| The Best of The Specials | ||||
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| Released | 31 March 2008 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979-1984 | |||
| Genre | Ska, new wave | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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The Best of the Specials is a CD and DVD compilation album by The Specials and The Special A.K.A released in 2008. The compilation was re-issued on double vinyl-LP in 2019.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangsters" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 2:48 |
| 2. | "A Message to You, Rudy" (as The Specials feat. Rico) | R. Thompson | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Nite Klub (Album Version)" | J. Dammers, The Specials | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Concrete Jungle" | R. Radiation | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Too Much Too Young (Live)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers, L. Chalmers (acknowledgement) | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Blank Expression" | J. Dammers, The Specials | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Doesn't Make It Alright" | D. Goldberg, J. Dammers | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Rude Boys Outta Jail" | L. Golding, N. Staples, H. Gentleman | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Rat Race" | R. Radiation | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Man at C&A" | J. Dammers, T. Hall | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Do Nothing (Single Version)" (as The Specials feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds) | L. Golding | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Stereotypes" (Stereotypes/Stereotypes Pt 2) | J. Dammers ("Stereotypes"), N. Staples ("Stereotypes Pt 2") | 7:24 |
| 13. | "International Jet Set (Album Version)" | J. Dammers | 5:37 |
| 14. | "Friday Night Saturday Morning" | T. Hall | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Why?" | L. Golding | 2:56 |
| 16. | "Ghost Town (Full Version)" | J. Dammers | 6:01 |
| 17. | "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:50 |
| 18. | "Racist Friend (Single Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | D. Cuthell, J. Dammers, J. Bradbury | 4:02 |
| 19. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same) (Single Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:03 |
| 20. | "Nelson Mandela (Album Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangsters" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Message to You Rudy" (as The Specials Feat. Rico) | R. Thompson | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Too Much Too Young (Live)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers, L. Chalmers (acknowledgement) | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Rat Race" | R. Radiation | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Do Nothing" (Performed on Top of the Pops) | L. Golding | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Live)" | Madison, Carl Sigman | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Ghost Town" | J. Dammers | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Bright Lights" | D. Cuthell, J. Dammers, J. Bradbury, S. Campbell | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Lonely Crowd" | J. Dammers, J. Shipley, S. Campbell | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Housebound" | J. Dammers | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Alcohol" | J. Dammers | 4:56 |
| 12. | "Racist Friend" | D. Cuthell, J. Dammers, J. Bradbury | 3:29 |
| 13. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)" | J. Dammers | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Nelson Mandela" | J. Dammers | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Break Down the Door" | J. Dammers, J. Bradbury, S. Campbell | 2:51 |
| 16. | "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend" | J. Dammers | 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangsters" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 2:48 |
| 2. | "A Message to You, Rudy" (as The Specials feat. Rico) | R. Thompson | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Nite Klub (Album Version)" | J. Dammers, The Specials | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Concrete Jungle" | R. Radiation | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Too Much Too Young (Live)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers, L. Chalmers (acknowledgement) | 2:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Blank Expression" | J. Dammers, The Specials | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Doesn't Make It Alright" | D. Goldberg, J. Dammers | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Rude Boys Outta Jail" | L. Golding, N. Staples, H. Gentleman | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Rat Race" | R. Radiation | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Man at C&A" | J. Dammers, T. Hall | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Do Nothing (Single Version)" (as The Specials feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds) | L. Golding | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Stereotypes" (Stereotypes/Stereotypes Pt 2) | J. Dammers ("Stereotypes"), N. Staples ("Stereotypes Pt 2") | 7:24 |
| 13. | "International Jet Set (Album Version)" | J. Dammers | 5:37 |
| 14. | "Friday Night Saturday Morning" | T. Hall | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Why?" | L. Golding | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Ghost Town (Full Version)" | J. Dammers | 6:01 |
| 17. | "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:50 |
| 18. | "Racist Friend (Single Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | D. Cuthell, J. Dammers, J. Bradbury | 4:02 |
| 19. | "War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same) (Single Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:03 |
| 20. | "Nelson Mandela (Album Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.) | J. Dammers | 4:15 |
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