The Finest is a greatest hits album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 by London Records (under the FFRR brand name)[7] and licensed in the United States to MCA Records. It includes tracks from the band's two studio albums Fine Young Cannibals (1985) and The Raw & the Cooked (1989), plus a track from the film Something Wild and three new tracks. "The Flame" was released as an accompanying single, making number 17 in the UK chart.
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Released | 26 November 1996 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 51:25 | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Melody Maker | (favorable)[3] |
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Robert Christgau | A−[5] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[6] |
The album's cover art was created by Anton Corbijn. It has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding the United States.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Roland Gift and David Steele, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "She Drives Me Crazy" (from The Raw & the Cooked, 1989) | 3:36 | |
2. | "The Flame" (previously unreleased) | 3:51 | |
3. | "Johnny Come Home" (from Fine Young Cannibals, 1985) | 3:36 | |
4. | "Good Thing" (from The Raw & the Cooked) | 3:22 | |
5. | "Suspicious Minds" (from Fine Young Cannibals) | Mark James | 3:58 |
6. | "Blue" (from Fine Young Cannibals) |
| 3:32 |
7. | "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (from Something Wild soundtrack, 1986) | Pete Shelley | 3:54 |
8. | "Don't Look Back" (from The Raw & the Cooked) | 3:40 | |
9. | "Tell Me What" (from The Raw & the Cooked) | 2:47 | |
10. | "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" (from The Raw & the Cooked) | 4:19 | |
11. | "Couldn't Care More" (from Fine Young Cannibals) | 3:31 | |
12. | "Funny How Love Is" (from Fine Young Cannibals) |
| 3:30 |
13. | "Take What I Can Get" (previously unreleased) |
| 4:15 |
14. | "Since You've Been Gone" (previously unreleased) | 3:40 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Bennun, David (30 November 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 42. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide RobertChristgau.com
- ^ Hull, Tom (26 April 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ "Who's selling where". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2021.