Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl

Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl
Greatest hits album by Bachelor Girl
Released	15 April 2011 (Australia)
Recorded	1998-2004
Genre	Pop, Rock
Label	Sony Music Australia
Bachelor Girl chronology
Dysfunctional (2002) Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl (2011)

"Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl" is the first Greatest hits by Australian band Bachelor Girl. It features tracks from their two studio albums, Waiting for the Day (1998) and Dysfunctional (2002) as well as fan favourites and four previously unreleased tracks recorded between 2002-03. The album was released in Australia on 15 April 2011.^[1][2]

Background

Bachelor Girl were a group formed by James Roche and Tania Doko in 1992. They released their first single Buses and Trains in 1998 which peaked at number 4 in Australia. A platinum selling album quickly followed. In 2002, The group released its second studio album before amicably splitting in 2004.^[3] Roche moved to London and Doko to Sweden and worked on solo projects. In 2011, the ground decided to release a greatest hit made up of their hit singles, fan favourites and four salvaged tracks from their 2003 unreleased album Beautifully Wrong.^[4]

In May and June 2011, Bachelor Girl performed gigs in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide to promote the album.^[5][6]

Track listing

1. Buses and Trains
2. Permission To Shine
3. Treat Me Good
4. I'm Just A Girl
5. Lucky Me
6. Blown Away
7. Rollercoaster
8. Drowning Not Waving
9. This Must Be Love (Like It Or Not)
10. Waiting For The Day
11. Can't Wait To Meet You
12. Gotta Let You Go
13. Come Undone
14. Radio
15. To Whom It May Concern
16. No Ordinary Day
17. We're A Natural

New Tracks ^[7]

• Radio

Written by Aaron Hendra. The song was recorded by both Hendra's band Supanatural and Bachelor Girl, however, neither of these albums were released. The song speaks of the power of well-loved songs being heard once again on the radio.

• To Whom It May Concern

Written by Roche and Doko. The song sends a wish-list and tender invitation out into the world, like a message in a bottle. For anyone who would love to be someone's 'Yours Truly'.

• No Ordinary Day

Written by Doko, Irwin Thomas and Rusty Brown. The song was written on a bright sunny winter's afternoon in Melbourne. Most people can relate to the early morning other-worldliness after a joyous, unexpected, sexual debut of a new relationship. Captured perfectly in this lyric, the sweet tang of adrenalin, lack of sleep and quiet excitement becomes beautifully present.

• We're A Natural

Written by Roche. Inspired by the Byron Bay surroundings, this hippy and spiritual lyric captures the earth-child's vision of perfect simplicity. Warm sand and deep twilight after a perfect beach day birthed a happy, energetic celebration of life au naturel.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Australia	15 April 2011	CD digital download	Sony Music Australia	Standard edition

References

1. "Loved Lost Best of Bachelor Girl". www.jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. "Loved & Lost: The Best Of Bachelor Girl". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
3. "Four Minutes With...Bachelor Girl". www.news.com.au. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
4. Birdie. "Bachelor Girl". www.beat.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
5. Jimmy (18 March 2011). "Blast from the Past: Bachelor Girl Re-forming!". RipItUp (Rip It Up Publishing). Retrieved 27 November 2011.
6. Cashmere, Paul (13 April 2011). "Bachelor Girl Reform". Undercover Media Pty Ltd (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman). Retrieved 27 November 2011.
7. "Love and Lost album". www.bachelorgirl.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.