The Best of Roxy Music

The Best of Roxy Music
Greatest hits album by
Roxy Music
Released11 June 2001[1]
Genre
Length74:20
LabelVirgin
ProducerChris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, Rhett Davies, Roxy Music
Roxy Music chronology
Valentine
(2000) 		The Best of Roxy Music
(2001) 		Concerto
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Avalon" Avalon, 19824:16
2."More Than This" Avalon4:19
3."Jealous Guy"John Lennonnon-album single, 19814:57
4."Over You"Ferry, Phil ManzaneraFlesh and Blood, 19803:27
5."Same Old Scene" Flesh and Blood3:59
6."Oh Yeah" Flesh and Blood4:52
7."Angel Eyes"Ferry, Andy MackayManifesto, 19792:52
8."Dance Away" Manifesto3:47
9."Both Ends Burning" Siren, 19755:15
10."Love Is the Drug"Ferry, MackaySiren4:08
11."Out of the Blue"Ferry, ManzaneraCountry Life, 19744:45
12."All I Want Is You" Country Life2:54
13."Mother of Pearl" Stranded, 19736:35
14."Street Life" Stranded3:28
15."Do the Strand" For Your Pleasure, 19734:03
16."Pyjamarama" non-album single, 19732:52
17."Virginia Plain" non-album single, later included on re-releases of Roxy Music, 19722:58
18."Re-Make/Re-Model" Roxy Music4:53
Total length:1:14:11

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Roxy Music
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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[12] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "British album certifications – Roxy Music – Best of". British Phonographic Industry.
  2. ^ a b Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ The Best of Roxy Music at AllMusic
  4. ^ Roberts, Chris (October 2022). "From The Vaults". Record Collector (536): 116.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 240.
  6. ^ Austrian Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  7. ^ Ultratop Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  8. ^ German Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  9. ^ Spanish Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  10. ^ Hitparade - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
  11. ^ "Roxy Music | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  12. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.