Released February 18, 2003 Release date 18 February 2003 | Artist Morphine Label Rykodisc | |
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Genres Alternative rock, Jazz fusion, Indie rock Similar Morphine albums, Alternative rock albums | ||
The Best Of Morphine, 1992-1995 is a greatest hits compilation by the band Morphine, released on the label Rykodisc in the year 2003.
Contents
The Best of Morphine, 1992-1995 chronicles the band's first four albums: Good, Cure For Pain, Yes and B-sides and Otherwise, and includes two previously unreleased tracks: “Pretty Face”, a dark atmospheric ballad recorded live in one take at Morphine’s studio in Cambridge, MA, and “Jack And Tina”, described by Morphine drummer Billy Conway as “the most beautiful bridge Mark Sandman ever wrote.” The B-side of the long-out-of-print 1000-piece pressing of “Cure For Pain” on 7" vinyl called “Sexy Christmas Baby Mine” (1993) rounds out the adventure through Morphine musical history. The CD is enhanced with a video of the song “Shame”, recorded at the Masquerade in Atlanta.
In Europe, the album was released as simply The Best Of Morphine and also included a song from Like Swimming and two songs from The Night. These had to be omitted on the US release because The Night was released by DreamWorks, not Rykodisc, in North America. In Europe, all Morphine albums appeared on Rykodisc, which made it possible to release the Best Of album with a career spanning track listing.
South American editions are the same as the European version, but also include the song "Early To Bed" from Like Swimming, making it a 17 track compilation.
USA edition
All tracks written by Mark Sandman.
European edition
All tracks written by Mark Sandman.
The South American Edition uses the track list of the European edition, but adds "Early To Bed" (from Like Swimming) as track 10, and pushes the rest of the tracks down accordingly, for a total of 17.
Songs
1Have a Lucky Day3:30
2You Look Like Rain3:39
3You Speak My Language3:26