Jump to content

Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
GenreSynthpop, new wave, rock
Length1:09:48
LabelMercury, Universal Music
ABC chronology
The Lexicon of Live
(1999)
Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC
(2001)
Ultimate Collection
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC is a compilation album by English synth-pop band ABC, release on November 6, 2001. Although essentially a reissue of greatest hits package Absolutely (which was released in 1990), the album featured two new songs by Fry titled "Peace and Tranquility" and "Blame". A companion DVD, along with a bonus disc of remixes was also released.[when?][citation needed]

Track listing

[edit]

Disc one

[edit]
Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Look of Love"The Lexicon of Love (1982)3:29
2."All of My Heart"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Palmer
The Lexicon of Love4:49
3."Poison Arrow"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Palmer
  • Lickley
The Lexicon of Love3:23
4."When Smokey Sings"
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City (1987)4:18
5."That Was Then but This Is Now"
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
Beauty Stab (1983)3:33
6."Tears Are Not Enough" (original single version)
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Lickley
  • David Robinson
The Lexicon of Love3:28
7."(How to Be a) Millionaire"
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985)3:34
8."The Night You Murdered Love" (single mix)
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City4:52
9."Peace and Tranquility"
  • Fry
  • Chuck Kentis
  • Dee Palmer
New recording4:03
10."One Better World"
  • Fry
  • White
Up (1989)4:30
11."S.O.S."
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
Beauty Stab4:24
12."King Without a Crown"
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City4:40
13."Be Near Me"
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:37
14."Ocean Blue" (single mix)
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:38
15."Vanity Kills" (single mix)
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:33
16."The Real Thing"
  • Fry
  • White
Up4:55
17."Blame"
  • Fry
  • White
New recording5:02
Total length:1:09:48

Disc two

[edit]
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tears Are Not Enough" (album version)
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • Lickley
  • Robinson
The Lexicon of Love3:36
2."Poison Arrow" (North American jazz mix)
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • David Palmer
  • Lickley
The Lexicon of Love7:04
3."The Look of Love" (1990 remix)
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • David Palmer
  • Lickley
Absolutely (1990)5:44
4."All of My Heart" (Live from Boston)
  • Fry
  • White
  • Singleton
  • David Palmer
The Lexicon of Love6:49
5."Be Near Me" (Munich disco mix)
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!5:28
6."How to Be a Millionaire" (Bond Street mix)
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!6:06
7."Vanity Kills" (U.S.A. remix)
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!5:40
8."ABC Megamix"
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!8:54
9."Ocean Blue"
  • Fry
  • White
How to Be a ... Zillionaire!3:32
10."When Smokey Sings" (single mix)
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City4:23
11."The Night You Murdered Love" (Sheer-Chic mix)
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City6:26
12."King Without a Crown" (Monarchy mix)
  • Fry
  • White
Alphabet City8:39
13."One Better World" (garage mix)
  • Fry
  • White
Up6:02

Personnel

[edit]

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 69

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC [2001]". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ "ABC | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Abc – Look Of Love - The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 September 2024.