A Collection (Underworld album)

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A Collection
Underworld-a-collection.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released4 December 2011
Recorded1992–2011
Genre Techno
House
Trance
Electronica
Label underworldlive.com/Cooking Vinyl
Producer Rick Smith
Underworld chronology
1992–2012 The Anthology
(2012)
A Collection
(2011)
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters 8/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

A Collection is a single-disc compilation album by Underworld, released on 4 December 2011 on underworldlive.com for digital download. A physical CD was released on 23 January 2012. At the same time, 1992-2012 The Anthology , a three disc compilation was also released. [6]

No.TitleLength
1."The First Note Is Silent (with High Contrast & Tiësto)"3:39
2."Scribble"3:48
3."Beebop Hurry (Karl Hyde and Brian Eno)"3:08
4."Downpipe (with Mark Knight and D. Ramirez)"3:20
5."Crocodile"3:50
6."To Heal"2:34
7."Two Months Off"3:58
8."Jumbo"4:06
9."Born Slippy .NUXX"4:21
10."Dark & Long (Dark Train)"6:14
11."Mmm Skyscraper I Love You"7:45
12."Pearls Girl"4:22
13."Cowgirl (Live)"3:39
14."Rez"5:59
15."King of Snake"3:50
16."Moaner"4:08

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References

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