Kitchenware Records on 14 March 1988. It peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position for any studio album relea ...

'') # "

The King of Rock 'n' Roll "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in March 1988. It was the second single taken from their album of that year, ''From Langley Park to Memphis''. It remains the band's bigge ...

" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "Hey Manhattan!" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "The Golden Calf" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "Looking for Atlantis" (from '' Jordan: The Comeback'') # "We Let the Stars Go" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "Carnival 2000" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "

The Sound of Crying "The Sound of Crying" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in June 1992. It was one of two new songs included on their compilation album '' A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout''. It was one of ...

" (from '' A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout'') # "If You Don't Love Me" (from ''A Life of Surprises: The Best of Prefab Sprout'') # "Life of Surprises" (from ''

Protest Songs A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of ''topical'' songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre. Among social mov ...

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A Prisoner of the Past "A Prisoner of the Past" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records on 21 April 1997. It was the lead single from ''Andromeda Heights'', the band's first studio album in seven years. Frontman Paddy McAloon wrot ...

" (from ''

Andromeda Heights ''Andromeda Heights'' is the sixth studio album by the English pop group Prefab Sprout. It was released by Kitchenware Records on 2 May 1997. It peaked at number 7 in the UK Albums Chart. "A Prisoner of the Past" and "Electric Guitars" were also ...

'') # "Electric Guitars" (from ''Andromeda Heights'')

Disc 2

# "Cue Fanfare" (from ''Swoon'') # "Cruel" (from ''Swoon'') # "Bonny" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Moving the River" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Desire As" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Horsin' Around" (from ''Steve McQueen'') # "Pearly Gates" (from ''Protest Songs'') # "'Til the Cows Come Home" (from ''Protest Songs'') # "Enchanted" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "I Remember That" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "Nightingales" (from ''From Langley Park to Memphis'') # "Jordan: The Comeback" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "All the World Loves Lovers" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "Jesse James Bolero" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "Doo Wop in Harlem" (from ''Jordan: The Comeback'') # "Life's a Miracle" (from ''Andromeda Heights'') # "Swans" (from ''Andromeda Heights'') # "Andromeda Heights" (from ''Andromeda Heights'') # " Where the Heart Is" (theme from the TV series of the same name)

References

Prefab Sprout albums Albums produced by Thomas Dolby Albums produced by Jon Kelly 1999 greatest hits albums Columbia Records compilation albums {{1990s-pop-album-stub