19 of Crowded House’s top hits and fan favorites have been gathered for a new CD and digital collection to be released October 26 by Capitol/EMI. Celebrating the Australian band’s 25th anniversary, The Very Very Best Of Crowded House features the hits “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” “Something So Strong,” “Better Be Home Soon” and other standout singles and album tracks. For fans who want more, an expanded digital-only edition features 32 tracks and will also be available on October 26 for download purchase from all major digital service providers.
Originally consisting of New Zealander Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and two Australians, Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass), Crowded House was formed in Melbourne in 1985. The band’s self-titled debut, Crowded House was released in 1986 and reached #12 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, and its breakout single, “Don’t Dream It’s Over” rocketed to #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart and became a worldwide smash in 1987. “Something So Strong,” the album’s second single, reached #7 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and also cracked the Mainstream Rock Top 10. 1988’s Temple Of Low Men reached Billboard’s Top 50 and its single, “Better Be Home Soon,” reached the Mainstream Rock chart’s Top 20.
Neil Finn’s brother and former Split Enz bandmate Tim Finn joined Crowded House for the writing and recording of Woodface, the band’s third Top 100 album, released in 1991. Tim Finn left the band later that year and was replaced by the American multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart, who became a permanent member. Crowded House founding member Paul Hester died in 2005; Matt Sherrod joined the band on drums.
The Very Very Best Of Crowded House (Available on CD, Digital)
1 Something So Strong
2 Weather With You
3 It’s Only Natural
4 Chocolate Cake
5 Fall At Your Feet
6 Distant Sun
7 Better Be Home Soon
8 Four Seasons In One Day
9 Don’t Dream It’s Over
10 Mean To Me
11 Locked out
12 Don’t Stop Now
13 Pineapple Head
14 Instinct
15 Fingers Of Love
16 Private Universe
17 Not The Girl You Think You Are
18 Nails In My Feet
19 Pour Le Monde
The Very Very Best Of Crowded House (Available Digital Only)
1 Now We’re Getting Somewhere
2 World Where You Live
3 Weather With You
4 Something So Strong
5 When You Come
6 Fingers Of Love
7 Four Seasons In One Day
8 Distant Sun
9 Don’t Stop Now
10 Sister Madly
11 Chocolate Cake
12 Locked Out
13 Never Be The Same
14 Hole In The River
15 Not The Girl You Think You Are
16 Better Be Home Soon
17 Mean To Me
18 It’s Only Natural
19 Fall At Your Feet
20 Recurring Dream
21 Private Universe
22 Pineapple Head
23 She Called Up
24 I Feel Possessed
25 Instinct
26 Everything Is Good For You
27 Into Temptation
28 Nails In My Feet
29 Don’t Dream It’s Over
30 Pour Le Monde
31 Whispers And Moans
32 Throw Your Arms Around Me (Live) The Roxy, Los Angeles February 26, 1987
