The Best of Matt Bianco

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The Best of Matt Bianco
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Greatest hits album by
Released22 October 1990
Recorded1983–1990
Genre
Length70:38
Label East West
Producer
Matt Bianco chronology
Indigo
(1988)
The Best of Matt Bianco
(1990)
Samba in Your Casa
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Best of Matt Bianco is a compilation album by British band Matt Bianco, released in 1990 by East West Records.

Contents

The album was originally slated for 15 October release, [2] but eventually premiered a week later. [3] It consists of the band's greatest hits from their first three studio albums: Whose Side Are You On? , Matt Bianco and Indigo , and the new track and lead single "Fire in the Blood". The second single was "Wap Bam Boogie", [4] originally from Indigo and side B to the single "Don't Blame It on That Girl", which had been a club hit in its own right.

Track listing

CD edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Blame It on That Girl" Mark Fisher, Mark Reilly3:50
2."Yeh-Yeh" Rodgers Grant, Jon Hendricks, Pat Patrick 3:18
3."Half a Minute"Reilly, Kito Poncioni, Danny White 3:48
4."More Than I Can Bear"Reilly, White4:24
5."Sneaking Out the Back Door"Reilly, White3:48
6."Fire in the Blood" (7")Fisher, Reilly3:27
7."Good Times"Fisher, Reilly4:17
8."Matt's Mood"Reilly, White5:24
9."Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"Reilly, White3:29
10."Wap Bam Boogie"Fisher, Reilly7:32
11."Dancing in the Street"Fisher, Reilly3:56
12."Whose Side Are You On?"Reilly, White3:25
13."Say It's Not Too Late"Fisher, Reilly4:59
14."Nervous"Fisher, Reilly4:29
15."We've Got the Mood – Matt's Mood '90"Reilly, White5:48
16."Fire in the Blood" (12")Fisher, Reilly4:51

LP edition

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Blame It on That Girl" Mark Fisher, Mark Reilly3:46
2."Yeh-Yeh" Rodgers Grant, Jon Hendricks, Pat Patrick 3:15
3."Sneaking Out the Back Door"Reilly, White3:45
4."Just Can't Stand It"Fisher, Reilly3:53
5."Half a Minute"Reilly, Kito Poncioni, Danny White 4:45
6."Dancing in the Street"Fisher, Reilly3:53
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fire in the Blood"Fisher, Reilly5:20
2."Wap Bam Boogie"Fisher, Reilly3:23
3."Good Times"Fisher, Reilly4:12
4."More Than I Can Bear"Reilly, White4:20
5."Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"Reilly, White3:23
6."Matt's Mood"Reilly, White4:26

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Matt Bianco
Chart (1990–91)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 147
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 66
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [7] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 49

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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