Crowded House To Release "Very Very Best Of Crowded House"

By Peter Fowler at 1 Sep 2010

Nineteen of Crowded House's top hits and fan favorites have been gathered for a new CD and digital collection to be released October 26 by Capitol/EMI.

Celebrating the Australian band's 25th anniversary, The Very Very Best Of Crowded House features the hits "Don't Dream It's Over," "Something So Strong," "Better Be Home Soon" and other standout singles and album tracks.

For fans who want more, an expanded digital-only edition features 32 tracks and will also be available on October 26 for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

Originally consisting of New Zealander Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and two Australians, Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass), Crowded House was formed in Melbourne in 1985.

The band's self-titled debut, Crowded House was released in 1986 and reached #12 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, and its breakout single, "Don't Dream It's Over" rocketed to #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and became a worldwide smash in 1987.

"Something So Strong," the album's second single, reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 and also cracked the Mainstream Rock Top 10. 1988's Temple Of Low Men reached Billboard's Top 50 and its single, "Better Be Home Soon," reached the Mainstream Rock chart's Top 20.

Neil Finn's brother and former Split Enz bandmate Tim Finn joined Crowded House for the writing and recording of Woodface, the band's third Top 100 album, released in 1991. Tim Finn left the band later that year and was replaced by the American multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart, who became a permanent member. Crowded House founding member Paul Hester died in 2005; Matt Sherrod joined the band on drums.

Crowded House is currently on tour in North America, with dates in South Africa and Australia confirmed for fall. For more information, visit www.crowdedhouse.com.

The Very Very Best Of Crowded House [CD, Digital] 1 Something So Strong 2 Weather With You 3 It's Only Natural 4 Chocolate Cake 5 Fall At Your Feet 6 Distant Sun 7 Better Be Home Soon 8 Four Seasons In One Day 9 Don't Dream It's Over 10 Mean To Me 11 Locked out 12 Don't Stop Now 13 Pineapple Head 14 Instinct 15 Fingers Of Love 16 Private Universe 17 Not The Girl You Think You Are 18 Nails In My Feet 19 Pour Le Monde

The Very Very Best Of Crowded House [Digital Only] 1 Now We're Getting Somewhere 2 World Where You Live 3 Weather With You 4 Something So Strong 5 When You Come 6 Fingers Of Love 7 Four Seasons In One Day 8 Distant Sun 9 Don't Stop Now 10 Sister Madly 11 Chocolate Cake 12 Locked Out 13 Never Be The Same 14 Hole In The River 15 Not The Girl You Think You Are 16 Better Be Home Soon 17 Mean To Me 18 It's Only Natural 19 Fall At Your Feet 20 Recurring Dream 21 Private Universe 22 Pineapple Head 23 She Called Up 24 I Feel Possessed 25 Instinct 26 Everything Is Good For You 27 Into Temptation 28 Nails In My Feet 29 Don't Dream It's Over 30 Pour Le Monde 31 Whispers And Moans 32 Throw Your Arms Around Me (Live) The Roxy, Los Angeles February 26, 1987