Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies

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Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies
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Released21 March 2000
Recorded1990–1996
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock, power pop
Label DGC Records
Producer Mike Ragogna, Nick Launay, Don Fleming and John Leckie
The Posies chronology
Success
(1998)
Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies
(2000)
Alive Before the Iceberg
(2000)
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Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies is a compilation album by Seattle alternative rock band The Posies, released in 2000. This album was compiled with Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer's full participation, but only collected songs from their successful and influential years on the Geffen and DGC labels.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."My Big Mouth" Dear 23 2:27
2."Golden Blunders"Dear 234:28
3."Any Other Way"Dear 234:08
4."Suddenly Mary"Dear 234:13
5."Spite and Malice""Suddenly Mary" B-side2:59
6."I am the Cosmos" (Chris Bell cover)"Feel/I am the Cosmos" EP4:14
7."King Midas In Reverse" (The Hollies cover) Sing Hollies in Reverse 5:29
8."Dream All Day" Frosting on the Beater 3:05
9."Solar Sister"Frosting on the Beater3:20
10."Flavor of the Month"Frosting on the Beater2:36
11."Definite Door"Frosting on the Beater4:04
12."Coming Right Along"Frosting on the Beater6:20
13."Going, Going, Gone" Reality Bites Soundtrack 3:32
14."Ontario" Amazing Disgrace 2:39
15."Throwaway"Amazing Disgrace3:53
16."Please Return it"Amazing Disgrace3:30
17."Sad to be Aware""Please Return It" B-side4:15
18."Everybody is a Fucking Liar"Amazing Disgrace3:15
19."Flood of Sunshine"Dear 238:22
Total length:69:03

Personnel

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