| The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown | ||||
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| Released | October 29, 2002 | |||
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The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown is a 2002 "best of" compilation album by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Enough for Granddad" | Mathus, Raleigh | The Inevitable | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Anything But Love" | Raleigh | The Inevitable | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Lover's Lane" | Mathus | The Inevitable | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Memphis Exorcism" | Mathus | Hot | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Prince Nez" | Mathus | Hot | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Put a Lid on It" | Maxwell | Hot | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Hell" | Maxwell | Hot | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Flight of the Passing Fancy" | Mosher, Mathus | Hot | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Low Down Man" | Mathus | Perennial Favorites | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Ghost of Stephen Foster" | Mathus, Bird | Perennial Favorites | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Under the Sea" | Menken, Ashman | *Previously unreleased | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Suits Are Picking Up the Bill" | Mathus | Perennial Favorites | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Dancing on the Moon" | Raleigh | *Previously unreleased | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Pallin' With Al" | Maxwell | Perennial Favorites | 2:41 |
| 15. | "The Kraken" | Maxwell | Perennial Favorites | 3:57 |
| 16. | "Bedbugs" | Mathus | Bedlam Ballroom | 3:11 |
| 17. | "Baby Wants a Diamond Ring" | Mathus | Bedlam Ballroom | 3:26 |
| 18. | "Hush" | Mathus | Bedlam Ballroom | 4:08 |
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