The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)

The Finest
The Finest
Greatest hits album by Fine Young Cannibals
Released	26 November 1996
Genre	Pop rock
Length	51:25
Label	MCA (U.S.); London/FFRR (UK);
Producer	Andy Cox; Dave Cox; Lamont Dozier; Roland Gift; Jerry Harrison; Robin Miller; David Steele;
Fine Young Cannibals chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
Melody Maker	(favorable)^[3]
Q	^[4]
Robert Christgau	A−^[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−^[6]

The Finest is a greatest hits album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 by London Records (under the FFRR brand name)^[7] and licensed in the United States to MCA Records. It includes tracks from the band's two studio albums Fine Young Cannibals (1985) and The Raw & the Cooked (1989), plus a track from the film Something Wild and three new tracks. "The Flame" was released as an accompanying single, making number 17 in the UK chart.

The album's cover art was created by Anton Corbijn. It has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding the United States.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Roland Gift and David Steele, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Drives Me Crazy" (from The Raw & the Cooked, 1989)		3:36
2.	"The Flame" (previously unreleased)		3:51
3.	"Johnny Come Home" (from Fine Young Cannibals, 1985)		3:36
4.	"Good Thing" (from The Raw & the Cooked)		3:22
5.	"Suspicious Minds" (from Fine Young Cannibals)	Mark James	3:58
6.	"Blue" (from Fine Young Cannibals)	Gift Steele Andy Cox	3:32
7.	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (from Something Wild soundtrack, 1986)	Pete Shelley	3:54
8.	"Don't Look Back" (from The Raw & the Cooked)		3:40
9.	"Tell Me What" (from The Raw & the Cooked)		2:47
10.	"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" (from The Raw & the Cooked)		4:19
11.	"Couldn't Care More" (from Fine Young Cannibals)		3:31
12.	"Funny How Love Is" (from Fine Young Cannibals)	Gift Steele Cox	3:30
13.	"Take What I Can Get" (previously unreleased)	Lamont Dozier Steele	4:15
14.	"Since You've Been Gone" (previously unreleased)		3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	12
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	46

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[16]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Bennun, David (30 November 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 42. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide RobertChristgau.com
^ Hull, Tom (26 April 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
^ "Who's selling where". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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[1] AllMusic review

[2] Entertainment Weekly review

[3] Bennun, David (30 November 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 42. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[4] Album reviews at CD Universe

[5] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide RobertChristgau.com

[6] Hull, Tom (26 April 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[7] "FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.

[8] "Who's selling where". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[ac_Austria_Fine_Young_Cannibals-9] "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Fine_Young_Cannibals-10] "Ultratop.be – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Fine_Young_Cannibals-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Fine_Young_Cannibals-12] "Charts.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[15] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[United_KingdomFine_Young_CannibalsThe_FinestalbumCertRef-16] "British album certifications – Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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