Product Description

Classy compilation from a popular American chart act of the90s, collecting all their poppy, new wave inspired hits from the breakthrough cuts 'Don't Speak' and 'Just A Girl' right up to their reggae-inflected later work such as 'Hella Good' and 'Hey Baby'. Also includes a cover of Talk Talk's 'It's My Life'.

Track Listing

1. Just A Girl
2. It's My Life
3. Hey Baby - No Doubt, Bounty Killer
4. Bathwater
5. Sunday Morning
6. Hella Good
7. New
8. Underneath It All - No Doubt, Lady Saw
9. Excuse Me Mr.
10. Running
11. Spiderwebs
12. Simple Kind Of Life
13. Don't Speak
14. Ex-Girlfriend
15. Trapped In A Box
16. Hey Baby
17. Underneath It All

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1653 in Music
• Released on: 2003-12-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 70 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Though they've suffered death, departure and fraught internal and external relationships, No Doubt have kept faith with fun throughout, as The Singles very clearly proves. As their troubles have made them far from prolific, it's culled almost entirely from three albums--Return of Saturn, Rock Steady and their mega-hit Tragic Kingdom--with just the quirky, warped ska of "Trapped in a Box" to represent their eponymously titled major label debut.

As said, it's excellent fun, from the opening power anthem "Just a Girl", through the ultra-modern, Madonna-like "Hey Baby" and the urgent, melodious power pop of "Excuse Me Mr" to the Chicago-style break-up ballad "Don't Speak". It's easy to see how this colourful band of Anaheim skanksters came to be seen as an energising antidote to the crushing male miserabilism of grunge. There are a few extras; a reverent cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life", a dance-metal "Hey Baby" remix and a live repeat of the cute, Leonard Cohen-quoting "Underneath It All", featuring Gwen Stefani's vocal and a simple acoustic guitar. But, naturally, it's the hits that count and they're all here, every bouncing, beaming one of them. It's a fine testament to one of America's most enduring pop acts. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews

No Doubt about it - this is good!
I have to admit that I didn't recognise any of these when I looked at the track titles - apart from Don't Speak! However, when I listened to the album I found that I knew a lot of the tracks but just didn't link them with the group or song titles!

I would never have said that I was a No Doubt fan - something that has, however, changed since listening to this album. It is wonderful and gives a newcomer to or a real fan of the group's music the best of their tracks. Let's face it - the singles artists release into the charts are usually the pick of their work and this album is made up of No Doubt's single releases from 1992-2003. The album could easily have been called their greatest hits and leaves me in No Doubt that it is worth the money. After all you get over 10 years worth of great music on one album for Amazon's bargain basement price!

The only things in doubt if you don't purchase are your sanity and your taste in music :)

WAOW- I love this, LOVE this! (Review by Sarah)
This is possibly my favourite album. I adore it! While I have my favourites I love every song on the album, there's about two I don't listen to as much as the rest.

I can't even list my favourites because I love this album so much! My least faves, but still good songs, would have to be "Ex Girlfriend", "Excuse me Mr" and "Trapped in a box". By the way, if you haven't heard other No Doubt stuff I'd really recommend you listen to "Platinum Blonde Life" although it isn't on this album.

No Doubt {"it's tremendous fun..."}
Has all the essential No Doubt songs my favourites being:~

Spiderwebs
Trapped In A Box
Running
Just A Girl
Bathwater

A must for any No Doubt fans looking just to buy one album, this really show cases Gwen's ever enigmatic talents, like I said it's fun, I gave this four stars because I think it was sometimes too fun for my liking, and Don't Speak is the only really serious side to them portrayed on here I guess...

Still if you want to get into No Doubt, this is the one to buy...