"Finest Thing" is a song recorded by
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition ''Search for a Star''. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first ...
's band,
Blue Zone.
It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Blue Zone, Chris Porter and
Pete Wingfield
William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.
Career
Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...
.
The single was released in the United Kingdom and Germany in June 1986.
"Finest Thing" was remixed by
Nick Martinelli
Nicholas J. Martinelli (born 5 July 1952) is an American R&B and pop record producer. During the 1980s he worked with many R&B and pop music artists, some of them based in the UK. Acts he has worked with include Loose Ends, Phyllis Hyman, Fiv ...
.
Track listings
German/UK 7" single
#"Finest Thing" – 4:20
#"
Love Will Wait" – 4:20
German/UK 12" single
#"Finest Thing" (Extended Version) – 6:30
#"Finest Thing" (7" Version) – 4:20
#"Love Will Wait" (Extended Version) – 6:46
UK 12" single (Remix)
#"Finest Thing" (
U.S. Remix) – 6:00
#"Finest Thing" (
Instrumental Dub) – 5:10
#"Love Will Wait" – 4:20
References
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1986 songs
1986 singles
Blue Zone (band) songs
Songs written by Lisa Stansfield
Arista Records singles
Songs written by Ian Devaney
Songs written by Andy Morris (musician)
Song recordings produced by Pete Wingfield