Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection

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Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2005
Recorded1992–2002
Genre Skate punk [1]
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Face to Face chronology
How to Ruin Everything
(2002)
Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection
(2005)
Laugh Now, Laugh Later
(2011)
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Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by the punk band Face to Face. It was released on November 15, 2005, a year after the band had dissolved. It features songs from all of the band's albums except for Ignorance Is Bliss and their cover album Standards & Practices .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Face to Face.

No.TitleOriginally appeared onLength
1."Disconnected" Don't Turn Away 3:28
2."I Want"Don't Turn Away3:01
3."You've Done Nothing"Don't Turn Away2:00
4."Pastel"Don't Turn Away3:13
5."Don't Turn Away" Over It 2:46
6."You Lied" Big Choice 3:25
7."Velocity"Big Choice3:16
8."A-OK"Big Choice2:58
9."It's Not Over"Big Choice2:25
10."Blind" Face to Face 2:42
11."Ordinary"Face to Face2:48
12."I Won't Lie Down"Face to Face3:17
13."Complicated"Face to Face4:01
14."Walk the Walk" (Live)Face to Face, Live 3:16
15."I'm Trying" (Live)Don't Turn Away, Live3:04
16."Disappointed" Reactionary 2:48
17."What's in a Name?"Reactionary3:06
18."Bill of Goods" How to Ruin Everything 2:48
19."A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"How to Ruin Everything3:08
20."Thick as a Brick"Previously unreleased3:36
21."Disconnected" (Live)Don't Turn Away, Over It , Big Choice3:20

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References

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  2. Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection at AllMusic
  3. "Face to Face: Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection". PopMatters. January 10, 2006.