Street Life: 20 Great Hits

Street Life: 20 Great Hits
Compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Released 1986
8 June 1987 (re-release)
Recorded 1972-1985
Genre
Length 73:55
Label E'G
(UK)
Reprise
(US)
Roxy Music chronology
The High Road
(1982)
Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)
The Ultimate Collection
(1988)
Bryan Ferry chronology
Boys and Girls
(1985)
Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)
Bête Noire
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Allmusic
(re-release)
[2]

Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).

The album is a recurring feature within the plot of the first episode of Life Begins.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bryan Ferry; except where indicated. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Virginia Plain" (Roxy Music, from "Virginia Plain" A-side single), 1972)  2:58
2. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall (edit)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Bob Dylan 4:15
3. "Pyjamarama" (Roxy Music, from "Pyjamarama" A-side single, 1973)  2:52
4. "Do the Strand (edit)" (Roxy Music, from For Your Pleasure, 1973)  3:46
5. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey 4:51
6. "Street Life" (Roxy Music, from Stranded, 1973)  3:27
7. "Let's Stick Together" (Brian Ferry, from Let's Stick Together, 1976)Wilbert Harrison 2:59
8. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Bryan Ferry, from Another Time, Another Place, 1974)Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach 2:53
9. "Love Is the Drug" (Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975)Ferry, Andy Mackay 4:04
10. "Sign of the Times" (Bryan Ferry, from The Bride Stripped Bare, 1978)  2:28
11. "Dance Away" (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979)  3:44
12. "Angel Eyes (edit)" (Roxy Music, from Manifesto)Ferry, McKay 2:51
13. "Oh Yeah" (edit)" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)  4:36
14. "Over You" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood)Ferry, Phil Manzanera 3:26
15. "Same Old Scene" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood)  3:58
16. "In the Midnight Hour" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood)Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper 3:08
17. "More Than This (edit)" (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982)  4:10
18. "Avalon" (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982)  4:16
19. "Slave to Love" (Bryan Ferry, from Boys and Girls, 1985)  4:17
20. "Jealous Guy" (Roxy Music, from "Jealous Guy" A-side single, 1981)John Lennon 4:55

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
Position
1986 UK Albums Chart 1 [3]
1989 Billboard Pop Albums 100 [4]

References

Preceded by
Hits 4 by Various Artists
UK number one album
April 26, 1986 – May 30, 1986
Succeeded by
So by Peter Gabriel
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