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B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat

B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat is a greatest hits album by British ska/new wave band the Beat, released in 1996. The deluxe edition includes a second CD with a selection of extended remixes and dub versions.[3][1]

B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJanuary 1996 (1996-01)
Genre
Label
ProducerBob Sargeant
The Beat chronology
What Is Beat?
(1983)
B.P.M.: The Very Best of the Beat
(1996)
Beat This! The Best of the Beat
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Beat, except where noted

B.P.M...Beats Per Minute
No.TitleWriter(s)From the album:Length
1."Mirror in the Bathroom" I Just Can't Stop It3:07
2."Hands Off...She's Mine" I Just Can't Stop It2:57
3."Twist & Crawl"The Beat, Les BradellI Just Can't Stop It2:34
4."Jackpot"George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie RobinsonI Just Can't Stop It4:20
5."Tears of a Clown"Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson1979 UK non-album double A-side single2:38
6."Ranking Full Stop" 1979 UK non-album double A-side single2:47
7."Rough Rider"Eddy Grant, Patrick Grant, Dervan Gordon, Lincoln GordonI Just Can't Stop It4:49
8."Best Friend" I Just Can't Stop It3:02
9."Stand Down Margaret" (Dub) 1980 double A-side single, different from the version released on I Just Can't Stop It3:31
10."Too Nice to Talk To" 1980 non-album single3:08
11."All Out to Get You" Wha'ppen?2:46
12."Door of Your Heart"The Beat, Colin OsborneWha'ppen?3:01
13."Drowning" Wha'ppen?3:32
14."Can't Get Used to Losing You"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanI Just Can't Stop It3:25
15."I Confess" (7" Version) Special Beat Service3:33
16."Save It for Later" Special Beat Service3:34

Bonus disc

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M.B.P.M...More Beats Per Minute
No.TitleLength
1."Twist & Crawl" (12" Version)4:59
2."Too Nice to Talk To" (Dubweiser)4:57
3."Psychedelic Rockers" (Dubweiser)5:30
4."March of the Swivelheads" (Extended Version)5:14
5."Doors of Your Heart" (Dub)5:50
6."Drowning" (Dub)5:14
7."I Confess" (John "Jellybean" Benitez Remix)5:46
8."Can't Get Used to Losing You" (12" 1983 Remix)4:16
9."Mirror in the Bathroom" (Mark 'Spike' Stent Remix)3:27
10."Mirror in the Bathroom" (Tic Tac Toe Remix)5:40
11."Dub in the Bathroom" (Simon & Diamond Mix)4:41
12."Just Can't Stop the Dub" (Adelphi Mix)4:44

References

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  1. ^ a b Woodstra, Chris. "B.P.M.: The Very Best of Beat – The Beat | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ "The Beat (2) - B.P.M... Beats Per Minute (...The Very Best Of)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 April 2020.