The Best of A Flock of Seagulls

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
Compilation album by A Flock of Seagulls
Released	1987
Genre	New wave
Label	Jive
A Flock of Seagulls compilations chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is a compilation album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1987 by Jive Records. It is the first official compilation album released by the band.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by M. Score, A. Score, F. Maudsley, and P. Reynolds; except where indicated

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Ran (So Far Away)"	4:55
2.	"Space Age Love Song"	3:45
3.	"Telecommunication"	2:29
4.	"The More You Live, the More You Love"	4:09
5.	"Nightmares"	4:36
6.	"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"	5:30
7.	"(It's Not Me) Talking"	5:00
8.	"Transfer Affection"	5:20
9.	"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" (M. Score, A Flock of Seagulls)	4:17
10.	"D.N.A."	2:30
11.	"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Extended Version)" (CD bonus track)	9:36
12.	"The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix)" (CD bonus track)	6:12

Reception[]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the albums proves "they did do some good new nomantic [sic] synth pop" and that the album "contain[s] all of the group's best material...while new wave fetishists will likely go for the actual albums anyway, most listeners will be more than satisfied with this."^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b AllMusic review
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone a flock of seagulls album guide.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.

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[AllMusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b AllMusic review

[2] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone a flock of seagulls album guide.

[4] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.

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hide v t A Flock of Seagulls
Mike Score Pando Kevin Rankin Gord Deppe Frank Maudsley Ali Score Willie Woo Mark Edmondson Paul Reynolds Chris Chryssaphis Gary Steadnin Ed Berner Dave Maerz Kaya Pryor Mike Radcliffe Mike Railton Jonte Wilkins Mike Marquart A.J. Mazzetti Dean Pichette Joe Rodriguez Darryl Sons Rob Wright Michael Brahm
Studio albums	A Flock of Seagulls (1982) Listen (1983) The Story of a Young Heart (1984) Dream Come True (1986) The Light at the End of the World (1995) Ascension (2018)
Compilation albums	The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987) I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (2004)
Extended plays	Modern Love Is Automatic
Singles	"Talking" "Telecommunication" "I Ran (So Far Away)" "Space Age Love Song" "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" "The More You Live, the More You Love" "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)"
Other songs	"D.N.A." "Modern Love Is Automatic"
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