Hits and Heroes

by The Stranglers

Hits and Heroes cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 4 October 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:16:24
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Paul Roberts, Dave Greenfield, Jean-Jacques Burnel, John Ellis, Jet Black

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Hits and Heroes' is an EMI compilation of The Stranglers, the British band whose keyboard-driven sound carried them from pub rock through punk and post-punk. It spans their hit years, from 'No More Heroes' and 'Golden Brown' to their later pop singles.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, compilation, retro, witty, synthesizers

Tracklist

  1. Get A Grip (On Yourself) (4:02)
  2. Peaches (4:06)
  3. Hanging Around (4:26)
  4. Go Buddy Go (3:58)
  5. Something Better Change (3:36)
  6. Straighten Out (2:45)
  7. No More Heroes (3:28)
  8. 5 Minutes (3:16)
  9. Nice 'N Sleazy (3:12)
  10. Walk On By (6:21)
  11. Duchess (2:30)
  12. Nuclear Device (3:31)
  13. Who Wants The World? (3:13)
  14. Golden Brown (3:28)
  15. La Folie (6:05)
  16. Strange Little Girl (2:40)
  17. No More Heroes
  18. Duchess
  19. Golden Brown
  20. Chosey Susie (3:13)
  21. Peaches (Radio Version) (4:06)
  22. No More Heroes (Radio Edit) (2:56)
  23. Mony Mony (3:03)
  24. Mean To Me (2:00)
  25. Rok It To The Moon (2:47)
  26. Shut Up (1:07)
  27. Walk On By (Radio Edit) (4:26)
  28. Sverige (2:49)
  29. Old Codger (2:49)
  30. Fools Rush Out (2:10)
  31. N'emmenes Pas Harry (4:16)
  32. Yellowcake UF6 (2:57)
  33. Bear Cage (12" Version) (6:29)
  34. Shah Shah A Go Go (12" Version) (5:20)
  35. Tomorrow Was Hereafter (4:03)
  36. Cocktail Nubiles (7:08)
  37. The Meninblack (Waiting For 'Em) (3:33)
  38. Vietnamerica (4:02)
  39. Love 30 (3:55)
  40. You Hold The Key To My Love In Your Hands (2:38)

Credits

More from The Stranglers: full discography