Now That's What I Call Quite Good
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Now That's What I Call Quite Good was the post-breakup greatest hits
album
from The Housemartins
. It was released in 1988. As well as singles, the compilation includes various album tracks, B-sides and radio session recordings. It includes many humorous liner notes from the band, including New Zealand
sales and charts stats, and the song Caravan of Love
.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from The Housemartins
The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...
. It was released in 1988. As well as singles, the compilation includes various album tracks, B-sides and radio session recordings. It includes many humorous liner notes from the band, including New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sales and charts stats, and the song Caravan of Love
Caravan of Love
"Caravan of Love" is a 1985 R&B hit originally recorded by Isley-Jasper-Isley, the second half of The Isley Brothers' 3 + 3 lineup of the 1970s.-Isley-Jasper-Isley version:...
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Track listing
- "I Smell Winter" – 3:23
- "Bow Down" – 3:01
- "Think for a Minute!" – 3:29
- "Always Something There to Remind Me" (John Peel Session 4/11/87) – 3:30
- "The Mighty Ship" – 1:50
- "Sheep" – 2:16
- "I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like a Shelter)" – 4:46
- "Five Get Over ExcitedFive Get Over ExcitedFive Get Over Excited is a song by The Housemartins released as a single from their album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death.The followup to their #1 UK hit "Caravan of Love" , it peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1987.Although it was the first single without drummer Hugh...
" – 2:41 - "Everyday's the Same" – 2:56
- "Build" – 4:48
- "Step Outside" – 4:13
- "Flag Day" – 3:32
- "Happy HourHappy Hour (The Housemartins song)"Happy Hour" is a 1986 single by The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart....
" – 2:22 - "You've Got a FriendYou've Got a Friend"You've Got a Friend" is a song from 1971, originally written and performed by Carole King. It was included in her album Tapestry of 1971, but was made famous by James Taylor's cover version the same year...
" – 3:30 - "He Ain't Heavy, He's My BrotherHe Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970....
" (Capital Radio Session 13/3/86) – 2:47 - "Freedom" (Janice Long Session 6/11/85) – 3:27
- "The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" – 3:30
- "Caravan of LoveCaravan of Love"Caravan of Love" is a 1985 R&B hit originally recorded by Isley-Jasper-Isley, the second half of The Isley Brothers' 3 + 3 lineup of the 1970s.-Isley-Jasper-Isley version:...
" – 3:39 - "The Light Is Always Green" – 3:58
- "We're Not Deep" – 2:15
- "Me and the Farmer" – 2:54
- "Lean on Me" – 4:27
- "Drop Down Dead" (John Peel Session 21/7/85) – 3:01
- "Hopelessly Devoted to Them" – 2:10