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Key Information
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| Artist: |
James (UK Band) |
| Record Label: |
Fontana (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Brit Pop |
| Release Date: |
May 07, 2005 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Come Home (Flood mix) 2. Sit Down 3. She's a Star 4. Laid 5. Waltzing Along (Single version) 6. Say Something 7. Born of Frustration 8. Tomorrow 9. Destiny Calling 10. Out to Get You 11. Runaground 12. Lose Control (remix) 13. Sometimes 14. How Was It For You? 15. Seven 16. Sound 17. Ring the Bells 18. Hymn From a Village |
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James: Tim Booth (vocals); Saul Davies (guitar, violin, percussion); Adrian Oxxal (guitar, cello); Larry Gott, Paul Gilbertson (guitar); Andy Diagram (trumpet); Mark Hunter (keyboards); Jim Glennie (bass); David Baynton-Power, Gavan Whelan (drums). Recorded between 1985 & 1998. Includes liner notes by David Cavanagh & Tim Booth. Includes rare single version tracks and 2 previously unreleased tracks. JAMES: THE BEST OF is an excellent sampling of the late output of the band that was almost too happy for Manchester. Culled mostly from James's albums from the 1990s, the 18 songs here include the smash hit "Laid," and several other UK hits that were US sleepers, including "Come Home," "Sit Down," "She's a Star," and others. Sadly, JAMES: THE BEST OF provides only one example of the band's earlier work on Factory Records. Nevertheless, the compilation attests to the wonderful pop sensibility that characterized the James sound, as well as to the lyrical depth that helped the band develop the dedicated followin... |
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