The Singles Collection (The Specials album)

The Singles Collection is a compilation album by The Specials.

The Singles Collection
UK cover
Greatest hits album by
Released29 January 1991
GenreSka, 2 Tone, new wave
Length58:09
Label2 Tone/Chrysalis
The Specials chronology
In the Studio
(1984)
The Singles Collection
(1991)
Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection
(1996)
Alternative Cover
US cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gangsters" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, The Specials, Prince Buster2:45
2."Rudy, A Message to You" (as The Specials (featuring Rico))R. Thompson2:50
3."Nite Club"Jerry Dammers, The Specials3:25
4."Too Much Too Young (Live)" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, Lloyd Charmers2:05
5."Guns of Navarone (Live)" (as The Special A.K.A.)Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster2:20
6."Rat Race"Roddy Radiation3:09
7."Rude Boys Outta Jail"Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Horace Panter2:40
8."Maggie's Farm"Bob Dylan3:31
9."Do Nothing" (as The Specials (featuring Rico))Lynval Golding3:52
10."Stereotype"Jerry Dammers3:50
11."Ghost Town (Extended version)" (as The Specials (featuring Rico)Jerry Dammers5:59
12."Why?"Lynval Golding3:54
13."Friday Night, Saturday Morning"Terry Hall3:34
14."Racist Friend" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury3:48
15."Free Nelson Mandela (Extended Version)" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, Rhoda Dakar4:34
16."(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers4:03
  • Track 10 presents only the first half of the "Stereotype/Stereotype Pt. 2" single from More Specials.
  • Tracks 14 through 16 were originally recorded under the "Special AKA" name, which the band used following the split of the original lineup in 1981.
  • Some pressings of the album are missing track 16.

Tracks listing for 'Singles' release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gangsters"Jerry Dammers, The Specials, Prince Buster2:45
2."Rudy, A Message to You"R. Thompson2:50
3."Nite Klub"Jerry Dammers, The Specials3:25
4."Too Much Too Young (Live)"Jerry Dammers, Lloyd Charmers2:05
5."Guns of Navarone (Live)"Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster2:20
6."Rat Race"Roddy Radiation3:09
7."Stereotype"Jerry Dammers3:50
8."International Jet Set"Jerry Dammers4:11
9."Do Nothing"Lynval Golding3:52
10."Ghost Town"Jerry Dammers5:59
11."Why?"Lynval Golding3:54
12."Friday Night, Saturday Morning"Terry Hall3:34
13."War Crimes" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers4:03
14."Racist Friend" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury3:48
15."Nelson Mandela" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers, Rhoda Dakar4:34
16."(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (as The Special A.K.A.)Jerry Dammers4:02

This 1991 pressing replaces "Maggie's Farm" and "Rude Boys Outta Jail" with "International Jet Set" and "War Crimes".

References

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