The Ultimate Anthology is a compilation album by pop group Bucks Fizz

Bucks Fizz (band)

Bucks Fizz are an English pop group who achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and...

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Released in 2005, this album was significant in that it was the first release that contained all of Bucks Fizz's 20 hit singles together on one disc. The album was released by Sony/BMG in conjunction with Fat Dog Productions - who were a fan-based team of producers who later went on to produce The Lost Masters collections.

Many of the tracks on the album differed from the original 7" versions in that they featured a 'dead-end' rather than a fade-out. These recordings were produced at the time for television promotional appearances by the group. The album came with a Bonus disc of rare tracks and previously unreleased remixes.

In a review, Music Week

Music Week

Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week...

said that among a number of Bucks Fizz compilations, this was "undeniably the best".

Track listing

• Disc one

1. "Making Your Mind Up
   Making Your Mind Up
   "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and a UK Number-one single...
   
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2. "Piece of the Action
   Piece of the Action
   Piece of the Action is the second single by pop group Bucks Fizz, the follow-up to the Eurovision-winning song "Making Your Mind Up". It was released in May 1981 and became a top 20 hit.- Overview :...
   
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3. "One of Those Nights
   One of Those Nights
   "One of Those Nights" is a 1981 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Steve Glen, Mike Burns and Dave Most, it was the group's third single and their third UK top 20 hit.- Background :...
   
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4. "The Land of Make Believe"
5. "My Camera Never Lies
   My Camera Never Lies
   "My Camera Never Lies" is a 1982 single by pop group, Bucks Fizz. It became a UK number-one hit single in April 1982 and was featured on their album Are You Ready.- Background :...
   
   " (Dead End Version)
6. "Now Those Days Are Gone
   Now Those Days Are Gone
   "Now Those Days Are Gone" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It became a UK top ten hit in June 1982 and featured on the group's album Are You Ready.- Background :...
   
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7. "If You Can't Stand the Heat" (Dead End Version)
8. "Run for Your Life"
   Run for Your Life (Bucks Fizz song)
   "Run for Your Life" is a 1983 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was written by Andy Hill and Ian Bairnson and became the group's eighth consecutive top 20 hit in the UK...
   
   
9. "When We Were Young"
   When We Were Young (song)
   "When We Were Young" is a 1983 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Featuring lead vocals by member Jay Aston, the song became their sixth top ten hit in the UK.- Song information :...
   
    (Dead End Version)
10. "London Town" (Dead End Version)
11. "Rules of the Game"
12. "Talking in Your Sleep"
13. "Golden Days
    Golden Days
    "Golden Days" is a 1984 single by the UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was originally recorded by Cliff Richard.- Background :Released in October 1984, this was the thirteenth single by the group but failed to achieve the success of the group's previous hits and stalled at No. 42 in the UK Charts...
    
    " (Dead End Version)
14. "I Hear Talk" (7" Version)
15. "You and Your Heart so Blue
    You and Your Heart so Blue
    "You and Your Heart So Blue" is a single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Released in June 1985, the song was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield and was produced by Hill. This single was the last to feature member Jay Aston, who quit the group the same month....
    
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16. "Magical"
17. "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
    New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
    "New Beginning " is a 1986 single by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart placing for four years...
    
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18. "Love the One You're With
    Love the One You're With
    "Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. The first release off his first solo album Stephen Stills, it rose to the top twenty of the pop singles chart, peaking at No. 14....
    
    " (7" Edit)
19. "Keep Each Other Warm
    Keep Each Other Warm
    "Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz.The song peaked at No.45 in the UK in December 1986. It was the fifth and final single from their Writing on the Wall album, which was released at the same time...
    
    " (Dead End Version)
20. "Heart of Stone"
    Heart of Stone (Bucks Fizz song)
    "Heart of Stone" is a song written by Andy Hill and Pete Sinfield for the band Bucks Fizz in 1988, and recorded by the band at Abbey Road Studios in London. It was to be later recorded and popularized by Cher in 1990.-Bucks Fizz version :...
    
    

• Bonus disc

1. "Oh Suzanne"
2. "When We Were Young" (Extended Club Version)
3. "Rules of the Game" (Extended Mix)
4. "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
5. "You and Your Heart So Blue" (Extended Version)
6. "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (Extended Version)
7. "Keep Each Other Warm" (Long Version)
8. "Give a Little Love" (Long Version)
9. "If Paradise is Half as Nice"
   (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice
   " Half as Nice" is a popular single by Amen Corner.Originally written by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti for La Ragazza 77, alias Ambra Borelli, in 1968 as "Il paradiso della vita" , and later in 1969 for Patty Pravo as "Il Paradiso" , it was translated into English by Jack Fishman...
   
   (Extended Version)
10. "This Fragile Heart"
11. "My Camera Never Lies" (1987 Remix) (Previously Unreleased)
12. "The Land of Make Believe" (1991 Dance Funk Remix) (Previously Unreleased)

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