The Very Best of The Jam
Greatest hits album by
The Jam
Released25 October 1997
Recorded1977–1982
GenreMod revival, punk rock, new wave
Length64:15
LabelPolydor
The Jam chronology
Direction Reaction Creation
(1997)		 The Very Best of The Jam
(1997)		 Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Very Best of The Jam is the third greatest hits package (fourth including Compact Snap!) from The Jam. The compilation was released on 25 October 1997, and features all of The Jam's singles (A-side tracks) in chronological order.[2]

This compilation album contains the same nineteen tracks previously released upon the 1991 album Greatest Hits, although The Very Best of The Jam contains two further tracks: "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and "Dreams of Children". This compilation also has a similar track listing to Compact Snap! with "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" replacing "Smithers-Jones".

"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" was released as a single in 1997 to promote the album; it had previously been released as a single in 1982.[2]

A VHS cassette of 15 music videos to songs released upon this album was also released. These 15 music videos were previously released upon the Snap VHS in 1983.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller except where noted

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."In the City"In the City, 19772:20
2."All Around the World"Non-album single, 19772:24
3."The Modern World"This Is the Modern World, 19772:30
4."News of the World" (Bruce Foxton)Non-album single, 19783:27
5."David Watts" (Ray Davies)All Mod Cons, 19782:53
6."A' Bomb in Wardour Street"All Mod Cons2:33
7."Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" (Single edit)All Mod Cons4:03
8."Strange Town"Non-album single, 19793:48
9."When You're Young"Non-album single, 19793:12
10."The Eton Rifles"Setting Sons, 19793:58
11."Going Underground"Non-album single, 19802:53
12."Dreams of Children"B-side to "Going Underground"2:58
13."Start!"Sound Affects, 19802:27
14."That's Entertainment"Sound Affects3:22
15."Funeral Pyre" (Weller, Foxton, Rick Buckler)Non-album single, 19813:28
16."Absolute Beginners"Non-album single, 19812:49
17."Town Called Malice"The Gift, 19822:53
18."Precious" (7" Edit)The Gift3:32
19."Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"The Gift2:15
20."The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"Non-album single, 19823:34
21."Beat Surrender"Non-album single, 19823:28

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[3] 5

References

  1. ↑ Jeffries, Vincent. The Very Best of The Jam at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 The Jam, Official Charts Company
  3. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.



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