Released July 1993 Release date July 1993 | Length 72:02 / 71:52 Label Beggars Banquet | |
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The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 is a double disc compilation album of Gary Numan's singles and selected album tracks released on the Beggars Banquet Records label. The album peaked at #70 on the UK Album Chart, and was promoted by a remixed re-release of Numan's 1979 hit "Cars" ('93 Sprint). Both the original version and the remixed version appear on the album.
Contents
The contents of the enclosed twelve page booklet are identical to the one included with the previously released Exhibition compilation album from 1987. It contains various pictures from the years in question and an extensive chronological essay by Francis Drake.
Track listing
CD1
- "Cars" - 3:47
- "We Are Glass" - 4:43
- "Are 'Friends' Electric?" - 5:17
- "My Love Is a Liquid" - 3:32
- "Music For Chameleons" - 3:35
- "Complex" - 3:09
- "Me! I Disconnect From You" - 3:20
- "Love Needs No Disguise" - 4:33
- "Bombers" - 3:50
- "The Joy Circuit" - 5:10
- "We Are So Fragile" - 2:51
- "Films" - 4:07
- "Warriors" - 4:03
- "That's Too Bad" - 3:18
- "Everyday I Die" - 2:23
- "On Broadway" - 4:29
- "Please Push No More" - 5:39
- "Down in the Park" [hidden track / piano version]
CD2
- "Cars" ('93 Sprint) - 3:49
- "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" - 3:37
- "I Die: You Die" - 3:41
- "Down in the Park" - 4:21
- "She's Got Claws" - 4:54
- "Stormtrooper in Drag" - 4:56
- "My Shadow in Vain" - 2:58
- "This Wreckage" - 5:22
- "Sister Surprise" - 4:57
- "M.E." - 5:34
- "You Are in My Vision" - 3:11
- "Metal" - 3:27
- "I'm An Agent" - 4:18
- "White Boys and Heroes" - 3:30
- "The Life Machine" - 2:42
- "My Centurion" - 5:18
- "Remember I Was Vapour"
Songs
Cars3:48
We Are Glass4:42
Are 'Friends' Electric?5:18
References
The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA