Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy

Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy
Compilation album by The Dream Academy
Released	2000
Recorded	1984–1990
Genre	Rock
Length	76:45
Label	Warner Bros.
The Dream Academy chronology
A Different Kind of Weather (1991) Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy (2000) The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective (2014)

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Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy is a compilation album released by The Dream Academy in Japan in 2000. The compilation album contains the extended version of "Life in a Northern Town" and an acoustic version of "The Party" rather than the more common versions. At the time of its release, Nick Laird-Clowes revealed that the band actually had no involvement with the album, and he went on further to say that they weren't even informed by Warners that a compilation album was being made. His former label boss, Alan McGee, then of Creation Records, was the one who actually brought him home a copy when he was visiting Japan on business. According to Kate St John, around the same time that this album was being made, Warner Brothers were considering a US compilation album, but they and the band decided to re-issue their first album, The Dream Academy.

Track listing

1. "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended Version) – 5:20
2. "Ballad in 4/4" – 3:59
3. "Power to Believe" – 5:15
4. "Lucy September" – 3:08
5. "Twelve-Eight Angel" – 4:20
6. "One Dream" – 2:33
7. "Hampstead Girl" – 3:41
8. "This World" – 5:07
9. "The Love Parade" – 3:46
10. "It'll Never Happen Again" – 3:32
11. "Love" (Hare Krishna Mix) – 7:02
12. "Indian Summer" – 4:55
13. "In Places on the Run" – 4:28
14. "(Johnny) New Light" – 4:23
15. "The Party" (Acoustic Version) – 3:32
16. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" – 3:07
17. "Waterloo" – 5:03
18. "Lowlands" – 3:46