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Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles [Deluxe Edition]

James Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (30 April 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Deluxe Edition
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B000OCXF38
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. What's The World 1:57Album Only
Listen  2. Folklore 2:48Album Only
Listen  3. Fire So Close 1:49Album Only
Listen  4. If Things Were Perfect 3:05Album Only
Listen  5. Hymn From A Village 2:51Album Only
Listen  6. Chainmail 3:22Album Only
Listen  7. So Many Ways 3:44Album Only
Listen  8. Johnny Yen 3:38Album Only
Listen  9. What For 4:30£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Ya Ho 4:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Sit Down 4:04£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Come Home 3:55£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. How Was It For You? 2:57£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Lose Control 3:54£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Sound 6:39£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Born Of Frustration 4:38£0.89  Buy MP3 


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Listen  2. Seven 3:18£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Sometimes 4:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Laid 2:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Jam J 3:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Say Something 3:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. She's A Star 3:39£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Tomorrow 3:42£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Waltzing Along 3:35£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Destiny Calling 3:49£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Runaground 4:11£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. I Know What I'm Here For 3:52£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Just Like Fred Astaire 3:44£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. We're Going To Miss You 4:35£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) 4:07£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen16. Who Are You 3:46£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen17. Chameleon 2:59£0.89  Buy MP3 


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5.0 out of 5 stars 25 Years of Brilliance 9 April 2007
Format:Audio CD
I have been a James fan for the last 16 years ever since the Sit Down days. The last time James released a Best of was in 1998 and prior to this they had released 6 conventional studio albums, 1 excellent live album and an album of jams called 'Wah Wah' (released in September 1994). They had previously notched a very respectable 14 Top 75 singles including 6 Top 20 hits - the most well-known of these being 'She's A Star' and the #2 hit 'Sit Down'

The last best of similarly to this singles collection contained two great new tracks 'Destiny Calling' and 'Runaground' which were thought at the time to represent James new direction. The Best of James flew to #1 in the UK Album charts and sold nearly a million copies in the UK - a remarkable achievement. The following year the album 'Millionaires' was released and whilst critically it got almost resoundingly excellent views it was given a mixed reception by James fans who viewed it as slightly conventional and commercially focussed compared to previous offerings. The album did well and got to #2 but slid out of the charts fairly quickly not achieving the sales levels originally predicted. The three singles from this album are on this new collection. Whilst all are excellent songs they don't quite capture the true James spirit for me and are highly polished songs.

James then in 2000 instead of releasing more songs from Millionaires started writing their new album 'Pleased to Meet You' which tried to go back to how the originally wrote material through a series of jamming session. The finished album - produced by Brian Eno was released in July 2001 to overall disappointing reviews and again mixed reception from fans. Only one single was released 'Getting Away With It (All messed up)' - which is contained in this new collection which had an edgier, rawer feel than any of the Millionaires singles. However the album was a mixture of familiar sounds blending previous albums Whiplash, Laid and Millionaires with a new more laidback sound.

Following the release of the album which peaked at only #11 (the worst album performance on their record label at the time - Mercury Records)two critical decisions were made; Mercury had decided not to renew James contract and Tim Booth (Vocalist for 19 years at the time) decided to leave James at the end of their short Arena tour at the end of 2001.

With fans in shock and mourning James effectively split up at the end of the tour and went their seperate ways. Tim Booth released a solo album 'Bone' in 2004 which got critical praise from fans and music critics alike. Since that time time Tim Booth appeared in Batman Begins in 2005 with a small role and in 2006 as Judas in the Manchester Passion play.

In January 2007 it was announced that James would be re-forming with original guitarist Larry Gott and the rest of James (minus Adrian Oxaal - replacement guitarist for Larry Gott and Michael Kulas (guitar/backing vocals)and they announced an April 2007 tour, the Fresh as a Daisy singles and a brand new album - slated for November 2007.

So Fresh as a Daisy - double singles CD has every single created by James (minus Sit Down 98) including their earliest material on Factory records the majority of which has not graced a CD until now.

Why is this collection so brilliant - every single crackles with inspiration and great ideas. Their are anthems (Sit Down/Laid/She's A Star/Desting Calling/Come Homes), their are slowburners (Sound/Who Are You/Runaground/Getting Away With It), singalongs (We're Going To miss you/How Was it For you?/Tomorrow) and their are some mid-paced classics (Say Something/Lose Control/Folklore).

The two new tracks like the previous 'new' tracks on 'The Best of James' are original and show another different face of James 'Who Are You' is one of the greatest songs James have ever made and contains a brilliant outtro 'Warning Coming Down' and 'Chameleon' is totally different to other James track with a true rock n'roll feel.

Those who have bought the Best of - buy the double album it has 16 songs that weren't on the previous best of - for those casual fans buy the single CD you get the new songs as well as hearing what James are about.

For those who haven't heard James before they make music like no other band; not rock but not quite pop, estoric, very emotional, romantic, passionate, catchy, edgy and magnificent.

so 25 Years of Brilliance in one CD...go discover what you've never heard, find out those songs you've missed or buy for the brilliant new tracks. James are back - music is back!

Tom
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Back for Good 1 May 2007
By avl06 VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Well James has meant a lot to me, I've seen them live well over 10 times. I guess they are my favourite band.

Unlike those below, I'm not allergic to the Seven "Simple Minds" era. To me James were expanding their sound, going widescreen. But still with their effortless ability to craft a hook and a chorus and a melody that stays with you.

As befits a band with a career dating back to the 80s James have had a number of phases. But despite these changes, they remain throughout definitively, distinctively James. Epic, uplifting.

Best of all, they are back, touring and writing new songs. 2 of them here, heavier (lots of base), more rock than folk (no complaints from me), and frankly fantastic.

Live fave Jonny Yen is not live by the way.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album 21 May 2009
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This album is excellent!I bought it when it was first released and as I am a big fan of the band thought it was an excellent compliation of all of their best known songs and others not so well known.I think even people who are not familiar with the band will love this :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, fast shipping!
CD came super fast, the compilation itself is awesome, a MUST for any James fan! I am new to the James audience but already am impressed by their anthology!
Published 2 months ago by Stan
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!
I love this album!! I have wanted it for ages but never got round to ordering it. Great value and worth the wait!!
Published 3 months ago by Christine T
5.0 out of 5 stars ....little kisses
I always quite liked James but never owned anything by them. This is good because the songs don't especialy remind me of anything or anyone; so its not about nostalgia, its about... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2010 by Steven Prideaux
4.0 out of 5 stars 'A game of two halves, Brian.'
Albums like this throw the review stars system into complete disarray.
Briefly, 'Fresh as a Daisy' (a GREAT title!) maps out James career in two distinct halves. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2008 by Paul Ess.
5.0 out of 5 stars James Goodness
I've been enjoying music by James since my student days when I first heard the classic tracks "What For" and "Ya Ho" from the Srip-mine album. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2007 by aimforthestars
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't go better than by starting here.
Unlike many previous reformations, this appears to be about more than a quick raid of your piggy bank to pay off the mortgage with some useless new tat and a bunch of old tat stuck... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2007 by Mr. M. A. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars And about time too
Well it's been a long time coming but the boys are finally back together, playing live and recording once again. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by M. R. Saunders
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant songs but the album is flawed conceptually
James have been one of my favourite bands for 20 years. The songs on this collection - including the new tracks - are fantastic. Read more
Published on 30 April 2007 by David Brewin
5.0 out of 5 stars Limited edition two disc singles collection
Unexpectedly a band called James have decided to reform, their comeback tour to tie in with this compilation selling tens of thousands of tickets in no time whatsoever. Read more
Published on 29 April 2007 by Jason Parkes
4.0 out of 5 stars Slip sliding away ...
To add to Mr Anderton's review (and ignoring Mr Smith's completely) this so-called "Complete Singles" does not include all the singles - the 1989 Rough Trade versions of "Sit Down"... Read more
Published on 21 April 2007 by John Milne
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