The Very Very Best of Crowded House is a compilation album featuring 19 singles from the period spanning Crowded House

Crowded House

Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...

's first six studio albums. A CD and DVD box set is available, which includes a DVD of 25 of the band's music videos. The album is also available as a 'Deluxe Digital Version' which features 32 tracks including a rare 1987 live recording of the band's cover version of the Hunters & Collectors

Hunters & Collectors

Hunters & Collectors were an Australian rock music band formed in Melbourne in 1981, fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour, they developed a blend of pub rock and art-funk...

 song "Throw Your Arms Around Me

Throw Your Arms Around Me

-Personnel:Hunters & Collectors members*John Archer — bass guitar*Geoffrey Crosby — keyboards*Douglas Falconer — drums*John 'Jack' Howard — trumpet*Mark Seymour — vocals, lead guitar*Michael Waters — trombone...

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History

The band left Capitol/EMI records in 2010 and this album documents their time with that label. The album has not been not mentioned on Crowded House's official website, although an email was sent to subscribers to their mailing list to announce its release, which suggests that the band had little involvement with it. An official press release from Capitol/EMI states that the album is being released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band. No tracks from the band's 2010 album Intriguer are included because the band had left Capitol/EMI prior to the recording of that album, which was released on Mercury and ATO.

ATO Records

According to Our Records was founded in early 2000 by Dave Matthews , Coran Capshaw, Chris Tetzeli, and Michael McDonald as a division of RCA Records...

Track listing

This album largely duplicates the band's 1996 compilation Recurring Dream, but has been revised to include two songs from their 2007 album Time on Earth

Time on Earth

Time on Earth is the fifth studio album by the pop-rock band Crowded House. Tracks have been produced by both Ethan Johns and Steve Lillywhite and the album was released on 30 June 2007 in Australia, 2 July in the United Kingdom and 10 July in North America...

("Don't Stop Now

Don't Stop Now

"Don't Stop Now" is the first single from Crowded House's fifth studio album Time on Earth. It was released in Australia on 16 June 2007; in the United Kingdom, it was released digitally on 18 June 2007 and physically on 25 June 2007.-Background:...

" and "Pour Le Monde

Pour Le Monde

"Pour Le Monde" is the third single released from Crowded House's fifth studio album Time on Earth, released on 10 December 2007. "Pour le Monde" means "For the World" in French-Track listing:Standard Digital Bundle....

"). Also included are two songs from 1993's Together Alone

Together Alone

Together Alone is the fourth studio album by the band Crowded House. It was released in October 1993 and was their first album to feature multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart as a full band member. Unlike the band's first three albums, which were recorded in the US and Australia and produced by Mitchell...

("Fingers of Love

Fingers of Love

"Fingers of Love" is a 1994 song by rock group Crowded House from the group's fourth studio album Together Alone. It was released as a single in May 1994 and peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart....

" and "Nails in My Feet

Nails in My Feet

"Nails in My Feet" is a 1993 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the second single released from the group's fourth studio album Together Alone.-UK CD set:...

") and "Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake (song)

"Chocolate Cake" is a 1991 song by Australasian rock group Crowded House from their 1991 album Woodface. The song was not originally intended as the lead single, as it was intended for "It's Only Natural" to be the lead track. However, despite this, "Chocolate Cake" was released as the album's lead...

" from 1991's Woodface

Woodface

Woodface is the third studio album by the band Crowded House. The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and released by Capitol in July 1991. It features five singles "Chocolate Cake", "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Four Seasons in One Day", and "It's Only Natural"...

, which were omitted from the previous compilation. Four early Crowded House singles, "World Where You Live

World Where You Live

"World Where You Live" is a 1986 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the second single from the group's debut album Crowded House. Though it was the second single, "World Where You Live" was the first internationally released single, as the first single "Mean To Me" was only released in...

", "When You Come

When You Come

"When You Come" is a song by rock group Crowded House and was released in August 1988 on Capitol Records as the second Australian single from their second album Temple of Low Men. The song peaked at #27 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Both B sides, "Something So Strong" and "Better Be Home Soon" were...

", "Into Temptation" and "I Feel Possessed

I Feel Possessed

"I Feel Possessed" is a rock song written by Neil Finn and performed by New Zealand band Crowded House for their album Temple of Low Men. The song was the final single released from the album...

", which featured on Recurring Dream, have not been included on this new album. "Everything Is Good for You

Everything Is Good for You

"Everything Is Good for You" is a 1996 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the first single released from the group's greatest hits compilation Recurring Dream. It features Pearl Jam lead vocalist Eddie Vedder performing backing vocals. It peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Singles...

", one of three tracks specially recorded for the 1996 compilation, is also omitted.

Disc 1 (CD)

1. "Something So Strong"
2. "Weather with You"
3. "It's Only Natural"
4. "Chocolate Cake"
5. "Fall at Your Feet"
6. "Distant Sun"
7. "Better Be Home Soon"
8. "Four Seasons in One Day"
9. "Don't Dream It's Over"
10. "Mean to Me"
11. "Locked Out"
12. "Don't Stop Now"
13. "Pineapple Head"
14. "Instinct"
15. "Fingers of Love"
16. "Private Universe"
17. "Not the Girl You Think You Are"
18. "Nails in My Feet"
19. "Pour le Monde"

CD & DVD box set: Disc 2 (DVD)

1. "Mean to Me"
2. "Now We're Getting Somewhere"
3. "Don't Dream It's Over"
4. "World Where You Live"
5. "Something So Strong"
6. "Better Be Home Soon"
7. "When You Come"
8. "Into Temptation"
9. "Sister Madly"
10. "I Feel Possessed"
11. "Chocolate Cake"
12. "Fall at Your Feet"
13. "It's Only Natural"
14. "Weather with You"
15. "Four Seasons in One Day"
16. "Distant Sun"
17. "Nails in My Feet"
18. "Locked Out"
19. "Private Universe"
20. "Everything Is Good for You"
21. "Not the Girl You Think You Are"
22. "Instinct"
23. "Don't Stop Now"
24. "She Called Up"
25. "Better Be Home Soon"

Deluxe digital version (download only)

1. "Now We're Getting Somewhere"
2. "World Where You Live"
3. "Weather with You"
4. "Something So Strong"
5. "When You Come"
6. "Fingers of Love"
7. "Four Seasons in One Day"
8. "Distant Sun"
9. "Don't Stop Now"
10. "Sister Madly"
11. "Chocolate Cake"
12. "Locked Out"
13. "Never Be the Same"
14. "Hole in the River"
15. "Not the Girl You Think You Are"
16. "Better Be Home Soon"
17. "Mean to Me"
18. "It's Only Natural"
19. "Fall at Your Feet"
20. "Recurring Dream"
21. "Private Universe"
22. "Pineapple Head"
23. "She Called Up"
24. "I Feel Possessed"
25. "Instinct"
26. "Everything Is Good for You"
27. "Into Temptation"
28. "Nails in My Feet"
29. "Don't Dream It's Over"
30. "Pour le Monde"
31. "Whispers and Moans"
32. "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Live from the Roxy, Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 1987)

Reception

The Music Fix website described this release as a "Shameless cash in" and recommended Recurring Dream as a cheaper and superior purchase. A BBC review also questioned, "Whether the world needs another Crowded House best of," but praised the album, saying that "several of these 19 tracks are solid-gold greats." Allmusic described the 32 track digital version of the album as, "The best Crowded House comp so far, verging on the definitive." The website musicOMH praised the album for being, "Littered with modern pop classics," but also recommended Recurring Dream as a better purchase, whilst admitting that the album, "will do enough business to warrant their record company's shameless opportunism."

Chart performance

The album has charted in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, although it has so far had far less success than Recurring Dream.

Chart	Peak
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	49
Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	11
New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	12