''The Best of the West'' is the title of the first compilation album released by

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

group

Rednex Rednex is a Swedish musical group whose style is a mix of American country music and modern Eurodance, with their appearance and stage names taking inspiration from the American redneck stereotypes. The band originally consisted of the lead sin ...

compiling almost all previously released Rednex singles, except the promotional single "Riding Alone". The album is the second and final release through

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...

Background

Following the second success of the previous single release "

Spirit Of The Hawk "The Spirit of the Hawk" is a song by Swedish musical group Rednex released from their second album, ''Farm Out'' (2000). The lyrics include the spoken lines "My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no shelter, no food. No ...

" and the second studio album ''

Farm Out ''Farm Out'' (stylized as ''...farm out!''), is the second studio album by Swedish dance group Rednex through Jive Records. It is the first and only album to feature the female lead singer Mia Löfgren, who replaced original singer Annika Ljungber ...

'', Rednex released their first compilation album ''The Best of the West'' in 2002.

Content

''The Best of the West'' consists of 15 songs, six of them, "Old Pop in an Oak", "Wish You Were Here", "Cotton Eye Joe" in its original and a remix version, "Rolling Home" and "Wild 'N Free", which have been previously released as singles from ''

Sex & Violins ''Sex & Violins (''also known on later US releases as ''Cotton Eye Joe (Sex & Violins)'') is the debut studio album by Swedish Eurodance group Rednex, released on Jive Records in February 1995. Content Female vocals on the album are provided by ...

'' in 1995. Four tracks, "Spirit Of The Hawk", "The Way I Mate", "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" and "Hold Me For A While", have been previously released as singles, except "The Devil Went Down To Georgia", which only received a music video release, from ''Farm Out'' back in 2000. The other five songs – "Are You Strong Enough", "The Song Of Silence", "Love Me Or Leave Me", "Ride The Hurricane's Eye" and " The Chase" – is previously unreleased new material, which latter mentioned has been released as the album's lead single, followed by the 2002 remix version of "Cotton Eye Joe". The only single release excluded on this album is the promotional single "Riding Alone", released in 1997. The vocals on the new material are by Julie-Anne Tulley, while Annika Ljungberg's and Mia Löfgren's vocals are still featured on the old material from their ''Sex & Violins'' and ''Farm Out'' eras.

Track listings

# " Cotton Eye Joe (Remix)" - 3:33 # "

" - 4:01 # "

Old Pop In An Oak "Old Pop in an Oak" is a song recorded by Swedish band Rednex, released in 1994 as the second single from their debut album, ''Sex & Violins'' (1995). It reached number-one in many countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Swe ...

" - 3:31 # "

Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * Wish You Were Here (1987 film), ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland * Wish You Were Here (2012 film), ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 ...

" - 3:55 # "Are You Strong Enough" - 3:42 # "

The Way I Mate "The Way I Mate" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released from their second album, ''Farm Out ''Farm Out'' (stylized as ''...farm out!''), is the second studio album by Swedish dance group Rednex through Jive Records. It is t ...

" - 3:37 # "The Song Of Silence" - 3:39 # "Love Me Or Leave Me" - 4:04 # "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - 3:35 # "Ride The Hurricane's Eye" - 3:18 # "

Hold Me For A While "Hold Me for a While" is a pop ballad by the Swedish band Rednex, released from their second album ''Farm Out ''Farm Out'' (stylized as ''...farm out!''), is the second studio album by Swedish dance group Rednex through Jive Records. It is th ...

" - 4:44 # " The Chase" - 3:10 # "

Cotton Eye Joe "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") is a traditional American Country music, country folk song popular at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the Southern Unite ...

" - 3:12 # " Rolling Home" - 4:41 # "

Wild 'N Free "Wild 'N Free" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released as the fourth single from their debut album, ''Sex & Violins''. Its techno-country dance style is built around a re-recorded sample of "The Infernal Galop" from Act II, Sc ...

" - 3:38 2002 greatest hits albums Rednex albums {{2000s-country-album-stub