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| Released | 10 September 2012 [1] | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop [2] [3] | |||
| Length | 133:06 | |||
| Label | Music Club Deluxe | |||
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The Collection is a two-disc compilation album by English synth-pop duo Yazoo, released under licence from Mute Records by Music Club Deluxe, a division of Demon Music Group, in September 2012. It features all of the band's singles, along with various album tracks and remixes. [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only You" | Vince Clarke | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Situation" | Clarke, Alison Moyet | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Don't Go" | Clarke | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Nobody's Diary" | Moyet | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" | Moyet | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Happy People" | Clarke | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Bad Connection" | Clarke | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Good Times" | Moyet | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Mr. Blue" | Clarke | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Ode to Boy" | Moyet | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Tuesday" | Clarke | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Too Pieces" | Clarke | 3:11 |
| 13. | "Goodbye '70s" | Moyet | 2:31 |
| 14. | "The Other Side of Love" | Clarke, Moyet | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Situation (US 12" Mix)" | 5:44 | |
| 16. | "Only You (1999 Version)" | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Situation" (Hercules and Love Affair remix) | 5:10 | |
| 2. | "Sweet Thing" | Moyet | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Softly Over" | Clarke | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Winter Kills" | Moyet | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Anyone" | Moyet | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Midnight" | Moyet | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Nobody's Diary" (extended) | 6:07 | |
| 8. | "State Farm" | Clarke, Moyet | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Unmarked" | Clarke | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Walk Away from Love" | Clarke | 3:18 |
| 11. | "The Other Side of Love" (remixed extended version) | 5:23 | |
| 12. | "Ode to Boy" (Das Shadow re-work) | 8:19 | |
| 13. | "Don't Go" (Todd Terry Freeze mix) | 6:10 | |
| 14. | "Goodbye '70's" (Black Light Odyssey remix) | 5:01 | |
| 15. | "Winter Kills" (Electronic Periodic's Sub/Piano remix) | 5:12 | |
| 16. | "Situation" (original US dub mix) | 5:46 |
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