The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet

The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet is a compilation album by English band Spandau Ballet, released in 2014. The album includes three new songs that were produced by Trevor Horn.

The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
Compilation album by Spandau Ballet
Released	2014
Length	1:20:48
Label	Chrysalis Rhino
Producer	Trevor Horn
Spandau Ballet chronology
Once More (2009) The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet (2014)

Reception

Richard Folland from PopMatters wrote, "Like so many of their '80s generation peers, the band have reformed in recent years and a couple of new recordings produced by Trevor Horn have been tagged on to this new release. But this is essentially Spandau Ballet in their '80s pomp, not the first greatest hits album they've released, but a re-packaging to coincide with a tour next year and the release of a DVD entitled Playboys of the Western World, chronicling their rise and descent three decades ago."[1]

Timothy Monger of AllMusic said, "The real draw here is the addition of three new songs recorded with legendary producer Trevor Horn" who in his opinion returned the band to its "classic, soulful" sound on these tracks.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Kemp, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"To Cut a Long Story Short"		Journeys to Glory (1981)	3:22
2.	"The Freeze"		Journeys to Glory (1981)	3:32
3.	"Muscle Bound"		Journeys to Glory (1981)	3:58
4.	"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)"		Diamond (1982)	4:08
5.	"Instinction"		Diamond (1982)	3:36
6.	"Lifeline"		True (1983)	3:34
7.	"Communication"		True (1983)	3:40
8.	"True"		True (1983)	5:40
9.	"Gold"		True (1983)	3:54
10.	"Only When You Leave"		Parade (1984)	5:10
11.	"I'll Fly for You"		Parade (1984)	5:36
12.	"Highly Strung"		Parade (1984)	4:11
13.	"Round and Round"		Parade (1984)	4:33
14.	"Fight for Ourselves"		Through the Barricades (1986)	4:23
15.	"Through the Barricades"		Through the Barricades (1986)	5:23
16.	"Once More"	G. Kemp Steve Norman	Once More (2009)	4:08
17.	"This Is the Love"		new song	3:44
18.	"Steal"	Gary Kemp	new song	4:28
19.	"Soul Boy"	Tony Hadley	new song	3:48
Total length:				1:20:48

Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	22
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop[4]	102
Ireland Irish Albums Chart	26
Italy Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana[5]	24
Japan Oricon [6]	281
New Zealand Official New Zealand Music Chart [7]	13
Spain Productores de Música de España [8]	54
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	8

Personnel

• John Keeble – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Gary Kemp – lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals
• Martin Kemp – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Norman – saxophone, guitar, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• Tony Hadley – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion

References

1. Folland, Richard (18 January 2015). "Spandau Ballet – The Story: The Very Best Of (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. Monger, Timothy. Spandau Ballet – The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
3. Australian Charts - Spandau Ballet – The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
4. Beigium Charts - Spandau Ballet – The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
5. Italian Charts - Spandau Ballet - The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
6. Oricon Charts - Spandau Ballet - The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
7. New Zealand Charts - Spandau Ballet - The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
8. Spanish Charts - Spandau Ballet - The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet
9. "Spandau Ballet | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.