Singles Collection: The London Years
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Singles Collection: The London Years is a compilation album by the Rolling Stones, released in 1989. It was released as a 3-CD and a 4-LP set.[1]
Background
Singles Collection: The London Years was released by former manager
The set is a
The original collection was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, and digitally compiled and prepared under his supervision by P. D. Rain and Jody Klein.
With a range from 1963 to 1971, the set begins with their very first UK single,
The only omissions are four B-sides from 1970 and 1971. "
The release also does not include the
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Tom Hull | A[6] |
Singles Collection: The London Years was released at a timely juncture, just a couple of weeks before the Rolling Stones' comeback album Steel Wheels was due for release after a significant break, and months following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Going platinum, the album reached No. 91 in the US.
In 2006, Steven Van Zandt placed Singles Collection: The London Years on top of his list of the most essential albums of all time, calling it:
The greatest collection of music by the greatest rock & roll band there will ever be.[7]
In August 2002, Singles Collection: The London Years was issued in a new remastered Compact Disc and
Track listing
All songs by
Disc one
- "Come On" (Chuck Berry) – 1:48
- "I Want to Be Loved" (Willie Dixon) – 1:52
- "I Wanna Be Your Man" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 1:43
- "Nanker Phelge) – 2:09
- "Not Fade Away" (Charles Hardin/Norman Petty) – 1:47
- "Nanker Phelge/Phil Spector) – 2:39
- "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:27
- "Good Times, Bad Times" – 2:31
- "Tell Me" – 2:47
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 2:17
- "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 2:59
- "Congratulations" – 2:28
- "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:05
- "Off the Hook" – 2:34
- "Heart of Stone" – 2:45
- "What a Shame" – 3:03
- "The Last Time" – 3:42
- "Nanker Phelge) – 2:14
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 3:43
- "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" (Nanker Phelge) – 3:20
- "The Spider and the Fly" – 3:38
- "Get Off of My Cloud" – 2:54
- "I'm Free" – 2:24
- "The Singer Not the Song" – 2:22
- "As Tears Go By" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:45
Disc two
- "Gotta Get Away" – 2:07
- "19th Nervous Breakdown" – 3:56
- "Sad Day" – 3:01
- "Paint It, Black" – 3:44
- "Stupid Girl" – 2:55
- "Long Long While" – 3:01
- "Mother's Little Helper" – 2:45
- "Lady Jane" – 3:10
- "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" – 2:34
- "Who's Driving Your Plane?" – 3:14
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 3:26
- "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:13
- "We Love You" – 4:36
- "Dandelion" – 3:48
- "She's a Rainbow" – 4:11
- "2000 Light Years from Home" – 4:44
- "In Another Land" (Bill Wyman) – 2:53
- "The Lantern" – 4:26
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 3:38
- "Child of the Moon" – 3:12
Disc three
- "Street Fighting Man" – 3:09
- "No Expectations" – 3:55
- "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:30
- "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:00
- "You Can't Always Get What You Want" – 4:49
- "Memo from Turner" – 4:06
- Released as a Mick Jagger solo single in November 1970
- "Brown Sugar" – 3:49
- "Wild Horses" – 5:42
- "I Don't Know Why" (Stevie Wonder/Paul Riser/Don Hunter/Lula Hardaway) – 3:01
- "Try a Little Harder" – 2:17
- "Out of Time" – 3:22
- "Jiving Sister Fanny" – 3:20
- "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:17
All tracks on disc one and most of disc two were produced by
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | Billboard 200[8] | 91 |
Certification
Country | Certification | Sales |
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Australia[9] | Gold | 35,000 |
United States | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom | Gold | 100,000 |
References
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – Singles Collection (The London Years) (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- AllMusic
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years [Remastered] by the Rolling Stones on MSN Music". Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". Tomhull.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Little Steven's Big Props Five classic albums you shouldn't fuhgeddabout". Ew.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Oct 2023 Album Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 November 2023.