Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant
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| Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant | ||||
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| Released | September 1993 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop, new wave | |||
| Length | 2:01:47 | |||
| Label | Arcade Records | |||
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Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant is a greatest hits compilation album from Adam Ant that covers his early work with Adam and the Ants as well as his solo work.[1]
This greatest hits package reached number six on the UK album chart[2] The corresponding VHS, with all the music videos to the classic Ant/Ants hits, also charted very well on the UK video charts.
Disc one[]
The first CD covers all of the UK Singles Chart hits from Adam Ant's career (with and without the Ants) from 1980–1990, beginning with Young Parisians & the earliest Dirk Wears White Sox singles from Do It Records (which were re-released once the Ants found fame and charted in the UK Top 40), and ending with the charting singles from his then most recent album, Manners & Physique - "Room at the Top" and "Can't Set Rules About Love".
The initial edition which hit number six on the UK Album charts was a single-disc release featuring only this disc.
Disc two[]
The second CD is a live recording of a private concert held on 21 February 1993 at a rehearsal studio in Burbank, Los Angeles. This show was a warm-up for a tour to promote the (then-upcoming) release of his shelved album, Persuasion.
This second disc was added as part of a second edition of the album in early 1994.
Although Ant has released concert videos/DVDs, live bonus CD single tracks (on the 1995 single Gotta Be A Sin) and a live CD of a 2007 reading of his biography including acoustic versions of some of his songs, this CD remains one of only two full length audio-only live albums of a concert with a full band that Ant has ever issued, along with the 2016 release of a 1981 concert along with the remastered Kings of the Wild Frontier album.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Antmusic" (from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier) | Chris Hughes | 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Stand and Deliver" (from the album Prince Charming) | Hughes | 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Room at the Top" (from the album Manners & Physique) | Ant, Pirroni & André Cymone | Cymone | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Vive Le Rock" (from the album Vive Le Rock) | Tony Visconti | 3:39 | |
| 5. | "Apollo 9" (from the album Vive Le Rock) | Visconti | 3:22 | |
| 6. | "Zerox" (from the album Dirk Wears White Sox) | Ant | Ant | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Dog Eat Dog" (from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier) | Hughes | 3:07 | |
| 8. | "Cartrouble" (from the album Dirk Wears White Sox) | Ant | Hughes | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Friends" (B-side to 7" single "Ant Rap") | Ant | Ant & Pirroni | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Desperate But Not Serious" (from the album Friend or Foe) | Ant & Pirroni | 3:54 | |
| 11. | "Prince Charming" (from the album Prince Charming) | Hughes | 3:16 | |
| 12. | "Goody Two Shoes" (from the album Friend or Foe) | Hughes | 3:19 | |
| 13. | "Puss'n Boots" (from the album Strip) | Phil Collins | 4:01 | |
| 14. | "Friend or Foe" (from the album Friend or Foe) | Ant & Pirroni | 3:23 | |
| 15. | "Strip" (from the album Strip) | Collins | 3:58 | |
| 16. | "Physical (You're So)" (B-side to 7" single "Dog Eat Dog") | Ant | Hughes | 4:25 |
| 17. | "Kings of the Wild Frontier" (from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier) | Hughes | 3:52 | |
| 18. | "Deutscher Girls" (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Jubilee) | Ant | Guy Ford | 2:28 |
| 19. | "Ant Rap" (from the album Prince Charming) | Hughes | 3:39 | |
| 20. | "Kick" (B-side to 7" single "Cartrouble") | Ant | Hughes | 2:05 |
| 21. | "Young Parisians" | Ant | Ant & Jo Julian | 2:59 |
| 22. | "Can't Set Rules About Love" (from the album Manners & Physique) | Cymone | 4:00 | |
| Total length: | 77:43 | |||
All tracks are written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vive Le Rock" | 3:43 | |
| 2. | "Miss Thing" | 2:52 | |
| 3. | "Cartrouble" | Ant | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face)" | Ant | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Dog Eat Dog" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Killer in the Home" | 4:08 | |
| 7. | "Room at the Top" | Ant, Pirroni & Cymone | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Ants Invasion" | 2:54 | |
| 9. | "Desperate But Not Serious" | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "Young Dumb and Full of It" | 3:33 | |
| 11. | "Stand and Deliver" | 2:54 | |
| 12. | "Antmusic" | 3:29 | |
| 13. | "Goody Two Shoes" | 3:12 | |
| 14. | "20th Century Boy" (T. Rex cover) | Marc Bolan | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Red Scab" | Ant | 3:53 |
| 16. | "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd & the Pirates cover) | Johnny Kidd & Gus Robinson | 3:37 |
| 17. | "Fall In" | Ant & Lester Square | 2:19 |
| 18. | "Physical (You're So)" | Ant | 6:06 |
| Total length: | 64:04 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Antmusic" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Stand and Deliver" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Room at the Top" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Prince Charming" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Goody Two Shoes" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Vive Le Rock" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Apollo 9" | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Strip" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Puss'n Boots" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Desperate But Not Serious" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Friend or Foe" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Ant Rap" | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Dog Eat Dog" | 3:07 |
| 14. | "Kings of the Wild Frontier" | 3:52 |
| 15. | "Can't Set Rules About Love" | 4:00 |
| 16. | "Physical (You're So)" | 4:25 |
| 17. | "Rough Stuff" | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 75:00 | |
References[]
- ^ Adam Ant (September 1993). "Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant". Adam-Ant.net.
- ^ "Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
- Adam Ant albums
- 1993 greatest hits albums