''The Best Of'' is the first of four
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s by British band
James
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(the second album is ''
B-Sides Ultra
This is the discography of English rock band James (band), James.
Albums
Studio albums
1Released as ''James'' in the US in 1991
Compilation albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
Notes
Promotional singles
Videography Vide ...
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Track listing
# "
Come Home" (Flood mix)
from ''Gold Mother
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'' (1991 Re-release)
# "
Sit Down"
from ''Gold Mother'' (1991 Re-release)
# "
She's a Star
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from ''Whiplash
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# "
Laid"
from '' Laid''
# "
Waltzing Along" (single version)
from ''Whiplash''
# "
Say Something"
from ''Laid''
# "
Born of Frustration
"Born of Frustration" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth and released as a single by English Madchester band James. It is the follow-up to 1991 hits " Sit Down" and "Sound", which both peaked within the UK top 10.
The son ...
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from ''Seven
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''
# "
Tomorrow"
from ''Whiplash''
# "
Destiny Calling"
Previously unreleased
# "Out to Get You"
from ''Laid''
# "
Runaground"
Previously unreleased
# "Lose Control"
from ''Gold Mother'' (1991 Re-release)
# "Sometimes"
from ''Laid''
# "How Was It for You?"
from ''Gold Mother''
# "Seven"
from ''Seven''
# "
Sound
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from ''Seven''
# "
Ring the Bells"
from ''Seven''
# "Hymn from a Village"
from '' James II''
A limited edition version contains a second CD of live material, recorded at Whitfield St Studios in
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on 21 January 1998:
# "
Runaground"
# "
Ring the Bells"
# "Out to Get You"
# "Johnny Yen"
# "Lose Control"
# "
Laid"
# "
Sound
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In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...
"
Reception
"They're as stubborn (another admirable James trait) as disenfranchised mules; their audience is not growing (''
Whiplash
Whiplash may refer to:
* The long flexible part of a whip
* Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury
** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles
Film and television
* ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer
* ''Whiplas ...
'' sold 150,000) and they've influenced precisely nobody," observed ''
Qs John Aizlewood, "but every track here – including new songs 'Runaground' and 'Destiny Calling, which unveil the mature James: "Tell us when our time is up/Show us how to die well/Show us how to let it all go" – bristles with inspiration."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Press releaseat
Mercury Records
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1998 greatest hits albums
James (band) compilation albums
Mercury Records compilation albums
Fontana Records compilation albums