The Singles (The Bluetones album)

The Singles is a greatest hits compilation album by English rock band The Bluetones. It was released on 8 April 2002 on Superior Quality Recordings. Its offspring single was "After Hours".

The Singles
Compilation album by
Released8 April 2002 (UK)
Recorded1995–2002
GenreBritpop, indie pop, indie rock
LabelSuperior Quality, A&M
ProducerHugh Jones, The Bluetones, Gordon Mills
The Bluetones chronology
Science & Nature
(2000)
The Singles
(2002)
Luxembourg
(2003)
Singles from The Singles
  1. "After Hours"
    Released: 25 March 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Drowned in Sound link[permanent dead link]
NME link

Track listing edit

All tracks written by: Chesters, Devlin, Morriss, Morriss

  1. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?" – 2:54
  2. "Bluetonic" – 4:04
  3. "Slight Return" – 3:19
  4. "Cut Some Rug" – 4:35
  5. "Marblehead Johnson" – 3:22
  6. "Solomon Bites the Worm" – 3:07
  7. "If..." – 5:08
  8. "Sleazy Bed Track" – 4:36
  9. "4-Day Weekend" – 3:54
  10. "Keep the Home Fires Burning" – 3:27
  11. "Autophilia" – 5:02
  12. "Mudslide" – 4:22
  13. "After Hours" – 3:34
  14. "Freeze Dried Pop (Dumb It Up)" – 2:26
  15. "Persuasion" – 4:08
  16. "The Bluetones Big Score" – 3:54

Bonus Disc (Limited Edition release only)

  1. After Hours
  2. Pretty Ballerina
  3. Blue
  4. Blue Shadows
  5. That's Life

This version of Pretty Ballerina is an edited version removing the band intros from the original version on 4-Day Weekend.