A Brief History of the Twentieth Century is the first compilation album by Gang of Four.[3] It was released in December 1990. The liner notes are by Greil Marcus.[4]
| A Brief History of the Twentieth Century | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | December 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1983 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 76:20 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Gang of Four chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At Home He's a Tourist" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Damaged Goods" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Natural's Not in It" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Not Great Men" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Anthrax" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Return the Gift" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "It's Her Factory" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "What We All Want" (recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, 30/03/81) | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Paralysed" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "A Hole in the Wallet" | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Cheeseburger" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "To Hell with Poverty!" | 4:37 |
| 13. | "Capital (It Fails Us Now)" | 4:03 |
| 14. | "Call Me Up" | 3:36 |
| 15. | "I Will Be a Good Boy" | 3:10 |
| 16. | "The History of the World" | 4:39 |
| 17. | "I Love a Man in Uniform" | 4:07 |
| 18. | "Is It Love" | 4:34 |
| 19. | "Woman Town" | 4:30 |
| 20. | "We Live as We Dream, Alone" | 3:37 |
- Tracks 1-6 are from the album Entertainment! (1979)
- Track 7 is from the Yellow EP (1980)
- Tracks 9-11 are from the album Solid Gold (1981)
- Tracks 8 and 12-13 are from the EP Another Day/Another Dollar (1982)
- Tracks 14-17 and 20 are from the album Songs of the Free (1982)
- Tracks 18-19 are from the album Hard (1983)
References edit
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. A Brief History of the Twentieth Century at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Gang of Four". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Gang of Four". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Lester, Paul (5 November 2009). Gang of Four: Damaged Gods. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120205 – via Google Books.
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