The Very Best of The Stone Roses
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The Very Best of The Stone Roses is a compilation album
released by Silvertone Records
in 2002. It features most of their singles
plus album tracks including "Breaking into Heaven" and "This is the One", all of which were remastered for this album. It charted at #19 in the UK
and spent nine weeks in the Top 75.
The Very Best of is a fairly comprehensive compilation in that it gathers all the Stone Roses' best known tracks. The tracklisting was decided upon by band members. The previous compilation The Complete Stone Roses
had been criticised for not including material from the group's second album
, whilst including inferior edits and alternative versions of many songs.
Not only does the compilation contain six songs from their 1989 debut
but the album is structured to open and close with the same songs in their album versions.
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Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Silvertone Records
Silvertone Records
Silvertone Records has been the name for at least three record companies:* Silvertone Records , a United States based company.* Silvertone Records , a United Kingdom based company that existed in the 1930s...
in 2002. It features most of their singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
plus album tracks including "Breaking into Heaven" and "This is the One", all of which were remastered for this album. It charted at #19 in the UK
United Kingdom
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and spent nine weeks in the Top 75.
The Very Best of is a fairly comprehensive compilation in that it gathers all the Stone Roses' best known tracks. The tracklisting was decided upon by band members. The previous compilation The Complete Stone Roses
The Complete Stone Roses
The Complete Stone Roses is a 1995 compilation of singles and B-sides by British indie band The Stone Roses. It was released without the band's input by their record company Silvertone, with whom they were embroiled in a protracted legal battle to terminate their five year contract.The album...
had been criticised for not including material from the group's second album
Second Coming (album)
Second Coming is the second studio album by The Stone Roses, released through Geffen Records on 5 December 1994 in the UK and in early 1995 in the US. It was recorded at Forge Studios in Oswestry, Shropshire and Rockfield Studios near Monmouth in Wales between 1992 and 1994...
, whilst including inferior edits and alternative versions of many songs.
Not only does the compilation contain six songs from their 1989 debut
The Stone Roses (album)
The Stone Roses is the debut album by English rock band The Stone Roses, released on Silvertone Records in 1989. It cemented the band's reputation among critics, and is still rated by some as one of the most important albums ever...
but the album is structured to open and close with the same songs in their album versions.
Track listing
- "I Wanna Be AdoredI Wanna Be Adored"I Wanna Be Adored" is a song by the British rock group The Stone Roses. It was released as the third single from the band's debut album The Stone Roses in the UK, US, Germany, Japan and Canada...
" – 4:53 - "She Bangs the DrumsShe Bangs The Drums"She Bangs the Drums" was the second single from The Stone Roses' debut album. It was released in the UK, Japan, and Germany. The single was their first Top 40 hit, peaking at #36 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1989. A reissue in March 1990 improved by two places.The single used a noticeably...
" – 3:50 - "Ten Storey Love SongTen Storey Love Song"Ten Storey Love Song" is a The Stone Roses single released in March 1995. It was written by guitarist John Squire.It reached number 11 and spent three weeks in the UK Singles Chart. The B-sides "Moses" and "Ride On" were the last new recordings released by the group.A music video accompanied the...
" – 4:23 - "WaterfallWaterfall (The Stone Roses song)"Waterfall" is the 9th single from The Stone Roses. It was the fourth single taken from their debut album The Stone Roses. It was released on 30 December 1991 and reached #27 in the UK.-Track listing:7": [Silvertone ORE 35]...
" – 4:39 - "Made of StoneMade Of Stone"Made of Stone" is a single from The Stone Roses' eponymous début album. Jackson Pollock is referenced in the B-side "Going Down" in the line "Yeah, she looks like a painting, Jackson Pollock's No...
" – 4:16 - "Love SpreadsLove Spreads"Love Spreads" is a song by The Stone Roses, released in November 1994 as the first single from their second album Second Coming. The record was a number two hit in the UK, the highest peak for any song by the band, as well as the only Stone Roses song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at...
" – 5:47 - "What the World Is Waiting ForFools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For"Fools Gold"/"What the World Is Waiting For" is a non-album double A-side by The Stone Roses. It was released in the UK, U.S., Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Spain. "Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are also available on the compilation Turns Into Stone...
" – 3:51 - "Sally CinnamonSally CinnamonSally Cinnamon is a non-album single released by the band the Stone Roses in 1987.The song is the second single to be released by The Stone Roses, and was released before Mani joined the band. It is the first single by the Stone Roses to feature their classic sound...
" – 3:25 - "Fools GoldFools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For"Fools Gold"/"What the World Is Waiting For" is a non-album double A-side by The Stone Roses. It was released in the UK, U.S., Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Spain. "Fools Gold" and "What the World Is Waiting For" are also available on the compilation Turns Into Stone...
" – 9:54 - "Begging YouBegging You"Begging You" is a song by The Stone Roses, released as the final single before their break-up a year later, and was the third single from the album Second Coming. "Begging You" was released in the UK and Australia, peaking at #15 on the UK Singles Chart....
" – 4:53 - "Elephant StoneElephant Stone"Elephant Stone" is the third single by The Stone Roses and their first release on Silvertone Records. Originally released in October 1988, it showcased the group's growing confidence and incorporation of dance rhythms...
" – 4:51 - "Breaking Into Heaven" – 6:59
- "One LoveOne Love (The Stone Roses song)"One Love" is a non-album single by The Stone Roses. The single was released in the UK, U.S., Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain, and France, peaking at #4 in the Roses' home country of the UK, their highest charting single up until that time...
" – 3:35 - "This Is the One" – 5:00
- "I Am the ResurrectionI Am the ResurrectionI Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey is a tribute album to guitarist John Fahey released in 2006. The album's title is taken from the title of the third track of his album The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death.-History:...
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