The Singles Collection (The Specials album)

The Singles Collection
Greatest hits album by The Specials
Released	January 9, 1991
Genre	Ska, 2 Tone, new wave
Length	52:10
Label	2 Tone/Chrysalis
The Specials chronology
In the Studio (1984)In the Studio1984 The Singles Collection (1991) Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection (1996)Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection1996
Alternative Cover
An alternative cover used for the album

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The Singles Collection is a compilation album by The Specials.

Track listing

1. "Gangsters" (The Specials, Prince Buster) - 2:45
2. "Rudy, A Message To You" (R. Thompson) - 2:50
3. "Nite Club" (The Specials) - 3:25
4. "Too Much Too Young" [Live Recording] (Jerry Dammers) - 2:05
5. "Guns Of Navarone" [Live Recording] (Thompkin) - 2:20
6. "Rat Race" (Roddy Radiation) - 3:09
7. "Rude Boys Outta Jail" (Lynval Golding, Neville Staples)
8. "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan)
9. "Do Nothing" (Lynval Golding)
10. "Stereotype" (Jerry Dammers)
11. "Ghost Town" (Jerry Dammers)
12. "Why?" (Lynval Golding)
13. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Terry Hall)
14. "Racist Friend" (Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury)
15. "Free Nelson Mandela" (Jerry Dammers)
16. "(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (Jerry Dammers)

Track 10 presents only the first half of the "Stereotype/Stereotype Pt. 2" single from More Specials.

Tracks 14 through 16 were originally recorded under the "Special AKA" name, which the band used following the split of the original lineup in 1981.

Some pressings of the album are missing track 16.

Tracks listing for 'Singles' release

1. "Gangsters" (The Specials, Prince Buster) - 2:48
2. "Rudi, A Message To You" (R. Thompson) - 2:54
3. "Nite Klub" (The Specials) - 3:12
4. "Too Much Too Young" (Jerry Dammers) [Live 7" version] - 2:05
5. "Guns Of Navarone" - 2:20
6. "Rat Race" (Roddy Radiation) - 3:09
7. "Stereotype" (Jerry Dammers) [7" version] - 3:49
8. "International Jet Set" (Jerry Dammers) [7" version] - 4:12
9. "Do Nothing" (Lynval Golding) [7" version] - 3:51
10. "Ghost Town" (Jerry Dammers) [12" version] - 5:58
11. "Why?" (Lynval Golding) - 3:55
12. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (Terry Hall) - 3:34
13. "War Crimes" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:01
14. "Racist Friend" (Jerry Dammers, Dick Cuthell, John Bradbury) - 3:46
15. "Nelson Mandela" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:34
16. "(What I Like Most About You Is Your) Girlfriend" (Jerry Dammers) - 4:03

This 1991 pressing replaces "Maggie's Farm" and "Rude Boys Outta Jail" with "International Jet Set" and "War Crimes".

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