''The Very Best of James Young'' is the twelfth comedy album released by Northern Irish

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and actor James Young and the third to be released posthumously. The album cover features a

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of pictures taken by Stanley Matchett for Young's previous albums ''

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'', '' Young at Heart'', ''

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''. The album is a

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featuring a mix of Young's sketches, serious monologues and comedy songs as well as material previously only available on his

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releases. Each volume of the album was made available separately or in a boxset with '' The Ballymena Cowboy''.

Track listing

Volume 1

# Smithfield Market, Belfast - 3:31 # The Farmer Wants A Wife - 5:44 # The Glentoran Supporter - 3:11 # Big Aggie's Man - 3:05 # The Letter - 6:36 # Wee Davy - 5:00 # I'm The Only Catholic (On The Linfield Team) - 2:42 # A Boy Finds Out The Facts - 3:49 # Behind The Barricades - 1:32 # In The Year - 5:21 # Gerry's Walls - 2:18 # Me Da - 5:14 # A Boy Looks At Life - 5:01 # An American View Of Ulster - 5:48

Volume 2

# Meet James Young - 6:54 # The Presentation - 5:35 # God Bless The Working Man - 3:19 # Living In Hope - 6:59 # Orange Lily - 6:39 # Mr Thompson Goes To Dublin - (With

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) - 8:42 # The Crabbed Oul Woman - 3:38 # I Loved A Papish - 9:05 # What's On Tonight - 4:50 # Ulster's Space Man - 2:30

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best of James Young, The James Young (comedian) albums 2001 compilation albums