Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy

Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy is a compilation album released by The Dream Academy in Japan in 2000. The compilation album contains the extended version of "Life in a Northern Town" and an acoustic version of "The Party" rather than the more common versions. At the time of its release, Nick Laird-Clowes revealed that the band actually had no involvement with the album, and he went on further to say that they weren't even informed by Warners that a compilation album was being made. His former label boss, Alan McGee, then of Creation Records, was the one who actually brought him home a copy when he was visiting Japan on business. According to Kate St John, around the same time that this album was being made, Warner Brothers were considering a US compilation album, but they and the band decided to re-issue their first album, The Dream Academy.

Track listing

 * 1) "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended Version)  – 5:20
 * 2) "Ballad in 4/4"  – 3:59
 * 3) "Power to Believe"  – 5:15
 * 4) "Lucy September"  – 3:08
 * 5) "Twelve-Eight Angel"  – 4:20
 * 6) "One Dream"  – 2:33
 * 7) "Hampstead Girl"  – 3:41
 * 8) "This World"  – 5:07
 * 9) "The Love Parade"  – 3:46
 * 10) "It'll Never Happen Again"  – 3:32
 * 11) "Love" (Hare Krishna Mix)  – 7:02
 * 12) "Indian Summer"  – 4:55
 * 13) "In Places on the Run"  – 4:28
 * 14) "(Johnny) New Light"  – 4:23
 * 15) "The Party" (Acoustic Version)  – 3:32
 * 16) "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"  – 3:07
 * 17) "Waterloo"  – 5:03
 * 18) "Lowlands"  – 3:46