The Best of Spandau Ballet

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The Best of Spandau Ballet
Greatest hits album by
Released16 September 1991
Recorded1980–1990
Genre
Length81:52 (LP) 75.45 (CD)
LabelChrysalis
Spandau Ballet chronology
Heart Like a Sky
(1989)
The Best of Spandau Ballet
(1991)
The Collection
(1997)

The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 16 September 1991 by Chrysalis Records. It features most of the band's singles between 1980 and 1989 in chronological order of release.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "To Cut a Long Story Short" – 3:21 from Journeys to Glory
  2. "The Freeze" – 3:31 from Journeys to Glory
  3. "Muscle Bound" – 3:54 from Journeys to Glory
  4. "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" – 4:04 from Diamond
  5. "Paint Me Down" – 3:42 from Diamond
  6. "She Loved Like Diamond" – 2:55 from Diamond *
  7. "Instinction" – 3:33 from Diamond
  8. "Lifeline" – 3:19 from True
  9. "Communication" – 3:25 from True
  10. "True" – 5:32 from True
  11. "Gold" – 3:50 from True
  12. "Only When You Leave" – 4:47 from Parade
  13. "I'll Fly for You" – 5:10 from Parade
  14. "Highly Strung" – 4:10 from Parade
  15. "Round and Round" – 4:32 from Parade
  16. "Fight for Ourselves" – 4:22 from Through the Barricades
  17. "Through the Barricades" – 5:16 from Through the Barricades
  18. "How Many Lies" – 4:34 from Through the Barricades
  19. "Raw" – 3:47 from Heart Like a Sky *
  20. "Be Free with Your Love" – 4:36 from Heart Like a Sky

Notes

  • The CD version omits "She Loved Like Diamond" and "Raw" in order to facilitate a single disc release.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for The Best of Spandau Ballet
Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 44

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spandau Ballet – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Spandau Ballet – The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.