''The Finest'' is a compilation album by British

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band

Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) was a British pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele (musician), David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat (British band), The Beat), and singer Roland Gift (fo ...

, released in 1996 by London Records (under the FFRR brand name) and licensed in the United States to

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. It includes tracks from the band's two studio albums ''

'' (1985) and '' The Raw & the Cooked'' (1989), plus a track from the film '' Something Wild'' and three new tracks. The album's cover art was created by Anton Corbijn. It has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding the United States.

Track listing

All tracks written by

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and David Steele, except where noted.

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1996 compilation albums Fine Young Cannibals albums London Records compilation albums {{1980s-pop-rock-album-stub