Track Listing
1. West End Girls
2. Love Comes Quickly
3. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
4. Suburbia
5. It's a Sin
6. What Have I Done to Deserve This?
7. Rent
8. Always on My Mind
9. Heart
10. Domino Dancing
11. Left to My Own Devices
12. It's Alright
13. So Hard
14. Being Boring
15. Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)
16. Jealousy
17. DJ Culture
18. Was It Worth It?
| Details | | Playing Time: | 76 min. | | Producer: | Andy Richards, Brothers In Rhythm, Brothers in Rhythm, Harold Faltermeyer, Johnathon J. Jeczalik, Julian Mendelsohn, Lewis A. Martinee, Pet Shop Boys, Stephen Hague, Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Greg Bone (guitar); Andy Duncan (percussion); Scott Davidson (programming); Tessa Niles (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: David Jacob; Paul Wright ; Julian Mendelsohn; Stephen Hague.
Photographers: Eric Watson; Lawrence Watson; Douglas Brothers; Michael Roberts.
Although the Pet Shop Boys are a rarity, a dance-pop band that makes well-structured and satisfying albums, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are at heart pop classicists who appreciate good hooks above all else. Their brilliant collaboration with Dusty Springfield, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," and their even-better mash-up of U2 and Frankie Valli hits, respectively, "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)," reveal the duo's underlying respect for and mastery of classic pop forms.
The other 16 songs here range from the breezy "Love Comes Quickly" and the Latin-tinged "Domino Dancing" to the more mature and emotionally weighty "Jealousy" and "Being Boring," with all of the tracks placed chronologically to chart the duo's increasing abilities. Best of all, DISCOGRAPHY: THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION gathers the original seven-inch single mixes of all 18 songs, as opposed to the longer dance mixes (and often very different album versions) found on previous CDs, performing a valuable service for fans who first discovered them via the radio instead of the dance floor.
Editorial Reviews
5 Stars - Classic - ...The surprising thing about the collection is its consistency...both quality and style...gorgeous pop melodies, smartass lyrics...
Q (12/01/1991)
...[the two] new tunes suggest the Pet Shop Boys are still in their prime...the planet's canniest, most compulsively shameless pop group of the last 10 years... - Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly (11/22/1991)
Highly Recommended - ...this odd couple has been responsible for some of the most awesome and emotional music of recent years...
Spin (12/01/1991)
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