| You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Saint Etienne |
| Cover: | YouNeedaMess.jpg |
| Released: | 6 December 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1990–1993 |
| Length: | 49:02 |
| Label: | Heavenly |
| Producer: | Saint Etienne |
| Prev Title: | So Tough |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Tiger Bay |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone is the first compilation album by English band Saint Etienne, released on 6 December 1993 by Heavenly Recordings.[1] It compiles singles and B-sides released by the group during the period between 1990 and 1993, most notably the non-album singles "Kiss and Make Up" (1990), "Speedwell" (1991), "Join Our Club/People Get Real" (1992) and "Who Do You Think You Are" (1993). The compilation's title is derived from the song of the same name by the Beach Boys.
Receiving good reviews, the compilation was released on CD, cassette and LP formats. Artwork was designed by Anthony Sweeney with photography by Aude Prieur and James Fry. Before its release as a standalone compilation album, the disc was originally packaged in a 2CD limited edition reissue of So Tough.
All tracks have since been released on other compilations and deluxe editions of the group's studio albums rendering the compilation technically obsolete.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone.
| Peak position | ||
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[2] | 2 |
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