The Best of Roxy Music

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The Best of Roxy Music
Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Roxy Music
Released19 June 2001
GenreRock, art rock
Length74:20
LabelVirgin
ProducerChris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, Rhett Davies, Roxy Music
Roxy Music chronology
Valentine
(2000) 		The Best of Roxy Music
(2001) 		Concerto
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]

The Best of Roxy Music is a greatest hits album by English art rock band Roxy Music, released in 2001. At least one song from all eight of the band's studio albums is represented, as well as some non-album singles. The songs are arranged in reverse chronological order.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Avalon" Avalon, 19824:16
2."More Than This" Avalon4:19
3."Jealous Guy"John Lennonnon-album single, 19814:57
4."Over You"Ferry, Phil ManzaneraFlesh and Blood, 19803:27
5."Same Old Scene" Flesh and Blood3:59
6."Oh Yeah" Flesh and Blood4:52
7."Angel Eyes"Ferry, Andy MackayManifesto, 19792:52
8."Dance Away" Manifesto3:47
9."Both Ends Burning" Siren, 19755:15
10."Love Is the Drug"Ferry, MackaySiren4:08
11."Out of the Blue"Ferry, ManzaneraCountry Life, 19744:45
12."All I Want Is You" Country Life2:54
13."Mother of Pearl" Stranded, 19736:35
14."Street Life" Stranded3:28
15."Do the Strand" For Your Pleasure, 19734:03
16."Pyjamarama" non-album single, 19732:52
17."Virginia Plain" non-album single, later included in Roxy Music, 19722:58
18."Re-Make/Re-Model" Roxy Music4:53
Total length:1:14:11

Personnel[]

Production

Charts[]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40[2] 27
Belgium Ultratop[3] 25
Germany GfK Entertainment charts[4] 19
Spain Productores de Música de España[5] 95
Sweden Swiss Hitparade[6] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 12

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[8] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ The Best of Roxy Music at AllMusic
  2. ^ Austrian Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  3. ^ Ultratop Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  4. ^ German Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  5. ^ Spanish Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  6. ^ Hitparade - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  7. ^ "Roxy Music | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  8. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – RM – Best of". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Best of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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