The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
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Released | 13 October 1986 | |||
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Label | Jive | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
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The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is a compilation album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in October 1986 by Jive Records. It is the first official compilation album released by the band.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by M. Score, A. Score, F. Maudsley, and P. Reynolds; except where indicated
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Ran (So Far Away)" | 4:55 |
2. | "Space Age Love Song" | 3:45 |
3. | "Telecommunication" | 2:29 |
4. | "The More You Live, the More You Love" | 4:09 |
5. | "Nightmares" | 4:36 |
6. | "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" | 5:30 |
7. | "(It's Not Me) Talking" | 5:00 |
8. | "Transfer Affection" | 5:20 |
9. | "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" (M. Score, A Flock of Seagulls) | 4:17 |
10. | "D.N.A." | 2:30 |
11. | "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Extended Version)" (CD bonus track) | 9:36 |
12. | "The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix)" (CD bonus track) | 6:12 |
Reception
[edit]Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the albums proves "they did do some good new nomantic [sic] synth pop" and that the album "contain[s] all of the group's best material...while new wave fetishists will likely go for the actual albums anyway, most listeners will be more than satisfied with this."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. A Flock of Seagulls - The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Orski, Alan (1998). "A Flock of Seagulls". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 434–435.
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone a flock of seagulls album guide.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
- ^ Bradley, Lloyd (December 1986). "A Flock of Seagulls: The Best Of". Q. No. 3. p. 108.