A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
Compilation album by Gang of Four
Released	December 1990
Recorded	1979–1983
Genre	Post-punk; new wave; dance-punk; college rock;
Length	76:20
Label	Warner Bros.
Gang of Four chronology

ReleasedDecember 1990

Recorded1979–1983

Length76:20

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century is the first compilation album by Gang of Four.^[3] It was released in December 1990. The liner notes are by Greil Marcus.^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"At Home He's a Tourist"	3:32
2.	"Damaged Goods"	3:28
3.	"Natural's Not in It"	3:06
4.	"Not Great Men"	3:06
5.	"Anthrax"	4:23
6.	"Return the Gift"	3:06
7.	"It's Her Factory"	3:09
8.	"What We All Want" (recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, 30/03/81)	5:11
9.	"Paralysed"	3:22
10.	"A Hole in the Wallet"	3:24
11.	"Cheeseburger"	4:07
12.	"To Hell with Poverty!"	4:37
13.	"Capital (It Fails Us Now)"	4:03
14.	"Call Me Up"	3:36
15.	"I Will Be a Good Boy"	3:10
16.	"The History of the World"	4:39
17.	"I Love a Man in Uniform"	4:07
18.	"Is It Love"	4:34
19.	"Woman Town"	4:30
20.	"We Live as We Dream, Alone"	3:37

v t e Gang of Four
Jon King Hugo Burnham Sara Lee David Pajo Andy Gill Dave Allen Busta Jones Mark Heaney Jonny Finnegan Thomas McNeice John Sterry Tobias Humble
Studio albums	Entertainment! Solid Gold Songs of the Free Hard Mall Shrinkwrapped Content What Happens Next Happy Now
Compilation albums	A Brief History of the Twentieth Century The Peel Sessions
Extended plays	Yellow Another Day/Another Dollar
Singles	"Damaged Goods"

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