Ian Dury - Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Best Of Ian Dury

Original Release Date

2005

Release Information

UK 2xCD 2005 (Music Club Deluxe - MCDLX016)

CD.01
1 Ian Dury - Wake Up And Make Love With Me 4:23
2 Ian Dury - Sex And Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll 3:07
3 Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent 3:34
4 Ian Dury - My Old Man 3:39
5 Ian Dury - Razzle In My Pocket 2:58
6 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste 3:27
7 Kilburn & The High Roads - Rough Kids 2:25
8 Kilburn & The High Roads - The Roadette Song 3:25
9 Kilburn & The High Roads - Pam's Moods 3:39
10 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 6:41
11 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 3:43
12 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards 3:03
13 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Inbetweenies 5:19
14 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Don't Ask Me 3:19
15 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight 3:20
16 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Superman's Big Sister 2:51
17 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Yes & No (Paula) 3:09
18 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - That's Not All 2:48
19 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Fucking Ada 6:00
20 Ian Dury - The Bus Driver's Prayer 1:01
CD0.2
1 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Jack Shit George 4:25
2 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Bed O' Roses No. 9 5:21
3 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Dance Little Rude Boy 4:35
4 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Mash It Up Harry 4:45
5 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - It Ain't Cool 5:48
6 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Books & Water 5:17
7 Ian Dury & The Music Students - Really Glad You Came 4:51
8 Ian Dury & The Music Students - Peter The Painter 4:05
9 Ian Dury - Profoundly In Love With Pandora 3:33
10 Ian Dury - Poor Joey 3:51
11 Ian Dury - Poo-Poo In The Prawn 3:17
12 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Clever Trevor (Live) 8:02
13 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - If I Was With A Woman (Live) 4:22
14 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Billericay Dickie (Live) 3:24
15 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Spasticus Autisticus (Live) 5:01
16 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Blockheads (Live) 8:06

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Credits

Sleevenotes by Phil Jupitus
Compiled by Johnny Chandler

Additional Credits

CD.01:
1, 3, 4: From New Boots And Panties!! LP, released September 1977
2, 5: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 7", released August 1977
6: A-Side of What A Waste! 7", released April 1978
7-9: From the album Handsome by Kilburn And The High Roads, released June 1975
10: A-Side of Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 12", released July 1979
11-12: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 7", released November 1978
13-14: From Do It Yourself LP, released May 1979
15, 18: I Want To Be Straight 7", originally released August 1980
16-17, 19: From Laughter LP, originally released November 1980
8, 12: From Mr Love Pants LP, released 1997
10: A-side of I Want To Be Straight 7", released August 1980
16: From Lord Upminster LP, released September 1981
20: From The Bus Drivers Prayer & Other Stories LP/CD, originally released 1992

CD.02:
1-4: From Mr. Love Pants CD, originally released June 1998
5-6: From Ten More Turnips From The Tip, originally released 2002
7-8: From 4,000 Weeks' Holiday LP, originally released January 1984
9: A-Side of Profoundly In Love With Pandora 7", originally released November 1985
10-11: From The Bus Drivers Prayer & Other Stories LP/CD, originally released 1992
12-16: From Warts 'N' Audience (Live: 22 December 1990) LP/CD, originally released 1991

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