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The Finest
Compilation album by
Fine Young Cannibals
Released26 November 1996
GenrePop rock
Length51:25
LabelMCA Records (U.S.)
London Records (UK)
Producer
Fine Young Cannibals chronology
The Raw & the Remix
(1990) 		The Finest
(1996) 		Greatest Hits
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Q[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]

The Finest is a compilation album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 on MCA Records. It includes tracks from the band's two studio albums Fine Young Cannibals (1985) and The Raw & the Cooked (1989), a track from the film Something Wild, plus three new tracks.

The album's cover art was created by Anton Corbijn. It has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding the United States.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Roland Gift and David Steele, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Drives Me Crazy" (from The Raw & the Cooked) 3:36
2."The Flame" (previously unreleased) 3:51
3."Johnny Come Home" (from Fine Young Cannibals) 3:36
4."Good Thing" (from The Raw & the Cooked) 3:22
5."Suspicious Minds" (from Fine Young Cannibals)Mark James3:58
6."Blue" (from Fine Young Cannibals)
3:32
7."Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (from Something Wild soundtrack)Pete Shelley3:54
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)
  • Gift
  • Steele
  • Cox
3:30
13."Take What I Can Get"
4:15
14."Since You've Been Gone" (previously unreleased) 3:40

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 56
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  4. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide RobertChristgau.com
  5. ^ "Who's selling where". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Finest in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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