| The Very Best Of | ||||
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| Released | October 22, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1990 | |||
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| Label | EMI Music | |||
| Producer | Alan Galbraith | |||
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The Very Best Of is a greatest hits compilation by New Zealand-born singer Mark Williams. The album was released in 1999. The album includes tracks from four of his studio albums; Mark Williams , Sweet Trials , Taking It All In Stride and Mark Williams ZNZ .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" | Vanda & Young | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Sweet Wine" | Reece Kirk | 3:18 |
| 3. | "If It Rains" | Kiki Dee | 3:12 |
| 4. | "A House for Sale" | Carl Hampton, Homer Banks | 4:04 |
| 5. | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Paul Anka | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Why Can't We Be Lovers" | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Love is Forever" | Tim Martin, Walt Meskell | 2:59 |
| 8. | "This is the Life" | Geoff Murphy, Ian Watkin | 3:50 |
| 9. | "If There's Still a Little Love" (with Sharon O'Neill) | Alan Hawkshaw, John Rostill | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Rock'n'Roll Widow" | Tom Snow | 5:03 |
| 11. | "True Love (Is Never Easy)" | Malcolm McCallum | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Wonder of Wonders" | David Kahne | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Taking It All in Stride" | Tom Snow | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Celebration" | Ashton, Lord | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 2:30 |
| 16. | "Love the One You're With" | Stephen Stills | 3:36 |
| 17. | "Gimme a Little Sign" | Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn | 2:40 |
| 18. | "No Matter How Hard You Try" | Clinton Brown, Keith Norris, Kevin Bayley, Wayne Mason | 4:01 |
| 19. | "Show No Mercy" | Vanda & Young | 4:25 |
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