The Collection (Yazoo album)
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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, remixes, and their two studio albums Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both in entirety (with the exception of "I Before E Except After C" and "In My Room" from the former).[5]
Track listing
[edit]Disc one
[edit]| 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 |
Disc two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Collection - Yazoo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ David Jeffries (26 May 2008). "In Your Room - Yazoo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Yazoo (Yaz)". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "CD Review: Yazoo, the Collection". 14 September 2012.
- ^ "YAZOO TO RELEASE NEW 2-CD COMPILATION 'THE COLLECTION' • THIS IS NOT RETRO – 80s Music. All Grown Up". Thisisnotretro.com. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2018.