Detailed item info | Track listing | DISC 1: THE SINGLES 1992-2003:
1. Just a Girl
2. It's My Life
3. Hey Baby - (featuring Bounty Killer)
4. Bathwater
5. Sunday Morning
6. Hella Good
7. New
8. Underneath It All - (featuring 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
DISC 2: EVERYTHING IN TIME (B-SIDES, RARITIES, REMIXES:
1. Big Distraction
2. Leftovers
3. Under Construction
4. Beauty Contest
5. Full Circle
6. Cellophane Boy
7. Everything in Time - (previously unreleased, Los Angeles)
8. You're So Foxy - (previously unreleased)
9. Panic - (previously unreleased)
10. New Friend - (previously unreleased, featuring Bucaneer)
11. Everything in Time - (previously unreleased, London)
12. Sailin' On
13. Oi to the World
14. I Throw My Toys Around - (featuring Elvis Costello)
15. New & Approved - (New remix)
16. Real Love Survives, A - (Rock Steady remix, previously unreleased, featuring Ms. Dynamite)
17. Rock Steady Vibe, A - (Rock Steady remix, previously unreleased, featuring Sweetie Irie)
| | Details | | Contributing artists: | Bounty Killer, Bucaneer, Elvis Costello, Lady Saw, Ms. Dynamite, Sweetie Irie | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | BOOM BOX is a limited edition deluxe set which includes THE SINGLES 1992-2003, EVERYTHING IN TIME a CD of remixes, B-sides and rare tracks, a DVD of music videos, and a DVD of LIVE IN THE TRAGIC KINGDOM.
No Doubt: Gwen Stefani (vocals); Tom Dumont (guitar, keyboards); Eric Stefani (piano, keyboards); Tony Kanal (keyboards, bass); Adrian Young (drums, percussion).
Additional Personnel includes: Lady Saw, Bounty Killer, Ms. Dynamite, Sweetie Irie, Elvis Costello (vocals); Gabriel McNair (trombone, piano, keyboards); Stephen Bradley (trumpet, keyboards); Matthew Wilder (keyboards); Stuart Price, Sly Dunbar (programming).
Producers include: Glen Ballard, Nellee Hooper, Matthew Wilder, Sly & Robbie, Jerry Harrison.
Compilation producer: Cindy Cooper.
Includes liner notes by Paris Montoya and Tom Lanham.
No Doubt's strength has always been in its singles, from the band's early phase as a ska/punk-pop ensemble to their latter-day status as pop chart-toppers. The 15-song collection THE SINGLES features all of the band's hits, which are sequenced remarkably well. Gwen Stefani and the boys kick things off in an appropriately energetic fashion with their breakthrough single, "Just a Girl." The 1980s-influenced keyboard line of this jaunty track leads wonderfully into the group's deft cover of Talk Talk's '80s-pop classic "It's My Life," which sports a muscular, fuzzed-out bass backing and seems tailor-made for Stefani's plaintive vocals.
The mood shifts to a dancehall vibe with the ultra-catchy "Hey Baby," and the track listing continues like a giddy roller coaster ride, including the spry "Sunday Morning," the reggae-tinged "Underneath It All," the guitar-heavy "Spiderwebs," and the melancholy "Don't Speak." And as a fitting nod to No Doubt's long-time followers, this sure-footed retrospective closes with the rhythmic workout of "Trapped in a Box" from their self-titled first album, bringing the band's musical legacy full circle. Throw in an extra disc of rarities, plus a live concert film and videos on DVD, and you've got a No Doubt fan's ticket to heaven.
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