Out in the Fields – The Very Best of Gary Moore

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Out in the Fields: The Very Best of Gary Moore
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Greatest hits album by
Released1 December 1998
Recorded1982 - 1992
Genre Blues-Rock, Hard Rock
Length70:48
Label Virgin
Producer Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Dark Days in Paradise
(1997)
Out in the Fields: The Very Best of Gary Moore
(1998)
Blood of Emeralds
(1999)
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Out in the Fields: The Very Best of Gary Moore is a compilation album by Gary Moore. Released in 1998, the album encompasses a part of Moore's immense career from 1982 to 1992, focusing predominantly on the hard rock albums Moore released during that period. As well as the regular 1-disc version, a 2-CD limited edition was also released; the second disc contains several live and studio B-sides, a non-album single and a single remix.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Out in the Fields" (from Run for Cover , 1985) Gary Moore 4:15
2."Over the Hills and Far Away" (from Wild Frontier , 1987)Moore5:20
3."Run for Cover" (from Run for Cover, 1985)Moore4:11
4."Parisienne Walkways" (live edit; B-side to "Empty Rooms" single, 1985)Moore, Phil Lynott 5:48
5."Empty Rooms" (from Run for Cover, 1985)Moore, Neil Carter 4:15
6."The Loner" (instrumental; from Wild Frontier, 1987) Max Middleton, Moore5:54
7."Military Man" (from Run for Cover, 1985)Lynott5:36
8."After the War" (single version, from After the War , 1989)Moore4:05
9."Cold Day in Hell" (from After Hours , 1992)Moore4:24
10."Wild Frontier" (from Wild Frontier, 1987)Moore4:13
11."Still in Love with You" (B-side to "Out in the Fields" single, 1985)Lynott5:55
12."Wishing Well" (from Corridors of Power , 1982) John Bundrick, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi 4:04
13."Friday on My Mind" (single remix, from Wild Frontier, 1987) George Young, Harry Vanda 4:14
14."Still Got the Blues (For You)" (single version, from Still Got the Blues , 1990)Moore4:12
15."Ready for Love" (single version, from After the War, 1989)Moore4:25
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Messin' Around" (live; B-side to "Out in the Fields" single, 1985) Peter Green, Clifford Davis 4:08
2."Out in the Fields" (live; B-side to "Over the Hills and Far Away" single, 1987)Moore5:31
3."Reach for the Sky" (live; B-side to "Friday on My Mind" single, 1987)Moore5:10
4."The Loner" (live; non-album single, 1987)Middleton, Moore12:28
5."All Messed Up" (live; B-side to "Take a Little Time" single, 1987)Moore, Carter6:16
6."Thunder Rising" (live; B-side to "Take a Little Time" single, 1987)Moore, Carter5:46
7."Over the Hills and Far Away" (live; B-side to "After the War" single, 1989)Moore6:58
8."Military Man" (live; B-side to "Ready for Love" single, 1989)Lynott6:24
9."Devil in Her Heart" (B-side to "Hold on to Love" single, 1983)Moore3:24
10."Emerald" (B-side to "After the War" single, 1989)Lynott, Brian Robertson, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham 4:04
11."Livin' on Dreams" (single remix, from After the War, 1989)Moore4:03

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