Crowded House - The Very Very Best of Crowded House *

Artist:

Crowded House

UPC:

5099991740427

See Also:

Finn, Tim Split Enz

Description:

Liner Note Author: Malcolm Hill.
Recording information: The Roxy, Los Angeles (02/26/1967).
Photographers: Dennis Keeley; Nick Seymour; William Hames; Youri Lenquette; Andy Earl; Peter Green ; Sam O`Brien.
The second big-scale Crowded House compilation -- following the first, Recurring Dream, by 14 years, and the budget-line set Classic Masters by seven - 2010`s The Very Very Best of Crowded House (the second "very" distinguishing it from Recurring Dream, which was merely "The Very Best") comes in two incarnations: a single CD running a tight 19 tracks, and a digital download that`s expanded to 32 songs. The CD version offers up much of Crowded House`s canon including "Weather with You," "Something so Strong," "Don`t Dream It`s Over," "Four Seasons in One Day," "It`s Only Natural," "Better Be Home Soon" and "Mean to Me," ultimately repeating 14 of Recurring Dream`s 19 songs while finding space for a pair of tunes from the 2007 reunion Time on Earth ("Don`t Stop Now," "Pour Le Monde"). The three tunes left behind -- "World Where You Live," "Into Temptation," "When You Come" -- are all missed but they can be found on the digital edition, along with a clutch of other great songs that help make it the best Crowded House comp so far, verging on the definitive. Naturally, the single disc isn`t as thorough, but it does as good a job of offering the basics as Recurring Dream, and will surely satisfy listeners who don`t believe they need more than a disc of Crowded House. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Now We`re Getting Somewhere
2. World Where You Live
3. Weather With You
4. Something So Strong
5. When You Come
6. Fingers of Love
7. Four Seasons In One Day
8. Distant Sun
9. Don`t Stop Now
10. Sister Madly
11. Chocolate Cake
12. Locked Out
13. Never Be the Same
14. Hole In the River
15. Not the Girl You Think You Are
16. Better Be Home Soon

DISC 2:

1. Mean To Me
2. It`s Only Natural
3. Fall At Your Feet
4. Recurring Dream
5. Private Universe
6. Pineapple Head
7. She Called Up
8. I Feel Possessed
9. Instinct
10. Everything is Good For You
11. Into Temptation
12. Nails In My Feet
13. Don`t Dream It`s Over
14. Pour Le Monde
15. Whispers and Moons
16. Throw Your Arms Around Me - (live)

Album Information

Release Date:

10/26/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

EMI

Catalog Number:

917404

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

120 : 54

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