| Street Life: 20 Great Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 14 April 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–1985 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 73:55 | |||
| Label | E'G | |||
| Roxy Music chronology | ||||
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| Bryan Ferry chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| AllMusic (re-release) |  [2] |
Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a greatest hits album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released on 14 April 1986 by E'G Records.[3] The album reached number one on both the New Zealand and UK Albums Charts in 1986.
Material from Roxy Music, Country Life and In Your Mind were not included.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry; except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virginia Plain" (Roxy Music, non-album single, 1972) | 2:58 | |
| 2. | "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (edit) (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973) | Bob Dylan | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Pyjamarama" (Roxy Music, non-album 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)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973) | Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Street Life" (Roxy Music, from Stranded, 1973) | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "Let's Stick Together" (Bryan Ferry, from Let's Stick Together, 1976) | Wilbert Harrison | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Bryan 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" (Bryan 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, 1979) | Ferry, Mackay | 2:51 |
| 13. | "Oh Yeah" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) | 4:36 | |
| 14. | "Over You" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) | Ferry, Phil Manzanera | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Same Old Scene" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) | 3:58 | |
| 16. | "In the Midnight Hour" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) | 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" (Bryan Ferry, from Boys and Girls, 1985) | 4:17 | |
| 20. | "Jealous Guy" (edit) (Roxy Music, non-album single, 1981) | John Lennon | 4:55 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
- ↑ Thompson, Dave. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
- ↑ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 April 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Kent 1993, p. 110.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 24. 21 June 1986. p. 16. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ Kent 1993, p. 438.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. 24 January 1987. p. 25. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life: 20 Great Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life - 20 Great Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
Bibliography
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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