Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds

Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds is the first greatest hits album by English alternative rock band The Lightning Seeds, released on 10 November 1997. The album includes the band's singles from 1989 up until the album's release, plus two previously unreleased tracks and one new version of a song from a previous studio album. "What You Say" was released as a single from the album in December 1997 and peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds
Album cover for Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds (1997)
Greatest hits album by
Released10 November 1997
Recorded1989–1997
Genre
Length63:17
LabelEpic (489034)
Producer
The Lightning Seeds chronology
Dizzy Heights
(1996)
Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds
(1997)
Tilt
(1999)
Singles from Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds
  1. "What You Say"
    Released: 1 December 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week[2]
Uncut[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ian Broudie; Except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."What You Say"Broudie, Terry HallPreviously unreleased4:26
2."The Life of Riley" Sense 19924:03
3."Lucky You"Broudie, HallJollification 19944:21
4."You Showed Me"Gene Clark, James McGuinnDizzy Heights 19964:09
5."Change" (7" radio edit) Jollification3:40
6."Waiting for Today to Happen" (1997 version)Broudie, Nicky JonesOriginal version on Dizzy Heights3:53
7."Pure" Cloudcuckooland 19893:48
8."Sugar Coated Iceberg"Broudie, Stephen JonesDizzy Heights3:53
9."Ready or Not" Dizzy Heights3:50
10."All I Want"Broudie, Peter CoyleCloudcuckooland2:54
11."Perfect" Jollification3:30
12."What If..."Broudie, HallDizzy Heights3:23
13."Sense"Broudie, HallSense4:07
14."Brain Drain" Previously unreleased3:52
15."Marvellous" Jollification5:44
16."Three Lions"David Baddiel (Lyrics), Frank Skinner (Lyrics), Broudie (Music)The Beautiful Game3:44

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Lightning Seeds: Like You Do...Best of The Lightning Seeds > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 November 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ Hall, Terry (December 1997). "The Lightning Seeds: Like You Do". Uncut. No. 7. p. 101.
  4. ^ "Lightning Seeds". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "The Lightning Seeds chart history, received from ARIA on 1 March 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Lightning Seeds – Like You Do - Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 November 2018.