Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde

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Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length75:28
Label I.R.S. Records
Concrete Blonde chronology
Still in Hollywood
(1994)
Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde
(1996)
Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals
(1997)
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Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde is a best-of collection by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, released in 1996. [2] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Johnette Napolitano’s robust vocal delivery (a slightly bronchial Chrissie Hynde) makes everything here sound like party music for pale people who own a lot of black clothes." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."God Is a Bullet" James Mankey, Johnette Napolitano Free 4:24
2."Tomorrow, Wendy" Andy Prieboy Bloodletting 5:05
3."Joey"NapolitanoBloodletting4:07
4."Scene of a Perfect Crime"Mankey, NapolitanoFree4:40
5."Someday?"Napolitano Walking in London 3:30
6."Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man"NapolitanoWalking in London3:50
7."Dance Along the Edge"Napolitano Concrete Blonde 5:29
8."Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" (Short Version)NapolitanoOriginal version from Bloodletting4:28
9."Happy Birthday"Mankey, NapolitanoFree2:19
10."Caroline"NapolitanoBloodletting5:30
11."Cold Part of Town"NapolitanoConcrete Blonde3:10
12."Walking in London" (Edit)NapolitanoOriginal version from Walking in London3:59
13."Heal It Up"Napolitano Mexican Moon 4:29
14."Everybody Knows" Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson Pump Up the Volume OST 4:42
15."True"Mankey, NapolitanoConcrete Blonde2:59
16."Mexican Moon"NapolitanoMexican Moon5:03
17."Still in Hollywood"NapolitanoConcrete Blonde3:42
18."Mercedes Benz" (Live) Janis Joplin, Michael McClure, Bob Neuwirth Previously unreleased3:00

Personnel

References

  1. Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde at AllMusic
  2. "Concrete Blonde".
  3. Guides (Firm), Rough (June 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781858284576 via Google Books.
  4. "Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde". EW.com.