Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection is the second compilation by British alternative rock band The Lightning Seeds. The music is taken from The Lightning Seeds releases between 1989 and 1992. It consists largely of non-album B-sides, along with a few album tracks and two versions of the band's hit single "The Life Of Riley".
| Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection | ||||
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| Released | 11 August 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1992 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 48:03 | |||
| Label | EMI Gold (591570) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/single | Length |
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| 1. | "The Life of Riley" | Ian Broudie | Sense | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Sense" | Broudie, Terry Hall | Sense | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Fools" | Broudie | B-side of "Pure" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Frenzy" | Broudie | B-side of "Joy" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Control the Flame" | Broudie, Peter Coyle | B-side of "Joy" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Hang on to a Dream" | Tim Hardin | B-side of "Sweet Dreams" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Persuasion" | Broudie, Ian McCulloch | B-side of "All I Want" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Something in the Air" | John Keen | B-side of "The Life of Riley" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Where Flowers Fade" | Broudie, Hall | Sense | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Marooned" | Broudie | B-side of "The Life of Riley" | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Flaming Sword" | Broudie, Paul Simpson | B-side of "Sweet Dreams" | 3:13 |
| 12. | "The Life of Riley (Remix)" | Broudie | B-side of "Sense" | 6:58 |
- Notes
- "Fools" and "Frenzy" also appear on the US edition of Cloudcuckooland.
- "Control the Flame" also appears on Cloudcuckooland.
- "Marooned" also appears on Sense.
References
edit- ^ "The Lightning Seeds: Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2010.