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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(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)" (Brian 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)" (Brian 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" (Brian 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" (Brian 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" (Brian 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

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
↑ Thompson, Dave. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
↑ http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/albums_15.php
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/street-life-20-greatest-hits-mw0000198735/awards

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

Roxy Music

Bryan Ferry Andy Mackay Paul Thompson Phil Manzanera Graham Simpson Roger Bunn Dexter Lloyd Brian Eno David O'List Rik Kenton John Gustafson Eddie Jobson Paul Carrack Alan Spenner Gary Tibbs

Studio albums	Roxy Music For Your Pleasure Stranded Country Life Siren Manifesto Flesh + Blood Avalon

Live albums	Viva! The High Road Heart Still Beating Concert Classics Concerto Live

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Street Life: 20 Great Hits The Ultimate Collection More than This

Boxsets	The Thrill of It All

Singles	"Virginia Plain" "Pyjamarama" "Do the Strand" "Street Life" "All I Want Is You" "The Thrill of It All" "Love Is the Drug" "Both Ends Burning" "Trash" "Dance Away" "Angel Eyes" "Over You" "Oh Yeah" "Same Old Scene" "In the Midnight Hour" "Jealous Guy" "More Than This" "Avalon"

Other songs	"Like a Hurricane"

Related articles	Discography Velvet Goldmine Chris Thomas Peter Sinfield

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