The Essential (Nik Kershaw album)

The Essential (2000) is a hits compilation album by Nik Kershaw. It features songs from his first four albums.

The Essential
Greatest hits album by Nik Kershaw
Released	2000
Recorded	1983-1990
Genre	Pop rock new wave
Length	71:25
Label	Spectrum
Producer	Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw chronology
15 Minutes (1999) The Essential (2000) To Be Frank (2001)

Track listing

1. "Wouldn't It Be Good" – 4:32 from Human Racing
2. "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 3:22 from Human Racing
3. "Dancing Girls" – 3:37 from Human Racing
4. "The Riddle" – 3:54 from The Riddle
5. "Wide Boy" – 3:19 from The Riddle
6. "Nobody Knows" – 4:07 from Radio Musicola
7. "One Step Ahead" – 3:48 from The Works
8. "Human Racing" – 4:18 from Human Racing
9. "Don Quixote" – 4:09 from The Riddle
10. "Drum Talk" – 3:04 from Human Racing
11. "Shame on You" – 3:32 from Human Racing
12. "Bogart" – 4:41 from Human Racing
13. "When a Heart Beats" – 4:15 from Radio Musicola
14. "Wild Horses" – 4:0 0from The Riddle
15. "Gone to Pieces" – 3:09 from Human Racing
16. "Radio Musicola" – 5:38 from Radio Musicola
17. "Cloak and Dagger" – 4:50 from Human Racing
18. "Save the Whale" – 5:50 from The Riddle

All songs written by Nik Kershaw

External links

• The Essential at AllMusic