The Best of A Flock of Seagulls

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The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
Compilation album by
A Flock of Seagulls
Released13 October 1986
Genre
LabelJive
A Flock of Seagulls compilations chronology
The 12" Singles
(1985) 		The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
(1986) 		Telecommunications
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is a compilation album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in October 1986 by Jive Records. It is the first official compilation album released by the band.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by M. Score, A. Score, F. Maudsley, and P. Reynolds; except where indicated

No.TitleLength
1."I Ran (So Far Away)"4:55
2."Space Age Love Song"3:45
3."Telecommunication"2:29
4."The More You Live, the More You Love"4:09
5."Nightmares"4:36
6."Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"5:30
7."(It's Not Me) Talking"5:00
8."Transfer Affection"5:20
9."Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" (M. Score, A Flock of Seagulls)4:17
10."D.N.A."2:30
11."Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Extended Version)" (CD bonus track)9:36
12."The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix)" (CD bonus track)6:12

Reception[edit]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the albums proves "they did do some good new nomantic [sic] synth pop" and that the album "contain[s] all of the group's best material...while new wave fetishists will likely go for the actual albums anyway, most listeners will be more than satisfied with this."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. A Flock of Seagulls - The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1987): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Orski, Alan (1998). "A Flock of Seagulls". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 434–435.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone a flock of seagulls album guide.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.


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