The Best of Aztec Camera
1999 greatest hits album by Aztec Camera
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The Best of Aztec Camera is the first greatest hits album by Scottish pop/new wave band Aztec Camera, released in 1999. Containing singles from the band's first five studio albums High Land, Hard Rain (1983), Knife (1984), Love (1987), Stray (1990) and Dreamland (1993), the compilation also includes selected album tracks, and one solo single by lead singer Roddy Frame, from the album The North Star (1998). No tracks are included from Frestonia (1995), Aztec Camera's final studio album.
Released1999
Producer
- Aztec Camera
- Roddy Frame
- Mark Knopfler
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Michael Jonzun
- Rob Mounsey
- John Brand
- Bernie Clarke
- Eric Calvi
- Tommy LiPuma
- David Frank
- Simon Dawson
- Russ Titelman
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Track listing
All tracks written by Roddy Frame, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Somewhere in My Heart" | Love | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Oblivious" | High Land, Hard Rain | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Good Morning Britain" | Stray | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Working in a Goldmine" | Love | 5:43 |
| 5. | "How Men Are" | Love | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Birth of the True" | Knife | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Pillar to Post" | High Land, Hard Rain | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Walk Out to Winter" | High Land, Hard Rain | 3:25 |
| 9. | "All I Need Is Everything" | Knife | 5:50 |
| 10. | "Deep & Wide & Tall" | Love | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Jump" (writers: Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony) | B-side to "All I Need Is Everything" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Killermont Street" | Love | 3:19 |
| 13. | "The Crying Scene" | Stray | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Spanish Horses" | Dreamland | 4:37 |
| 15. | "Reason for Living" | The North Star (Roddy Frame solo album) | 3:17 |
| 16. | "We Could Send Letters" | High Land, Hard Rain | 5:45 |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||