The Works (Faith No More album)

The Works is a 3-disc compilation of Faith No More songs ranging from their second album Introduce Yourself to their sixth album Album of the Year. Virtually every song from The Real Thing is represented, as well as every song from the 1992 album Angel Dust, and every song from the CD release of Live at the Brixton Academy, which had not been officially released in the US until this point. It also includes the soundtrack contribution "The Perfect Crime" and "Easy" which had only been included on non-US pressings of Angel Dust. This compilation does not, however contain many rarities and is not presented in chronological order and as such is viewed as disappointing by many fans.

The Works
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
Recorded1986–1997
GenreAlternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, funk metal
Length190:00 approx.
LabelRhino
Faith No More chronology
Double Feature: Live at the Brixton Academy, London (You Fat Bastards) / Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Videos
(2006)
The Works
(2008)
The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
(2009)

Track listing

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*Disc one
No.TitleFrom the albumLength
1."Introduce Yourself"Introduce Yourself1:30
2."Anne's Song"Introduce Yourself4:46
3."Chinese Arithmetic"Introduce Yourself4:39
4."We Care a Lot"Introduce Yourself4:01
5."From Out of Nowhere"The Real Thing3:21
6."Epic"The Real Thing4:52
7."Falling to Pieces"The Real Thing5:13
8."Underwater"The Real Thing3:49
9."Zombie Eaters"The Real Thing5:59
10."The Morning After"The Real Thing3:42
11."Faster Disco"Introduce Yourself4:18
12."Crack Hitler"Angel Dust4:40
13."Caffeine"Angel Dust4:29
14."Malpractice"Angel Dust4:03
15."Surprise! You're Dead!"The Real Thing2:27
*Disc two
No.TitleFrom the albumLength
1."A Small Victory"Angel Dust4:56
2."Be Aggressive"Angel Dust3:41
3."Everything's Ruined"Angel Dust4:33
4."Midlife Crisis"Angel Dust4:20
5."Kindergarten"Angel Dust4:30
6."Land of Sunshine"Angel Dust3:43
7."Smaller & Smaller"Angel Dust5:08
8."Jizzlobber"Angel Dust6:38
9."Digging the Grave"King for a Day...3:03
10."Star A.D."King for a Day...3:21
11."Ricochet"King for a Day...4:27
12."Evidence"King for a Day...4:52
13."Ashes to Ashes"Album of the Year3:35
14."Last Cup of Sorrow"Album of the Year4:10
15."She Loves Me Not"Album of the Year3:28
*Disc three
No.TitleFrom the albumLength
1."War Pigs"Live at the Brixton Academy6:58
2."Midnight Cowboy"Angel Dust4:14
3."The Perfect Crime"Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey4:25
4."The Grade"Live at the Brixton Academy[A]2:03
5."The Real Thing"Live at the Brixton Academy7:54
6."We Care a Lot"Live at the Brixton Academy3:05
7."Edge of the World"Live at the Brixton Academy5:47
8."The Cowboy Song"Live at the Brixton Academy[A]5:12
9."Falling to Pieces"Live at the Brixton Academy4:45
10."Woodpecker from Mars"The Real Thing5:41
11."RV"Angel Dust3:43
12."As the Worm Turns"Live at the Brixton Academy2:35
13."I Started a Joke"Who Cares A Lot3:00
14."Easy"Angel Dust3:08

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Outtakes from The Real Thing sessions, released on the Live at the Brixton Academy album.