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Street Life: 20 Great Hits

Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a greatest hits album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released on 14 April 1986 by E.G. Records.[3] The album reached number one on both the New Zealand and UK Albums Charts in 1986.

Street Life: 20 Great Hits
Greatest hits album by
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Released14 April 1986 (1986-04-14)
Recorded1972–1985
Genre
Length73:55
LabelE.G.
Roxy Music chronology
The High Road
(1982) 		Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986) 		The Ultimate Collection
(1988)
Bryan Ferry chronology
Boys and Girls
(1985) 		Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986) 		Bête Noire
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
AllMusic
(re-release)		[2]

Material from Roxy Music (1972), Country Life (1974) and In Your Mind (1977) were not included.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry; except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Virginia Plain" (Roxy Music, non-album single, 1972) 2:58
2."A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (edit) (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Bob Dylan4:15
3."Pyjamarama" (Roxy Music, non-album single, 1973) 2:52
4."Do the Strand" (edit) (Roxy Music, from For Your Pleasure, 1973) 3:46
5."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey4:51
6."Street Life" (Roxy Music, from Stranded, 1973) 3:27
7."Let's Stick Together" (Bryan Ferry, from Let's Stick Together, 1976)Wilbert Harrison2:59
8."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Bryan Ferry, from Another Time, Another Place, 1974)Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach2:53
9."Love Is the Drug" (Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975)Ferry, Andy Mackay4:04
10."Sign of the Times" (Bryan Ferry, from The Bride Stripped Bare, 1978) 2:28
11."Dance Away" (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979) 3:44
12."Angel Eyes" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979)Ferry, Mackay2:51
13."Oh Yeah" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) 4:36
14."Over You" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)Ferry, Phil Manzanera3:26
15."Same Old Scene" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) 3:58
16."In the Midnight Hour" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper3:08
17."More Than This" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982) 4:10
18."Avalon" (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982) 4:16
19."Slave to Love" (Bryan Ferry, from Boys and Girls, 1985) 4:17
20."Jealous Guy" (edit) (Roxy Music, non-album single, 1981)John Lennon4:55
Total length:73:55

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Street Life: 20 Great Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
  3. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 April 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Kent 1993, p. 110.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 24. 21 June 1986. p. 16. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ^ Kent 1993, p. 438.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  15. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  16. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. 24 January 1987. p. 25. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life: 20 Great Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life - 20 Great Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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