| Listen: The Very Best Of | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Warner Music New Zealand | |||
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Listen: The Very Best Of is a greatest hits album released in 2002 by New Zealand reggae group, Herbs. The album reached number one on the New Zealand music charts. [1]
The album featured a number of songs that had never appeared on Herbs albums:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Karanga Ra" | Miro Hawke/Dilworth Karaka | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Long Ago" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Good For Life" | On My Mind | 2:44 |
| 4. | "On My Mind" | Tama Lundon/Willie Hona | |
| 5. | "Parihaka" (Tim Finn and Herbs) | Tim Finn | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Light Of The Pacific" | Toni Fonoti | 6:50 |
| 7. | "Homegrown" | Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Morrie Watene | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Till We Kissed" (with Ray Columbus) | Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil | |
| 9. | "E Papa" | Traditional | 2:06 |
| 10. | "French Letter ’95" | Toni Fonoti/Spencer Fusimalohi/Dilworth Karaka | |
| 11. | "Slice of Heaven" (Dave Dobbyn with Herbs) | Dave Dobbyn | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Rust In Dust" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai/Willie Hona | 3:25 |
| 13. | "Sensitive to a Smile" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai/Todd Casella | |
| 14. | "Jah’s Son" | Spencer Fusimalohi | 6:20 |
| 15. | "Listen" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon/Todd Casella | 4:31 |
| 16. | "No Nukes" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai | 4:13 |
| 17. | "Nuclear Waste" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon/Rob Van De Lisdonk | 4:25 |
| 18. | "See What Love Can Do" (Annie Crummer with Herbs) | Jerry Lynn Williams | 4:35 |
| 19. | "Amazing Grace" | Traditional |
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