The Collection (Yazoo album)

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The Collection
Compilation album by
Released10 September 2012[1]
GenreSynth-pop[2][3]
Length133:06
LabelMusic Club Deluxe
Producer
Yazoo chronology
Essential
(2012)
The Collection
(2012)
Four Pieces
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Express[4]

The Collection is a two-disc compilation album by English synth-pop duo Yazoo, released under licence from Mute Records by Music Club Deluxe, a division of Demon Music Group, in September 2012. It features all of the band's singles, along with various album tracks and remixes.[5]

Track listing[edit]

Disc one[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only You"Vince Clarke3:12
2."Situation"Clarke, Alison Moyet2:22
3."Don't Go"Clarke3:05
4."Nobody's Diary"Moyet4:30
5."Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)"Moyet4:40
6."Happy People"Clarke2:56
7."Bad Connection"Clarke3:17
8."Good Times"Moyet4:20
9."Mr. Blue"Clarke3:25
10."Ode to Boy"Moyet3:35
11."Tuesday"Clarke3:19
12."Too Pieces"Clarke3:11
13."Goodbye '70s"Moyet2:31
14."The Other Side of Love"Clarke, Moyet3:04
15."Situation (US 12" Mix)" 5:44
16."Only You (1999 Version)" 2:53

Disc two[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Situation" (Hercules and Love Affair remix) 5:10
2."Sweet Thing"Moyet3:42
3."Softly Over"Clarke3:59
4."Winter Kills"Moyet4:02
5."Anyone"Moyet3:24
6."Midnight"Moyet4:20
7."Nobody's Diary" (extended) 6:07
8."State Farm"Clarke, Moyet3:35
9."Unmarked"Clarke3:34
10."Walk Away from Love"Clarke3:18
11."The Other Side of Love" (remixed extended version) 5:23
12."Ode to Boy" (Das Shadow re-work) 8:19
13."Don't Go" (Todd Terry Freeze mix) 6:10
14."Goodbye '70's" (Black Light Odyssey remix) 5:01
15."Winter Kills" (Electronic Periodic's Sub/Piano remix) 5:12
16."Situation" (original US dub mix) 5:46

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Collection - Yazoo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ David Jeffries (26 May 2008). "In Your Room - Yazoo | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Yazoo (Yaz)". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "CD Review: Yazoo, the Collection". 14 September 2012.
  5. ^ "YAZOO TO RELEASE NEW 2-CD COMPILATION 'THE COLLECTION' • THIS IS NOT RETRO – 80s Music. All Grown Up". Thisisnotretro.com. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2018.