Label: Mailboat / Wicked Game
Reissued 2016, originally released 2006
Best of Chris Isaak is a greatest hits album by Chris Isaak originally released on May 9, 2006 on the Reprise/Warner Bros. Records label. Given that many artists get the "best-of" treatment after only a few albums, it's quite remarkable that the first real Chris Isaak overview didn't appear until 2006, more than 20 years into the nostalgic pop/rock crooner's career. The 18-track non-chronological collection ranges from the twangy early single "Dancin'" to the guitar-rocker "King Without a Castle, " one of four previously unreleased tracks. Along the way, the set makes room for Isaak's hits, including the ethereal "Wicked Game, " the sinister "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing, " and his spot-on cover of "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison-one of his most obvious influences.
Track Listing:
- San Francisco Days 2:59
- Somebody's Crying 2:47
- Wicked Game 4:46
- Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing 2:56
- Let Me Down Easy 4:05
- Two Hearts 3:34
- King Without A Castle 3:06
- Only The Lonely 2:53
- Speak Of The Devil 3:30
- Blue Spanish Sky 3:57
- You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love 3:47
- Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) 3:37
- Let's Have A Party 3:27
- Dancin' 3:45
- Blue Hotel 3:12
- Please 3:36
- I Want You To Want Me 3:21
- Forever Blue (Acoustic Version) 2:38