Released January 9, 1991 | Length 52:10 Release date 9 January 1991 | |
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The specials gangsters
Track listing
- "Gangsters" (The Specials, Prince Buster) - 2:45
- "Rudy, A Message To You" (R. Thompson) - 2:50
- "Nite Club" (The Specials) - 3:25
- "Too Much Too Young" [Live Recording] (Jerry Dammers) - 2:05
- "Guns Of Navarone" [Live Recording] (Thompkin) - 2:20
- "Rat Race" (Roddy Radiation) - 3:09
- "Rude Boys Outta Jail" (Lynval Golding, Neville Staples)
- "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan)
- "Do Nothing" (Lynval Golding)
- "Stereotype" (Jerry Dammers)
- "Ghost Town" (Jerry Dammers)
- "Why?" (Lynval Golding)
- "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Terry Hall)
- "Racist Friend" (Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury)
- "Free Nelson Mandela" (Jerry Dammers)
- "(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (Jerry Dammers)
Tracks 14 through 16 were originally recorded under the "Special AKA" name, which the band used following the split of the original lineup in 1981.
Some pressings of the album are missing track 16.
Tracks listing for 'Singles' release
- "Gangsters" (The Specials, Prince Buster) - 2:48
- "Rudi, A Message To You" (R. Thompson) - 2:54
- "Nite Klub" (The Specials) - 3:12
- "Too Much Too Young" (Jerry Dammers) [Live 7" version] - 2:05
- "Guns Of Navarone" - 2:20
- "Rat Race" (Roddy Radiation) - 3:09
- "Stereotype" (Jerry Dammers) [7" version] - 3:49
- "International Jet Set" (Jerry Dammers) [7" version] - 4:12
- "Do Nothing" (Lynval Golding) [7" version] - 3:51
- "Ghost Town" (Jerry Dammers) [12" version] - 5:58
- "Why?" (Lynval Golding) - 3:55
- "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Terry Hall) - 3:34
- "War Crimes" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:01
- "Racist Friend" (Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury) - 3:46
- "Nelson Mandela" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:34
- "(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:03
This 1991 pressing replaces "Maggie's Farm" and "Rude Boys Outta Jail" with "International Jet Set" and "War Crimes".
Songs
1Gangsters2:48
2Message to You Rudy2:54
3Nite Klub3:12
References
The Singles Collection (The Specials album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA