| Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde | ||||
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| Released | February 20, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 75:28 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. Records | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde is a best-of collection by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, released in 1996. [2] [3]
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "God Is a Bullet" | James Mankey, Johnette Napolitano | Free | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow, Wendy" | Andy Prieboy | Bloodletting | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Joey" | Napolitano | Bloodletting | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Scene of a Perfect Crime" | Mankey, Napolitano | Free | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Someday?" | Napolitano | Walking in London | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man" | Napolitano | Walking in London | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Dance Along the Edge" | Napolitano | Concrete Blonde | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" (Short Version) | Napolitano | Original version from Bloodletting | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Happy Birthday" | Mankey, Napolitano | Free | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Caroline" | Napolitano | Bloodletting | 5:30 |
| 11. | "Cold Part of Town" | Napolitano | Concrete Blonde | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Walking in London" (Edit) | Napolitano | Original version from Walking in London | 3:59 |
| 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, Napolitano | Concrete Blonde | 2:59 |
| 16. | "Mexican Moon" | Napolitano | Mexican Moon | 5:03 |
| 17. | "Still in Hollywood" | Napolitano | Concrete Blonde | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Mercedes Benz" (Live) | Janis Joplin, Michael McClure, Bob Neuwirth | Previously unreleased | 3:00 |
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Concrete Blonde was an American alternative rock band from Hollywood, California. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and reunited twice: first from 2001 to 2004, and again from 2010 to 2012. They were best known for their album Bloodletting (1990), its top 20 single "Joey", and Johnette Napolitano's distinctive vocal style.
Johnette Napolitano is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.
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Mexican Moon is an album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.
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"Joey" is the ninth track from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde's third studio album, Bloodletting (1990). The song was released in 1990 and was written and sung by the band's frontwoman, Johnette Napolitano. The song was written in a cab on the way to a photo studio in Philadelphia; it was the last vocal recorded on the album due to Napolitano's reluctance to record the lyrics, which were hard for her to deal with.
"Tomorrow Wendy" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Andy Prieboy. Released in 1990 as the lead single from his first solo album ...Upon My Wicked Son, Prieboy recorded the song as a duet with Johnette Napolitano. In 1990, Napolitano would also record the song with her band Concrete Blonde for their third studio album Bloodletting.
"Damage I've Done" is a song from American band The Heads, which was released in 1996 as the lead single from their only studio album No Talking, Just Head. A collaboration between the Heads and Johnette Napolitano, "Damage I've Done" was written by Napolitano (lyrics), and Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, T. "Blast" Murray and Tina Weymouth (music). It was produced by the Heads.
"Heal It Up" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1993 as the second single from their fifth studio album Mexican Moon. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Sean Freehill.
"Caroline" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1990 as the third single from their third studio album Bloodletting. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. The song reached number 23 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"God Is a Bullet" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album Free. The song was written and produced by the band. "God Is a Bullet" reached number 15 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"True" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1987 as the second single from their debut studio album Concrete Blonde (1986). The song was written by Johnette Napolitano and James Mankey, and produced by Earle Mankey and Concrete Blonde. The song reached number 42 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
"Someday?" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1992 as the second single from their fourth studio album Walking in London. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. "Someday?" reached number 8 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in May 1992.
"Happy Birthday" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1989 as the second single from their second studio album Free. The song was written and produced by the band.
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"Still in Hollywood" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1986 as the lead single from their debut studio album Concrete Blonde. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Earle Mankey and Concrete Blonde.
