The Collection (James album)

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The Collection
The Collection cover
Compilation album by James (band)
Released October 11, 2004
Recorded 1986 – 2001
Genre Alternative Britpop
Label Spectrum
James (band) chronology
Getting Away With It... Live
(2002)		 The Collection
(2004)		 Fresh as a Daisy - The Singles
(2007)

This compilation album was released after the Indie group James separated in December 2001, it is the third of four compilation albums by the band. It contains an unusual mix of hit singles, key album tracks, B-sides and some rarer tracks, making the release useful for collectors; So Long Marianne and Confusion appear here for the first time on any James release, Once a Friend for the first time on CD, Lazy for the first time on UK release and Coffee and Toast for the first time as anything other than a download. The album was produced to provide a retrospective look at James' career, however it was released with a non-existent marketing campaign and without any input from band members generating little critical interest.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Sit Down
  2. "English Beefcake"
  3. "Seven"
  4. "Lazy"
  5. "So Long Marianne"
  6. "Getting Away With It All (All Messed Up)"
  7. "Lost a Friend"
  8. "Once a Friend"
  9. "Coffee and Toast"
  10. "Laid"
  11. "Confusion"
  12. "Heavens"
  13. "She's a Star"
  14. "Five-O"
  15. "Out to Get You"
  16. "I Know What I'm Here For"
  17. "Lose Control (McGuire Mix)"
  18. "Gold Mother (Warp Mix)"
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