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James - The Best Of James (1998)
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	Label: Polygram Records    Ref#: ?-0001 Date: 6/30/1998   Category:   Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
Talk about your oblique strategies. With a stealth that would make the most cunning panther proud, in its serpentine career the English collective James has accumulated one of the most impressive song catalogs around. It hardly matters that few of these singles have been stateside hits. James's specialty is the chapel-chiming alterna- track, borne on majestic guitar hooks and the breathy, breathtaking vocals of sensitive-guy frontman Tim Booth. Thus, this gorgeous anthology may come as a shock to Yanks familiar with the group only via its quasi-novelty number "Laid," or maybe the whooping "Born of Frustration." Material-wise, the old ("Sit Down") shimmers as brightly as the new ("Tomorrow," "She's a Star"). Booth is such a likable, commanding presence, and his combo such an exhilarating, optimistic force, that you only want to hear more from James once this album ends. Hit the repeat button or explore their catalog--it's your call. --Tom Lanham
Songs/Tracks
1.   Come Home   2.   Sit Down   3.   She's A Star   4.   Laid   5.   Waltzing Along (Single Ve   6.   Say Something   7.   Born Of Frustration   8.   Tomorrow   9.   Destiny Calling   10.   Out To Get You   11.   Runaground   12.   Lose Control   13.   Sometimes   14.   How Was It For You?   15.   Seven   16.   Sound   17.   Ring The Bells   18.   Hymn From A Village
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