Turns into Stone

Turns Into Stone is a compilation album by The Stone Roses released in 1992. It consists of early singles and B-sides that did not feature on their self-titled debut album. The compilation reached number 32 on the UK album chart.

The album's release was surrounded by controversy, as the Roses were in the middle of a legal battle with their then-record label, Silvertone. An injunction prevented the band from releasing any new material for several years afterward, during which Silvertone re-released many singles, including two separate versions of "Fools Gold", and releasing stand-alone singles from the first album that were not intended to be singles (such as the edited version of "I Am the Resurrection" featuring a drum machine instead of Reni's distinctive drumming).

Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collects some of their best-known songs onto one CD, before a best-of compilation was even viable.

The title of the album is taken from the final lines of One Love: "What goes up must come down/Turns into dust or turns into stone".

Track listing

1. "Elephant Stone" (12" version) – 4:53
2. "The Hardest Thing In The World" – 2:39
3. "Going Down" – 2:46
4. "Mersey Paradise" – 2:44
5. "Standing Here" – 5:05
6. "Where Angels Play" – 4:15
7. "Simone" – 4:24
8. "Fools Gold" (12" version) – 9:53
9. "What the World Is Waiting For" – 3:55
10. "One Love" (12" version) – 7:45
11. "Something's Burning" (12" version) – 7:50

Catalogue Numbers

• LP: Silvertone ORE LP521
• CD: Silvertone ORE CD521
• Cassette: Silvertone ORE C521

References

External links

• The Stone Roses' discography