FYC40

~ Release by Fine Young Cannibals (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ & © 2025 London Records Limited.
Manufactured in Italy.

Issued in 6 panel glossy digisleeve with enclosed 12-page booklet.

Hype Sticker: Remastered 2CD Set "The Very Best Of FYC 30 Classic Tracks, 8 Top 40 UK Hits, 2 US Billboard #1 Hits. Features She Drives Me Crazy, Good Thing, Johnny Come Home & More. Brand New Remixes + Rare & Unreleased Mixes from the Archives.

Although on back insert / booklet CD1 22 tracks are mentioned, it only contains 18 tracks (You Never Know, Take What I Can Get, Trust & Since You've Been Gone are not present).
CD2 tracks 1 - 5, 8, 9 & 12 are previously unreleased mixes.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC77554

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-07 19:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Johnny Come Home
producer:
Andy Cox (Composer) and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1985)
music videos:
Johnny Come Home by Fine Young Cannibals
recording of:
Johnny Come Home
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1985)
3.73:38
2Blue
recording of:
Blue
writer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
33:34
3Suspicious Minds
cover recording of:
Suspicious Minds
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
publisher:
Laetrec Music, Press Music Co., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.153:58
4Funny How Love Is (re-recorded version)
recording of:
Funny How Love Is
writer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
3:29
5Ever Fallen in Love
engineer:
John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer) (in 1977-11)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
3.23:55
6She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
43:37
7Good Thing
additional engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
engineer:
Mike Pela
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
piano:
Jools Holland
background vocals:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat) and Jimmy Helms (soul singer)
vocals:
Roland Gift
remixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
recording of:
Good Thing
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
43:25
8Don't Look Back (7-Inch remix)
recording of:
Don't Look Back
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))
3:52
9I'm Not the Man I Used to Be
engineer:
Robin Goodfellow and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) and London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
samples:
Funky Drummer (remix) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I’m Not the Man I Used to Be
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Pubs) Ltd.
34:22
10I'm Not Satisfied
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
recording of:
I'm Not Satisfied
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
33:52
11It's OK (It's Alright)
engineer:
Dave Anderson (British producer / engineer / guitarist) and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
background vocals:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat) and Jimmy Helms (soul singer)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988) and London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
recording of:
It's OK (It's Alright)
writer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
33:33
12The Flame
recording of:
The Flame
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
3:53
13Love for Sale (1990 mix)
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:50
14Wade in the Water
arranger:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
recording of:
Wade in the Water
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5439)
2:57
15Motherless Child
2:36
16Couldn't Care More
recording of:
Couldn’t Care More
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
43:31
17Tell Me What
additional engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
engineer:
Mike Pela
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
drums (drum set):
Martin Parry
background vocals:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat) and Jimmy Helms (soul singer)
vocals:
Roland Gift
remixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
recording of:
Tell Me What
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
3.52:55
18Social Security
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
recording of:
Social Security
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
3:29
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