Ultimate S'Express

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Ultimate S'Express
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Compilation album by
Released1998
Recorded1989–1990
Genre Acid house, dance
Length68:55
Label Camden
74321 603402
Producer Mark Moore / Pascal Gabriel
Mark McGuire / William Orbit
Rico Conning / Ian Tregoning
James Reynolds / Pete Lorimer
S'Express chronology
Intercourse
(1991)
Ultimate S'Express
(1998)
Themes from S'Express: The Best of
(2004)
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Ultimate S'Express is a compilation album by English dance music act S'Express. Released in 1998, it comprises tracks from 1989's debut album Original Soundtrack and the US version of the 1991 follow-up album Intercourse . [2]

Track listing

  1. "Theme from S'Express" - 6:02
  2. "Superfly Guy" - 3:31
  3. "Hey Music Lover" - 4:30
  4. "L'age du Gateau" - 5:02
  5. "Can You Feel Me" - 4:34
  6. "Blow Me Another Lollypop" - 3:54
  7. "Coma II (A.M./O.K.)" - 4:56
  8. "Pimps, Pushers & Prostitutes" - 5:56
  9. "Nothing to Lose" - 6:45
  10. "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em" - 4:48
  11. "Mantra for a State of Mind" - 8:47
  12. "Supersonic Lover" - 5:20
  13. "Brazil" - 4:29

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