The Best of Missing Persons | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1986 | |||
Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
Length | 60:26 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Ken Scott, Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien, Jeff Bova, Bernard Edwards | |||
Missing Persons chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Best of Missing Persons is a greatest hits album by the American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1987. The first four tracks make up the entire Missing Persons EP, released in 1982 ( Capitol Records DLP-15001). [2] The remaining songs are from the band's first three studio albums and a non-album recording, their cover of " Hello, I Love You" originally by The Doors, which was included in the first pressing of the Missing Persons EP (1980), [3] later included as a B-side to the "Words" single. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Words" | Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP (1980) & Spring Session M (1982) | 4:29 |
2. | " Destination Unknown" | Dale Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP & Spring Session M | 3:35 |
3. | "I Like Boys" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP | 2:39 |
4. | "Mental Hopscotch" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP | 3:16 |
5. | " Hello, I Love You" | Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore | Missing Persons EP & B-side of "Words" single (1982) | 2:19 |
6. | "Windows" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 5:02 |
7. | "It Ain't None of Your Business" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Spring Session M | 2:57 |
8. | " Walking in L.A." | T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 4:00 |
9. | "Tears" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 4:22 |
10. | "Bad Streets" | T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 3:43 |
11. | "Give" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, Patrick O'Hearn | Rhyme & Reason (1984) | 4:56 |
12. | "Right Now" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Rhyme & Reason | 3:31 |
13. | "Color in Your Life" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life (1986) | 4:59 |
14. | "I Can't Think About Dancin'" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life | 5:43 |
15. | "No Secrets" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life | 4:28 |
Total length: | 60:26 |
The Best of Missing Persons | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1986 | |||
Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
Length | 60:26 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Ken Scott, Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien, Jeff Bova, Bernard Edwards | |||
Missing Persons chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Best of Missing Persons is a greatest hits album by the American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1987. The first four tracks make up the entire Missing Persons EP, released in 1982 ( Capitol Records DLP-15001). [2] The remaining songs are from the band's first three studio albums and a non-album recording, their cover of " Hello, I Love You" originally by The Doors, which was included in the first pressing of the Missing Persons EP (1980), [3] later included as a B-side to the "Words" single. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Words" | Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP (1980) & Spring Session M (1982) | 4:29 |
2. | " Destination Unknown" | Dale Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP & Spring Session M | 3:35 |
3. | "I Like Boys" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP | 2:39 |
4. | "Mental Hopscotch" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Missing Persons EP | 3:16 |
5. | " Hello, I Love You" | Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore | Missing Persons EP & B-side of "Words" single (1982) | 2:19 |
6. | "Windows" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 5:02 |
7. | "It Ain't None of Your Business" | T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo | Spring Session M | 2:57 |
8. | " Walking in L.A." | T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 4:00 |
9. | "Tears" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 4:22 |
10. | "Bad Streets" | T. Bozzio | Spring Session M | 3:43 |
11. | "Give" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, Patrick O'Hearn | Rhyme & Reason (1984) | 4:56 |
12. | "Right Now" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio | Rhyme & Reason | 3:31 |
13. | "Color in Your Life" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life (1986) | 4:59 |
14. | "I Can't Think About Dancin'" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life | 5:43 |
15. | "No Secrets" | D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn | Color in Your Life | 4:28 |
Total length: | 60:26 |