Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats
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Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats is a 1994
"Crazy" was a previously unreleased Geldof track, and was released in the UK as a single from this album.
In 1997, the album was released by Columbia Records in the US and Vertigo Records in Canada as Great Songs of Indifference - The Best of Bob Geldof & the Boomtown Rats, with a few substituted songs.[2]
Track listing
All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
- "I Don't Like Mondays" (1979) – 4:17 from The Fine Art of Surfacing
- "This is the World Calling" (1986) (Geldof, Raymond Doom) – 4:23 from Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
- "Rat Trap" (1978) – 4:51 from A Tonic for the Troops
- "The Great Song of Indifference" (1990) – 4:35 from The Vegetarians of Love
- "Love or Something" (1990) (Geldof, David A. Stewart) – 4:32 from The Vegetarians of Love
- "Banana Republic" (1980) (Pete Briquette, Geldof) – 3:29 from Mondo Bongo
- "Crazy" (1994) (Geldof, Doom, Olle Romo) – 4:29 Previously unreleased
- "The Elephants Graveyard" (1981) – 3:42 from Mondo Bongo
- "Someone's Looking at You" (1980) – 4:22 from The Fine Art of Surfacing
- "Johnny Fingers) – 2:56 from A Tonic for the Troops
- "House on Fire" (1982) – 4:46 from V Deep
- "The Beat of the Night" (1986) – 5:06 from Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
- "Diamond Smiles" (1979) – 3:49 from The Fine Art of Surfacing
- "Like Clockwork" (1978) (Geldof, Briquette, Simon Crowe) – 3:38 from A Tonic for the Troops
- "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" (1992) – 3:41 from The Happy Club
- "Mary of the 4th Form" (1977) – 3:30 from The Boomtown Rats
- "Lookin' After No. 1" (1977) – 3:08 from The Boomtown Rats [1]
- Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 - The Boomtown Rats
- Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15 - Bob Geldof
Great Songs of Indifference substitutes some of the above songs for the following Boomtown Rats songs:
5. "Never in a Million Years" (1982) – 3:48 from V Deep
11. "Up All Night" (1981) – 3:36 from V Deep
12. "Rain" (1984) – 4:13 from In the Long Grass (North American version)
While "Rain" is listed on the packaging, at least one Canadian CD pressing actually contains the original version, "Dave."
Singles
- "Crazy" / "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" (Live) / "The Beat Of The Night" (Live) / "Rat Trap" (Live) (May 1994) (UK release)
- "Crazy" / "Mary Of The 4th Form" (Live) / "Looking After Number One" (Live) / "Joey's On The Street" (Live) (May 1994) (UK Limited edition release)
- "Crazy" / "Looking After Number 1" (Live) / "The Beat Of The Night" (Live) / "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" (Live) (1994) (European release)
References
- ^ a b c "Boomtown Rats, The / Bob Geldof - Loudmouth The Best Of The Boomtown Rats & Bob Geldof at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b Tom Demalon (22 April 1997). "Great Songs of Indifference: The Best of Bob Geldof & the Boomtown Rats - The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.