The Best of Strange Cargos
1996 compilation album by William Orbit
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The Best of Strange Cargos is a compilation album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. In it, selected tracks from the first three of Orbit's four-album Strange Cargo series are included. All recordings in the compilation — including a 1993 remix of 1992's "Water From A Vine Leaf" — preceded the 1995 album release of Strange Cargo Hinterland. Three other tracks are also remixes, versions which were not released on initial Strange Cargo series albums.
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| Released | 20 February 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1993 | |||
| Genres | Electronic, ambient | |||
| Length | 72:22 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. Records | |||
| Producer | William Orbit | |||
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Track listing
All music and lyrics by William Orbit.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Water From A Vine Leaf" (with Beth Orton) | 7:00 |
| 2. | "Dark Eyed Kid" | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Gringatcho Demento" (with Cleo Torres) | 6:34 |
| 4. | "Fire And Mercy" | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Via Caliénte" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Time To Get Wize" (with Divine Bashim) | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Ruby Heart (transmogrified)" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Atom Dream" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Harry Flowers" | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Love My Way" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Riding to Rio" | 3:03 |
| 12. | "The Story Of Light" (with Christine Leach) | 6:14 |
| 13. | "Silent Signals (revisited)" | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Painted Rock" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Water From A Vine Leaf (Underworld remix)" | 7:00 |
| 16. | "Water Babies" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 72:22 | |