Track Listing

1. Cry To Be Found
2. Roll To Me
3. Kiss This Thing Goodbye
4. Not Where It's At
5. Nothing Ever Happens
6. Always The Last To Know
7. Here And Now
8. Just Like A Man
9. Spit In The Rain
10. When You Were Young
11. Driving With The Brakes On
12. Stone Cold Sober
13. Tell Her This
14. Move Away Jimmy Blue
15. Be My Downfall
16. Some Other Sucker's Parade
17. Don't Come Home Too Soon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2950 in Music
• Released on: 1999-06-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 67 minutes

Customer Reviews

A complete history of Del Amitri singles on one CD
This is a good way for a newcomer to Del Amitri (or an occasional fan) to collect all their best tracks on one disc. Long-time fans will already have 14 of these 17 tracks on the original albums. Only 3 of the songs haven't been previously released on one of the 5 albums which span this collection, from '89-'98. In other words, if there was a Del Amitri single you liked or loved, you'll find it on here.

Del Amitri have never achieved the commercial success to match the critical acclaim they receive. As songwriters they are among a small group who consistently turn out well-crafted songs with memorable tunes and thought-provoking lyrics which often reflect real-world cynicism and dark humour, rather than fluffy candyfloss pop. If this is pop, it's adult pop for true music fans who are weary of boy bands and dance music.

This is an album which will be far more familiar when you actually listen to it than when you read the track listing. All their best known releases are here - Nothing ever happens, Kiss this thing goodbye, Always the last to know, Not where it's at & Move away Jimmy Blue. You even get their France '98 anthem for the Scottish World Cup squad - Don't come home too soon! (Yes, quality songwriting and humour have even reached the barren territory of football songs, courtesy of Del Amitri).

This is first class ballad/folk/rock from one of Scotland's finest. A worthy addition to almost any music collection. Highly recommended.

Great stuff!
I thought I only knew a couple of songs by Del Amitri ("Nothing Ever Happens" & "Last to Know") and purchased the CD purely on the merits of those songs. As I listened to it though many more sounded familiar...and those that I had not heard of I loved immediatly. The songs are full of catchy lyrics & melodies that you find yourself humming throughout the day. This CD now lives in my stereo on a full-time basis. I can't say that I am a Del Amitri fan on the sole basis of having their Greatest Hits CD but they are fantastic muso's and I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes up-beat, catchy tunes.

I always said they would have a 'best of' one day...
Del Amitri are a band who survived the onslaught of modern electronic music that the early 1990's threw at us. Their genre of music is unheard of these days, with even the best guitar bands yeilding to the decks. But when you listen to the 'Dels' heartfelt lyrics and mellow tunes on certain tracks and the grunt of others you'll wonder how they were never bigger than they were. Hatful of Rain is the beginners guide to Del Amitri giving listeners the chance to reminisce to the days when big sideburns were in and Scottish bands could pull in crowds from all four corners of the globe. Top album.