B.O.X: Best of X explained

B.O.X ~Best of X~
Type:	compilation
Artist:	X Japan
Cover:	B.O.X ~Best of X~.jpeg
Released:	March 21, 1996, December 1, 1996
Genre:	Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Length:	CD 1: 71:59 CD 2: 61:11 VHS: 82:05
Label:	Ki/oon
Chronology:	X Japan compilation
Prev Title:	X Singles
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Ballad Collection
Next Year:	1997

B.O.X ~Best of X~ is a compilation box set released by X Japan on March 21, 1996. It contains two CDs, a VHS tape and a T-shirt from the "Violence and Jealousy Tour". The album reached number 5 on the Oricon chart.^[1] It was re-released on December 1, 1996, in a different case without any extras and without the last three tracks on disc one.^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Silent Jealousy" (Live 1992.01.07) – 6:30
2. "Desperate Angel" – 5:53
3. "Kurenai" (Live 1989.06.10) – 5:45
4. "Week End" (Live 1992.01.07) – 5:53
5. "Endless Rain" – 6:36
6. "Celebration" – 4:52
7. "Joker" (Live 1992.01.07) – 5:18
8. "Sadistic Desire" (New Version) – 6:01
9. "X" – 6:01
10. "Say Anything" – 8:42
11. "I'll Kill You" – 3:29
12. "Kurenai" (English Version) – 6:19
13. "Unfinished" – 1:32

Disc two (instrumental versions)

1. "Silent Jealousy" – 7:20
2. "Desperate Angel" – 5:44
3. "Kurenai" – 5:47
4. "Week End" – 5:49
5. "Endless Rain" – 6:32
6. "Celebration" – 4:48
7. "Joker" – 4:41
8. "Sadistic Desire" – 5:59
9. "X" – 5:59
10. "Say Anything" – 8:40

Notes and References

1. Web site: X JAPANのアルバム売り上げランキング . oricon.co.jp . . April 27, 2011 . https://archive.today/20121205074533/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_album/ . 2012-12-05 . dead .
2. Web site: B.O.X-Best of X- Limited Edition. Amazon. 2017-04-26.
3. Web site: B.O.X: Best of X. Encyclopaedia Metallum. 2017-05-29.