The Very Very Best of Crowded House

by Crowded House

Overview

The second big-scale Crowded House compilation -- following the first, Recurring Dream, by 14 years, and the budget-line set Classic Masters by seven - 2010's The Very Very Best of Crowded House (the second "very" distinguishing it from Recurring Dream, which was merely "The Very Best") comes in two incarnations: a single CD running a tight 19 tracks, and a digital download that's expanded to 32 songs. The CD version offers up much of Crowded House's canon including "Weather with You," "Something so Strong," "Don't Dream It's Over," "Four Seasons in One Day," "It's Only Natural," "Better Be Home Soon" and "Mean to Me," ultimately repeating 14 of Recurring Dream's 19 songs while finding space for a pair of tunes from the 2007 reunion Time on Earth ("Don't Stop Now," "Pour Le Monde"). The three tunes left behind -- "World Where You Live," "Into Temptation," "When You Come" -- are all missed but they can be found on the digital edition, along with a clutch of other great songs that help make it the best Crowded House comp so far, verging on the definitive. Naturally, the single disc isn't as thorough, but it does as good a job of offering the basics as Recurring Dream, and will surely satisfy listeners who don't believe they need more than a disc of Crowded House. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2010
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	5099991740328

Tracks

1. Something So Strong
2. Weather With You
3. It's Only Natural
4. Chocolate Cake
5. Fall At Your Feet
6. Distant Sun
7. Better Be Home Soon
8. Four Seasons in One Day
9. Don't Dream It's Over
10. Mean To Me
11. Locked Out
12. Don't Stop Now
13. Pineapple Head
14. Instinct
15. Fingers of Love
16. Private Universe
17. Not The Girl You Think You Are
18. Nails In My Feet
19. Pour Le Monde

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Crowded House   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Neil Finn   Composer,Producer
Mitchell Froom   Producer,Composer
Nick Seymour   Composer,Photography
Tim Finn   Composer
Youth   Producer
Paul Hester   Composer
Mark Seymour   Composer
Dennis Keeley   Photography
William Hames   Photography
Malcolm Hill   Liner Notes
Robert Miles   Composer
Craig Hooper   Composer
Doug Falconer   Composer
Michael Waters   Composer
Andy Earl   Photography
Youri Lenquette   Photography
Sharon Chai   Design,Artwork
Peter Green   Photography
Sam O'Brien   Photography
Peter Hester   Composer
Tchad Blake   Producer
Steve Lillywhite   Producer
Crowded House   Producer
Ethan Johns   Producer
Eddie Rayner   Composer
John Howard   Composer
John Archer   Composer