Ultimate Collection (The Fixx album) explained

Ultimate Collection
Type:	compilation
Artist:	the Fixx
Cover:	Fixx_Ultimate.jpg
Released:	November 25, 1999
Genre:	New wave, rock
Label:	Hip-O Records^[1]
Prev Title:	1011 Woodland
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Want That Life
Next Year:	2003

Ultimate Collection is a 1999 compilation of songs by the band the Fixx. It is largely a collection of singles; many tracks appear as they did on their respective 7" releases. It also has two B-sides and one recording pulled from the rare Happy Landings EP, which makes it stand out from other greatest hits collections. This is the only Fixx collection to use the original recordings of all tracks.

Track listing

1. "Stand or Fall" – 4:00
2. "Red Skies" – 4:20
3. "Lost Planes" – 3:19
4. "Some People" – 3:00
   • Tracks 1-4 from Shuttered Room
5. "Saved by Zero" – 3:23 (single edit)
6. "One Thing Leads to Another" – 3:24 (single mix)
7. "The Sign of Fire" – 3:51
   • Tracks 5-7 from Reach the Beach
8. "Going Overboard" – 3:16
   • B-side to "Saved by Zero"
9. "Deeper and Deeper [long version]" – 6:29
   • From the soundtrack to the motion picture Streets of Fire, this version appeared on the B-side to "Are We Ourselves?".
10. "Are We Ourselves?" – 2:28
11. "Sunshine in the Shade" – 2:26
12. "Less Cities, More Moving People" – 3:35 (single edit)
    • Tracks 10-12 from Phantoms
13. "A Letter to Both Sides" – 3:19
    • From the soundtrack to the motion picture Fletch
14. "Secret Separation" – 3:49
15. "Built for the Future" – 3:54 (single edit)
    • Tracks 14 & 15 from Walkabout
16. "Driven Out" – 3:58 (From Calm Animals)
17. "How Much Is Enough" – 3:50 (single edit)
18. "No One Has to Cry" – 4:01
    • Tracks 17 & 18 from Ink
19. "Two Different Views" – 5:49 (From the Happy Landings EP)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upcoming Releases. CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network. Inc. October 25, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.