The Best of The Pogues
1991 greatest hits album by The Pogues
The Best of the Pogues | ||||
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Greatest hits album by The Pogues | ||||
Released | September 7, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1991 | |||
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Label | Pogue Music | |||
Producer | Various | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by the Pogues, released in September 1991. The album was dedicated to the memory of Deborah Korner.
Track listing
- "Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer)
- "Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan)
- "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl)
- "The Irish Rover" (Traditional, arr. The Pogues & The Dubliners)
- "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan)
- "Streams of Whiskey" (MacGowan)
- "Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan)
- "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt)
- "Rain Street" (MacGowan)
- "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer)
- "White City" (MacGowan)
- "Thousands Are Sailing" (Phil Chevron)
- "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (MacGowan)
- "The Body of an American" (MacGowan)
Personnel
- Shane MacGowan – lead vocals, guitar
- Terry Woods – cittern, vocals
- Philip Chevron – guitar, vocals
- Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
- Andrew Ranken – drums
- Jem Finer – banjo, saxophone
- Darryl Hunt – bass guitar
- Kirsty MacColl – vocals on "Fairytale of New York"
- James Fearnley – accordion
Other musicians
- Cait O'Riordan – bass, vocals
- Siobhan Sheahan – harp on "Fairytale of New York"
- Tommy Keane – Uileann pipes on "Dirty Old Town" and "The Body of an American"
- Henry Benagh – fiddle
- Elvis Costello – acoustic guitar
- Dick Cuthell – flugelhorn on "A Rainy Night in Soho"
- Brian Clarke – alto saxophone on "Fiesta"
- Joe Cashman – tenor saxophone on "Fiesta"
- Eli Thompson – trumpet on "Fiesta"
- Chris Lee – trumpet
- Paul Taylor – trombone
- Ron Kavana – tenor banjo, mandolin on "Thousands Are Sailing"
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 94 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] | 10 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 34 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 25 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 11 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] | 21 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | Gold | 35,000^ |
France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Notes
- "Dirty Old Town" written by Ewan MacColl sung by MacGowan and members of The Dubliners
- Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 2, 3, 5 and 14 - Elvis Costello, track 4 - Eamonn Campbell, track 6 - Stan Brennan and track 9 - Joe Strummer
References
- ^ The Best of The Pogues - The Pogues | AllMusic
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 220.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Pogues – The Best of the Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Pogues – The Best of the Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Pogues – The Best of the Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – the Pogues – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – The Pogues – The Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Pogues – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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- Spider Stacy
- Jem Finer
- James Fearnley
- Shane MacGowan
- Andrew Ranken
- Darryl Hunt
- Terry Woods
- Cait O'Riordan
- Philip Chevron
- Joe Strummer
- Dave Coulter
- James McNally
- Jamie Clarke
- Essential Pogues
- The Best of The Pogues
- The Very Best of The Pogues
- "Dark Streets of London"
- "A Pair of Brown Eyes"
- "Sally MacLennane"
- "Dirty Old Town"
- "Haunted"
- "The Irish Rover"
- "Fairytale of New York"
- "If I Should Fall from Grace with God"
- "Fiesta"
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"
- "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge"
- "Summer in Siam"
- "Jack's Heroes"
- "Sunny Side of the Street"
- "A Rainy Night in Soho"
- "Honky Tonk Women"
- "Tuesday Morning"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"
- "The Auld Triangle"
- "Greenland Whale Fisheries"
- "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day"
- "Jesse James"
- "Maggie May"
- "Mountain Dew"
- "The Parting Glass"
- "Poor Paddy"
- "South Australia"
- "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six"
- "Thousands Are Sailing"
- "Waxie's Dargle"
- "When the Ship Comes In"
- "Worms"