The Very Best of The Specials and Fun Boy Three is an unofficial greatest hits album featuring songs rerecorded by Neville Staple, a former member of both bands. The album comprises new recordings by Neville and his band at the time, The Hitmen; no other members of The Specials or Fun Boy Three were involved. Originally released by Anagram (an imprint of Cherry Red Records) in 2000 with the title Ghost Town - 13 Hits of The Specials and Fun Boy Three, the album was re-released by Cleopatra Records under the title "The Very Best of The Specials and Fun Boy Three" and again by Pegaus Records in 2006 as The Best of The Specials & Fun Boy Three. Each release featured a different cover, although the contents are the same.
The Very Best of The Specials and Fun Boy Three | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 31 October 2000 |
Genre | 2 Tone, new wave |
Label | Cleopatra Records |
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Allmusic | link |
Track listing
edit- "Our Lips Are Sealed" (feat. Jane Wiedlin)
- "Man at C&A"
- "A Message to You Rudy"
- "Rude Boy's Outta Jail"
- "Leave it Out"
- "You're Wondering Now"
- "Running Away"
- "Ghost Town"
- "It Ain't What You Do"
- "It's You"
- "Gangsters"
- "The Lunatics"
- "Too Hot"
- "Ghost Town (Chemical Submission mix)"
- "Our Lips are Sealed (Zipper mix)"
Personnel (partial)
edit- Neville Staple - vocals
- John Avila - bass, vocals, producer
- Chris Colonnier - trombone, vocals
- Jane Wiedlin - vocals on "Our Lips Are Sealed"