The Best of The Pogues

The Best of the Pogues
The Best of the Pogues
Greatest hits album by The Pogues
Released	September 7, 1991
Recorded	1984–1991
Genre	Celtic punk, folk punk, Celtic rock, folk rock
Label
Producer	Various
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Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by The Pogues, released in September 1991. The album was dedicated to the memory of Deborah Korner.

Track listing[]

"Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer)
"Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan)
"Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl)
"The Irish Rover" (Traditional, arr. The Pogues & The Dubliners)
"A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan)
"Streams of Whiskey" (MacGowan)
"Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan)
"Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt)
"Rain Street" (MacGowan)
"Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer)
"White City" (MacGowan)
"Thousands Are Sailing" (Phil Chevron)
"The Broad Majestic Shannon" (MacGowan)
"The Body of an American" (MacGowan)

Charts[]

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[2]	94
Ireland	21
New Zealand (RIANZ)	10
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	11

Certifications and sales[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	Gold	35,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[3]	Gold	100,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[4]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel[]

Shane MacGowan - lead vocals, guitar
Terry Woods - cittern, vocals
Philip Chevron - guitar, vocals
Spider Stacy - tin whistle, vocals
Andrew Ranken - drums
Jem Finer - banjo, saxophone
Darryl Hunt - bass guitar
Kirsty MacColl - vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
James Fearnley - accordion

Other musicians[]

Cait O'Riordan - bass, vocals
Siobhan Sheahan - harp on "Fairytale of New York"
Tommy Keane - Uileann pipes on "Dirty Old Town" and "The Body of an American"
Henry Benagh - fiddle
Elvis Costello - acoustic guitar
Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn on "A Rainy Night in Soho"
Brian Clarke - alto saxophone on "Fiesta"
Joe Cashman - tenor saxophone on "Fiesta"
Eli Thompson - trumpet on "Fiesta"
Chris Lee - trumpet
Paul Taylor - trombone
Ron Kavana - tenor banjo, mandolin on "Thousands Are Sailing"

Notes[]

"Dirty Old Town" written by Ewan MacColl sung by MacGowan and members of The Dubliners
Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 2, 3, 5 and 14 - Elvis Costello, track 4 - Eamonn Campbell, track 6 - Stan Brennan and track 9 - Joe Strummer

References[]

^ The Best of The Pogues - The Pogues | AllMusic
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "French album certifications – the Pogues – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – The Pogues – The Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[1] The Best of The Pogues - The Pogues | AllMusic

[aus-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[Francethe_PoguesBest_OfalbumCertRef-3] "French album certifications – the Pogues – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[New_ZealandThe_PoguesThe_Best_OfalbumCertRef-4] "New Zealand album certifications – The Pogues – The Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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Spider Stacy Jem Finer James Fearnley Shane MacGowan Andrew Ranken Darryl Hunt Terry Woods Cait O'Riordan Philip Chevron Joe Strummer Dave Coulter James McNally Jamie Clarke
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EPs	Poguetry in Motion Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Compilations	Essential Pogues The Best of The Pogues The Very Best of The Pogues Dirty Old Town
Singles	"Dark Streets of London" "A Pair of Brown Eyes" "Sally MacLennane" "Dirty Old Town" "Haunted" "The Irish Rover" "Fairytale of New York" "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" "Fiesta" "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" "Summer in Siam" "Jack's Heroes" "Sunny Side of the Street" "A Rainy Night in Soho" "Honky Tonk Women" "Tuesday Morning" "Once Upon a Time"
Other songs	"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" "The Auld Triangle" "Greenland Whale Fisheries" "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" "Jesse James" "Maggie May" "Mountain Dew" "The Parting Glass" "Poor Paddy" "South Australia" "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" "Thousands Are Sailing" "Waxie's Dargle" "When the Ship Comes In" "Worms"
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