The Best of Roxy Music

The Best of Roxy Music
The Best of Roxy Music
Greatest hits album by Roxy Music
Released	11 June 2001
Genre	Art rock; pop;
Length	74:20
Label	Virgin
Producer	Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, Rhett Davies, Roxy Music
Roxy Music chronology

Released11 June 2001^[1]

Genre

Art rock^[2]
pop^[2]

Length74:20

LabelVirgin

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Record Collector	^[4]

The Best of Roxy Music is a greatest hits album by English art rock band Roxy Music, released in 2001. The album includes at least one song from all eight of the band's studio albums and all three of their non-album single A-sides. The songs are arranged in reverse chronological order. None of Bryan Ferry's solo tracks are included.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Avalon"		Avalon (1982)	4:16
2.	"More Than This"		Avalon	4:19
3.	"Jealous Guy"	John Lennon	non-album single (1981)	4:57
4.	"Over You"	Ferry, Phil Manzanera	Flesh and Blood (1980)	3:27
5.	"Same Old Scene"		Flesh and Blood	3:59
6.	"Oh Yeah"		Flesh and Blood	4:52
7.	"Angel Eyes"	Ferry, Andy Mackay	Manifesto (1979)	2:52
8.	"Dance Away"		Manifesto	3:47
9.	"Both Ends Burning"		Siren (1975)	5:15
10.	"Love Is the Drug"	Ferry, Mackay	Siren	4:08
11.	"Out of the Blue"	Ferry, Manzanera	Country Life (1974)	4:45
12.	"All I Want Is You"		Country Life	2:54
13.	"Mother of Pearl"		Stranded (1973)	6:35
14.	"Street Life"		Stranded	3:28
15.	"Do the Strand"		For Your Pleasure (1973)	4:03
16.	"Pyjamarama"		non-album single (1973)	2:52
17.	"Virginia Plain"		non-album single, later included on re-releases of Roxy Music (1972)	2:58
18.	"Re-Make/Re-Model"		Roxy Music	4:53
Total length:				1:14:11

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	84
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[9]	95
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	35
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	12

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)^[12]	Gold	25,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[1]	Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

v t e Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry Andy Mackay Paul Thompson Phil Manzanera Graham Simpson Brian Eno David O'List Eddie Jobson
Studio albums	Roxy Music For Your Pleasure Stranded Country Life Siren Manifesto Flesh + Blood Avalon
Live albums	Viva! The High Road Heart Still Beating Concert Classics Concerto Live
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Atlantic Years 1973–1980 Street Life: 20 Great Hits The Ultimate Collection More than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music The Thrill of It All The Best of Roxy Music
Singles	"Virginia Plain" "Pyjamarama" "Do the Strand" "Street Life" "All I Want Is You" "The Thrill of It All" "Love Is the Drug" "Both Ends Burning" "Trash" "Dance Away" "Angel Eyes" "Over You" "Oh Yeah" "Same Old Scene" "In the Midnight Hour" "Jealous Guy" "More Than This" "Avalon"
Other songs	"Re-Make/Re-Model" "Ladytron" "If There Is Something" "2HB" "Bitters End" "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" "Like a Hurricane"
Related articles	Discography List of Roxy Music members John Porter John Gustafson Sal Maida John Wetton Rick Wills Alan Spenner Gary Tibbs Paul Carrack Andy Newmark Neil Hubbard

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