The Best of Strange Cargos is a compilation album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit

William Orbit

William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...

. In it, selected tracks from the first three of Orbit's four-album Strange Cargo series are included. All recordings in the compilation — including a 1993 remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

 of 1992's "Water From A Vine Leaf" — preceded the 1995 album release of Strange Cargo Hinterland

Strange Cargo Hinterland

Strange Cargo Hinterland is the fifth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the fourth in a series similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo, Strange Cargo II, and Strange Cargo III.-Track listing:# "Million Town"...

. Three other tracks are also remixes, versions which were not released on initial Strange Cargo series albums.

Track listing

1. "Water From A Vine Leaf" (with Beth Orton
   Beth Orton
   Beth Orton is a BRIT Award–winning English singer-songwriter, known for her 'folktronica' sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers in the mid 1990s. However, these were not Orton's first...
   
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2. "Dark Eyed Kid"
3. "Gringatcho Demento" (with Cleo Torres)
4. "Fire And Mercy"
5. "Via Caliénte"
6. "Time To Get Wize" (with Divine Bashim)
7. "Ruby Heart" (transmogrified)
8. "Atom Dream"
9. "Harry Flowers"
10. "Love My Way"
11. "Riding To Rio"
12. "The Story Of Light" (with Christine Leach)
13. "Silent Signals" (revisited)
14. "Painted Rock"
15. "Water From A Vine Leaf" (Underworld remix)
16. "Water Babies"