The Best (James Reyne album)

The Best
Greatest hits album by James Reyne
Released	8 November 1992
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	68:17
Label	Virgin Records, EMI Music, Capitol Records
Producer	Davitt Sigerson, James Reyne, John Hudson, Simon Hussey, Tony Joe White
James Reyne albums chronology
Electric Digger Dandy (1991) The Best (1992) The Whiff of Bedlam (1994)
Singles from The Best
"Way Out West" Released: March 1992

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Allmusic

The Best is the first greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter, James Reyne. The album peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Charts. It includes the track "Way Out West" with James Blundell which peaked at number 2 in April 1992.

Track listing

CD/ Cassette (Virgin/ EMI/ Capitol Records – 7807582)

1. "Fall of Rome" - 4:57
2. "Hammerhead" - 4:46
3. "Rip it Up" - 5:42
4. "Motor's Too Fast" - 4:20
5. "Outback Woman" - 3:38
6. "One More River" - 4:01
7. "Stood Up" - 4:54
8. "Slave" - 4:13
9. "Any Day Above Ground" - 3:38
10. "Some People" - 4:14
11. "Wake Up Deadman" - 3:43
12. "Way Out West" (with James Blundell) - 3:59
13. "Reckless" - 5:19
14. "Heaven on a Stick" - 3:24
15. "Always the Way" - 7:23

• tracks 1–4, 14-15 taken from the album James Reyne
• tracks 6, 11 taken from the album Hard Reyne
• tracks 5, 7-10, 13 taken from the album Electric Digger Dandy

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	16

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.