The Best of Holly Cole

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The Best of Holly Cole
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Greatest hits album by
Released2000
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Note
Producer Various
Holly Cole chronology
Romantically Helpless
(2000)
The Best of Holly Cole
(2000)
Baby, It's Cold Outside
(2001)
Professional ratings
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All About Jazz [2]

The Best of Holly Cole is a compilation album by Holly Cole. It was released in the US in 2000 on Blue Note Records.

Track listing

  1. "Trust in Me" (Sherman) – 3:24
  2. "Calling You" (Telson) – 4:40
  3. "God Will" (Lovett) – 3:12
  4. "Blame It on My Youth" (Heyman, Levant) – 3:02
  5. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) – 4:14
  6. "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart" (Watt) – 4:20
  7. "Cry (If You Want To)" (Scott) – 2:38
  8. "Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits) – 3:46
  9. "Train Song [live]" (Waits) – 3:33
  10. "I Want You" (Waits) – 2:58
  11. "Make It Go Away" (Davis, Harding) – 4:01
  12. "I've Just Seen a Face" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:29
  13. "Alison" (Elvis Costello) – 3:23

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References

  1. The Best of Holly Cole at AllMusic
  2. Robinson, Matt (20 January 2003). "Holly Cole | The Best of Holly Cole". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.