Ultimate Collection: The Fixx
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Ultimate Collection is a 1999 compilation
of songs by the band The Fixx
. It is largely a collection of album versions. However, there are two B-sides, and one recording pulled from the rare Happy Landings EP, which make it stand out from other greatest hits collections.
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...
of songs by the band The Fixx
The Fixx
The Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
. It is largely a collection of album versions. However, there are two B-sides, and one recording pulled from the rare Happy Landings EP, which make it stand out from other greatest hits collections.
Track listing
- "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
- "Red Skies" – 4:20
- "Lost Planes" – 3:19
- "Some People" – 3:00
- Tracks 1-4 from Shuttered RoomShuttered RoomShuttered Room is the debut studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1982.-Track listing:Shuttered Room has been released in a number of different configurations...
- Tracks 1-4 from Shuttered Room
- "Saved by ZeroSaved By Zero"Saved by Zero" is a song by new wave rock group The Fixx. Released in 1983, it was the lead single their second album, Reach the Beach, and is perhaps their second best-known song following "One Thing Leads to Another."...
" – 3:23 - "One Thing Leads to AnotherOne Thing Leads to Another"One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by new wave rock group The Fixx, from their album Reach the Beach. "One Thing Leads to Another" is the group's best known song, and their most successful single, peaking at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1983 and peaking at No. 2 on the US...
" – 3:24 - "The Sign of Fire" – 3:51
- Tracks 5-7 from Reach the BeachReach the BeachReach the Beach is the second studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1983. The album reached number eight on the American albums chart, their highest to date there...
- Tracks 5-7 from Reach the Beach
- "Going Overboard" – 3:16
- B-side to "Saved by Zero"
- "Deeper and Deeper [long version]" – 6:29
- This version appeared on the B-side to "Are We Ourselves?".
- "Are We Ourselves?" – 2:28
- "Sunshine in the Shade" – 2:26
- "Less Cities, More Moving People" – 3:35
- Tracks 10-12 from Phantoms
- "A Letter to Both Sides" – 3:19
- From the soundtrack to the motion picture Fletch
- "Secret Separation" – 3:49
- "Built for the Future" – 3:54
- Tracks 14 & 15 from Walkabout
- "Driven Out" – 3:58 (From Calm AnimalsCalm AnimalsCalm Animals is the fifth studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them their final #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Track listing:...
) - "How Much Is Enough" – 3:50
- "No One Has to Cry" – 4:01
- Tracks 17 & 18 from Ink
- "Two Different Views" – 5:49 (From the Happy Landings EP)