''The Ultimate Collection'' is a

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and

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, released on 7 November 1988 by E'G Records. Unlike the 1986 compilation album '' Street Life'', which was predominantly Roxy Music material, ''The Ultimate Collection'' focuses more on Ferry's solo career. It includes the previously unreleased track "

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", a leftover from the 1977 sessions for the album '' The Bride Stripped Bare'', which was also released as a single in 1989, and the track "Help Me" which had been released as a single in the US in 1986 but was unreleased in the UK until this album. The album peaked at number six on the

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and has been certified triple platinum by the

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(BPI).

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted. # Bryan Ferry: "

Let's Stick Together ''Let's Stick Together'' is a 1976 album by Bryan Ferry. His third solo release, it was his first following the disbanding of Roxy Music earlier in the year. Unlike Ferry's two previous solo recordings, ''Let’s Stick Together'' was not a dedi ...

('88 remix)" (

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) – 2:55 (original version from ''

'', 1976) # Bryan Ferry: " The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) – 4:34 (from '' Another Time, Another Place'', 1974) # Roxy Music: "

Dance Away "Dance Away" is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music. Released in April 1979, it was the second single to be taken from their album ''Manifesto'', and became one of the band's most famous songs, reaching number 2 in the UK and spending a to ...

" – 3:45 (from ''

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'', 1979) # Roxy Music: " Angel Eyes" (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) (edit) – 3:06 (from ''

'', 1979) # Bryan Ferry: "

" ( Joe & Audrey Allison) – 4:03 (previously unreleased, recorded 1977) # Bryan Ferry: " Tokyo Joe" – 3:54 (from '' In Your Mind'', 1977) # Roxy Music: " All I Want Is You" – 2:51 (from '' Country Life'', 1974) # Roxy Music: "

Jealous Guy "Jealous Guy" is a song written and originally recorded by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album ''Imagine (John Lennon album), Imagine''. Not released as a single during Lennon's lifetime, it became an international hit in a v ...

" (

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) – 6:12 (from "Jealous Guy" A-side single, 1981) # Bryan Ferry: "

The Price of Love "The Price of Love" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in 1965. It charted at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It spent one week at Number 1 on the UK's NME chart, but in the US, the song failed to chart ...

" ( Don & Phil Everly) – 3:24 (from ''

'', 1976) # Bryan Ferry: "

Don't Stop the Dance "Don't Stop the Dance" is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry from his sixth solo studio album, '' Boys and Girls'' (1985). It was released as the album's second single. The track was written and produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies. It made the top ...

" (Bryan Ferry,

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) – 4:20 (from '' Boys and Girls'', 1985) # Roxy Music: "

Love Is the Drug "Love Is the Drug" is a 1975 song from English rock band Roxy Music's fifth studio album ''Siren'', released as a single in September 1975. Co-written by Bryan Ferry and Andy Mackay, the song originated as a slower, dreamier track until the b ...

" (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:04 (from ''

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'', 1975) # Bryan Ferry: " This Is Tomorrow" – 3:35 (from '' In Your Mind'', 1977) # Bryan Ferry: "

Slave to Love "Slave to Love" is the first single released from Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry's 1985 release, '' Boys and Girls''. The song is one of Ferry's most popular solo hits. The single was released on 28 April 1985 and spent nine weeks in the UK cha ...

" – 4:27 (from '' Boys and Girls'', 1985) # Bryan Ferry: "Help Me" – 4:37 (US-only single release, 1986) # Roxy Music: "

Avalon Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...

" – 4:14 (from ''

'', 1982) # Roxy Music: " More than This" – 4:30 (Bonus track on the M6 interaction 1994 re-release, from ''

'', 1982) Note: Some versions of the CD contain alternate ordering of the tracks, with "Dance Away" appearing as track 15 instead of track 3.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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