Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Mancunian

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 rock band James

James (band)

James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...

 issued on Mercury

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 on April 30, 2007.

The album was released in two editions; a single CD containing most of the singles the group recorded for Mercury (Runaground, Jam J and We're Going to Miss You are omitted) and a 2 disc edition listed on the cover sticker as "The Complete Singles Collection 1983 - 2007". This version collects the group's two releases for Factory, their 4 singles for Sire and debut album track Johnny Yen in addition to their Mercury work. However, it is not actually complete as it omits the original 1989 version of "Sit Down

Sit Down

"Sit Down" is one of the most famous songs by James, released in 1989 by Rough Trade Records. In its seven-minute original form, the song only reached number 77 in the UK Singles Chart...

" recorded for Rough Trade

Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...

, the 1998 remix of the same song by Apollo Four Forty and features album versions of Seven and We're Going to Miss You rather than the alternate versions used on the single releases. Both versions feature two new songs, Who Are You and Chameleon. The album charted at number 12 in its week of release.

Disc 1

1. "What's the World"
2. "Folklore"
3. "Fire So Close"
4. "If Things Were Perfect"
5. "Hymn from a Village"
6. "Chainmail"
7. "So Many Ways"
8. "Johnny Yen"
9. "What For"
10. "Ya Ho"
11. "Sit Down"
12. "Come Home"
13. "How Was It for You?"
14. "Lose Control"
15. "Sound
    Sound (James song)
    "Sound" was the first single taken from Seven, the fourth studio album by the Manchester band James.Released in November 1991, it reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart, the second of the group's three top 10 hits to date...
    
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16. "Born of Frustration
    Born of Frustration
    "Born of Frustration" is a 1992 single by popular UK group James. It is the follow-up to 1991 hits "Sit Down" and "Sound", which both peaked in the UK Top 10...
    
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Disc 2

1. "Ring the Bells"
2. "Seven"
3. "Sometimes"
4. "Laid"
5. "Jam J"
6. "Say Something"
7. "She's a Star"
8. "Tomorrow"
9. "Waltzing Along"
10. "Destiny Calling"
11. "Runaground"
12. "I Know What I'm Here For"
13. "Just Like Fred Astaire"
14. "We're Going to Miss You"
15. "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"
16. "Who Are You"
17. "Chameleon"

Track listing (Single CD release)

1. "Ring the Bells"
2. "Sometimes"
3. "How Was It for You?"
4. "Come Home"
5. "Destiny Calling"
6. "Laid"
7. "Born of Frustration"
8. "Chameleon"
9. "I Know What I'm Here For"
10. "Seven"
11. "Just Like Fred Astaire"
12. "Waltzing Along"
13. "Say Something"
14. "Who Are You"
15. "Lose Control"
16. "Sound"
17. "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"
18. "Tomorrow"
19. "She's a Star"
20. "Sit Down"