Ciao! Best of Lush

Ciao! Best of Lush
Greatest hits album by Lush
Released 19 March 2001
(See release history)
Recorded July 1989 – August 1996
Genre Shoegazing, dream pop, Britpop
Length 72:48
Label 4AD
Producer See credits below
Lush chronology

Lovelife
(1996)
Ciao! Best of Lush
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10)[2]

Ciao! Best of Lush is a compilation album for the band Lush, released in March 2001 by 4AD. The essay in the booklet was written by Dominic Wills and includes quotes from Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson. The best-of CD appeared almost five years after the band's dissolution and drummer Chris Acland's suicide; the compilation is dedicated to his memory.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ladykillers"  Berenyi 3:13
2. "Single Girl"  Anderson 2:35
3. "Ciao!" (featuring Jarvis Cocker)Berenyi 3:31
4. "500 (Shake Baby Shake)" (Single Remix)Anderson 3:21
5. "Light from a Dead Star"  Berenyi 3:17
6. "Love at First Sight"  Moxham 5:12
7. "Hypocrite"  Berenyi 2:53
8. "Desire Lines"  Anderson 7:39
9. "Lovelife"  Anderson 3:56
10. "When I Die"  Anderson 4:19
11. "Nothing Natural"  Anderson 5:54
12. "Untogether"  Berenyi 3:34
13. "For Love"  Berenyi 3:30
14. "Monochrome"  Anderson 5:06
15. "De-Luxe"  Anderson 3:28
16. "Sweetness and Light"  Anderson 5:17
17. "Thoughtforms"  Anderson 2:44
18. "Etheriel"  Anderson, Berenyi 3:24

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
United Kingdom 19 March 2001 4AD CD GAD 2K22 CD
United States 5 June 2001

Credits

Ciao! credits

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. According to the last pages of the CD's booklet.