Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits

Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Paul Weller
Released 1998
Genre Rock
Length 54:54
Label Go! Discs
Producer Paul Weller
Paul Weller chronology

Heavy Soul
(1997)		 Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits
(1998)		 Heliocentric
(2000)
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Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album of music by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, originally released in 1998. It featured most of his solo singles up to that point as well as a new track "Brand New Start".

Track listing

All titles written by Paul Weller except where noted

  1. "Out of the Sinking"
  2. "Peacock Suit"
  3. "Sunflower"
  4. "The Weaver"
  5. "Wild Wood"
  6. "Above the Clouds"
  7. "Uh Huh Oh Yeh"
  8. "Brushed" (Paul Weller, Steve White, Mark Nelson, Brendan Lynch)
  9. "The Changingman" (Weller, Lynch)
  10. "Friday Street"
  11. "You Do Something to Me"
  12. "Brand New Start"
  13. "Hung Up"
  14. "Mermaids"
  15. "Broken Stones"
  16. "Into Tomorrow"

A limited edition of the album came with a bonus 13 track live disc recorded at Victoria Park, London on 8 August 1998.

  1. "Into Tomorrow"
  2. "Peacock Suit"
  3. "Friday Street"
  4. "Mermaids"
  5. "Out of the Sinking"
  6. "Heavy Soul"
  7. "Wild Wood"
  8. "Up in Suzes' Room"
  9. "(Can You Heal Us) Holy Man?"
  10. "The Changingman" (Weller, Lynch)
  11. "Porcelain gods"
  12. "Sunflower"
  13. "Broken Stones"

the above live tracks have since been released as part the Weller At The BBC Digital Box edition.