The Best of Aldo Nova

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The Best of Aldo Nova
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAug 22, 2006
Genre Rock
Length60:45
Label Portrait
Producer Aldo Nova
Aldo Nova chronology
Nova's Dream
(1997)
The Best of Aldo Nova
(2006)
Under the Gun...A Portrait of Aldo Nova
(2007)
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The Best of Aldo Nova is a compilation album by Canadian rock musician Aldo Nova, released in 2006. It features songs from his first three albums.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Aldo Nova; except where noted.

  1. "Fantasy" - 5:05
  2. "Foolin' Yourself" - 3:36
  3. "Ball and Chain" - 4:03
  4. "Hot Love" - 3:56
  5. "You're My Love" - 3:35
  6. "Monkey On Your Back" - 4:36
  7. "Hey Operator" - 3:55
  8. "Cry Baby Cry" - 4:18
  9. "Victim of a Broken Heart" (Bruno, Nova) - 4:17
  10. "Always Be Mine" - 4:12
  11. "Tonight (Lift Me Up)" (DeLuca, Nova) - 4:14
  12. "Rumours of You" - 4:56
  13. "Heartless" (Hunter) - 3:17
  14. "Fallen Angel" (Bradman, Nova) - 4:25
  15. "Twitch" (Nova, Rudetsky) - 2:28

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