Best of Swing Out Sister

Best of is a 1996 retrospective compilation album by Swing Out Sister, containing their successful singles spanning the years 1986 through 1996. It is their first compilation album—and last Fontana Records album.

Best of Swing Out Sister
Greatest hits album by
Released1996
Genre
LabelFontana Records, Mercury Records
Swing Out Sister chronology
The Living Return
(1994)
Best of Swing Out Sister
(1996)
Shapes and Patterns
(1997)

Track listing

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CD & cassette version

  1. "Breakout" - (3:46) (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Martin Jackson)
  2. "Am I the Same Girl" - (4:07) (E.Record/S.Sanders)
  3. "You on My Mind" - (3:32) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy)
  4. "Twilight World" (Edit) - (4:05) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  5. "Where in The World?" - (5:33) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  6. "La-La (Means I Love You)" (UK Guitar Edit) - (3:59) (T. Bell/W. Hart)
  7. "Ordinary People" - (6:22) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  8. "Get in Touch with Yourself" - (5:08) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy)
  9. "Surrender" - (3:53) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  10. "Heaven Only Knows" - (4:09) (Denzil Foster/Thomas McElroy)
  11. "Better Make It Better" (Edit) - (3:51) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  12. "Notgonnachange" (O' Duffy 7" Mix) - (4:20) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  13. "Fooled by a Smile" - (4:06) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  14. "Waiting Game" - (4:15) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  15. "Forever Blue" - (4:17) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  16. "Windmills of Your Mind" (M. Legrand/A. Bergman/M. Bergman)

CD Japan version

  1. "Now You're Not Here" (Original Single Mix) - (4:43) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy)
  2. "Breakout" - (3:46) (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Martin Jackson)
  3. "Am I the Same Girl" - (4:07) (E.Record/S.Sanders)
  4. "You on My Mind" - (3:32) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy)
  5. "Twilight World" (Edit) - (4:05) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  6. "Where in The World?" - (5:33) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  7. "La-La (Means I Love You)" (UK Guitar Edit) - (3:59) (T. Bell/W. Hart)
  8. "Ordinary People" - (6:22) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  9. "Get in Touch with Yourself" - (5:08) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy)
  10. "Surrender" - (3:53) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  11. "Heaven Only Knows" - (4:09) (Denzil Foster/Thomas McElroy)
  12. "Better Make It Better" (Edit) - (3:51) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  13. "Notgonnachange" (O' Duffy 7" Mix) - (4:20) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  14. "Fooled by a Smile" - (4:06) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  15. "Waiting Game" - (4:15) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  16. "Forever Blue" - (4:17) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)

Personnel

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Swing Out Sister

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[2] 2× Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Promis, Joe F. Swing Out Sister - The Best of Swing Out Sister (1996) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Swing Out Sister – Best of Swing Out Sister" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 21 July 2022. Select 1996年11月 on the drop-down menu