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The Best of Both Worlds

Greatest hits album by

Marillion

Released

24 February 1997

Recorded

1982–96

Nick Tauber
Chris Kimsey
Christopher Neil
Nick Davis
Dave Meegan

Marillion chronology

Made Again
(1996)

The Best of Both Worlds
(1997)

This Strange Engine
(1997)

The Best of Both Worlds is a two-disc compilation album by British neo-prog band Marillion released in 1997 by EMI Records, who the band had been signed to from their debut in 1982 until being dropped in 1995. The title refers to Marillion's two distinct "eras" with lead singers Fish (1980–1988) and Steve Hogarth (since 1989). By the time this compilation was released, both line-ups had recorded four studio albums each.

Content

The second Marillion best-of since the 14-track one-disc compilation A Singles Collection (known as Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other in the US) from 1992, this one additionally contains material from Brave (1994) and Afraid of Sunlight (1996). Two different covers were created for the compilation, one by Mark Wilkinson, who had worked for the band during the Fish years, and one by Bill Smith Studio, who took over after Fish's and Wilkinson's departure. The booklet was printed so that either of the covers could be displayed in the jewel case according to personal preference. The track list, comprising 29 songs, was put together by Lucy Jordache, then the manager responsible for the band in EMI, in close collaboration with the band's fans' mailing list, "Freaks" (named after the eponymous song). Jordache also motivated singers Fish and Hogarth to contribute liner notes—at a time when both camps were not yet on friendly terms again—by telling each of them the other had already agreed to do so.^[1]

Although the compilation did not contain any previously unreleased material, it was attractive to existing fans as it included various edited versions that were not easily accessible at the time, resulting in "better than expected" sales.^[1]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Script for a Jester's Tear"	Derek Dick Steve Rothery Peter Trewavas Michael Pointer	Script for a Jester's Tear	8:44
2.	"Market Square Heroes" (B'Sides version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Pointer Mark Kelly	non-album single	3:57
3.	"He Knows You Know" (album version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Pointer Kelly Brian Jelliman Diz Minnitt	Script for a Jester's Tear	5:22
4.	"Forgotten Sons"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Pointer Kelly Jelliman Minnitt	Script for a Jester's Tear	8:19
5.	"Garden Party"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Pointer Kelly Jelliman Minnitt	Script for a Jester's Tear	7:15
6.	"Assassing" (single version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly	Fugazi	3:37
7.	"Punch and Judy"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Jonathan Mover	Fugazi	3:18
8.	"Kayleigh" (single version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Ian Mosley	Misplaced Childhood	3:33
9.	"Lavender" (single version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Misplaced Childhood	3:41
10.	"Heart of Lothian" (single version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Misplaced Childhood	3:37
11.	"Incommunicado"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Clutching at Straws	5:16
12.	"Warm Wet Circles" (single version)	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Clutching at Straws	4:24
13.	"That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Clutching at Straws	5:57
14.	"Sugar Mice"	Dick Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Clutching at Straws	5:45

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"The Uninvited Guest"	Steve Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly John Helmer	Seasons End	3:45
2.	"Easter"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Seasons End	4:31
3.	"Hooks in You" (Meaty Mix)	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley Helmer	Seasons End	3:53
4.	"The Space"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly	Seasons End	6:15
5.	"Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Holidays in Eden	3:54
6.	"No One Can"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Holidays in Eden	4:40
7.	"Dry Land"	Hogarth Colin Woore	Holidays in Eden	4:42
8.	"Waiting To Happen"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Holidays in Eden	4:55
9.	"The Great Escape" (album version)	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley Helmer	Brave	6:28
10.	"Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury" (radio edit)	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Brave	4:29
11.	"Made Again"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley Helmer	Brave	5:03
12.	"King"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Afraid of Sunlight	7:05
13.	"Afraid of Sunlight"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Helmer	Afraid of Sunlight	6:50
14.	"Beautiful" (radio edit)	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley	Afraid of Sunlight	4:23
15.	"Cannibal Surf Babe"	Hogarth Rothery Trewavas Kelly Mosley Helmer	Afraid of Sunlight	5:17

Note

Although it is not mentioned in the album credits, the versions of "Easter" and "The Uninvited Guest" presented here are single edits. "Waiting To Happen" is a few seconds shorter than the album version. "Cannibal Surf Babe" is presented without the musical bridge that appears at the end of the song on the album version.

Personnel

Musicians

Steve Rothery – guitars
Mark Kelly – keyboards
Pete Trewavas – bass
Ian Mosley – drums, percussion (except disc one tracks 1–5)
Fish – vocals (disc one)
Steve Hogarth – vocals and keyboards (disc two)
Mick Pointer – drums, percussion (disc one tracks 1, 3–5)
John Marter – drums, percussion (disc one track 2)

Technical

Disc one tracks 1–7 produced by Nick Tauber; tracks 8–14 produced by Chris Kimsey. Track 1 mixed by Simon Hanhart.
Disc two tracks 1–4 produced and mixed by Nick Davis and Marillion; tracks 5–8 produced by Christopher Neil, recorded and mixed by Rob Eaton; tracks 9–15 produced by Dave Meegan and Marillion. Tracks 10–11 engineered by Dave Meegan.

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[2]	58
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	88

References

^ ^a ^b Big George Webley, "Marillion: Doing Business With Their Fans", Sound on Sound, September 2003, retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – The Best of Both Worlds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Marillion | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

v t e Marillion
Steve Rothery Mark Kelly Pete Trewavas Ian Mosley Steve 'h' Hogarth Mick Pointer Brian Jelliman Doug 'Rastus' Irvine Fish Diz Minnett Andy Ward John 'Martyr' Marter Jonathan Mover
Studio albums	Script for a Jester's Tear Fugazi Misplaced Childhood Clutching at Straws Seasons End Holidays in Eden Brave Afraid of Sunlight This Strange Engine Radiation marillion.com Anoraknophobia Marbles Somewhere Else Happiness Is the Road Less Is More Sounds That Can't Be Made Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) An Hour Before It's Dark
Compilations	Brief Encounter B'Sides Themselves A Singles Collection The Best of Both Worlds The Best of Marillion The Singles '82–88' With Friends from the Orchestra
Live albums	Real to Reel The Thieving Magpie Made Again Unplugged at the Walls Front Row Club Issue 1 Anorak in the UK Early Stages Live from Loreley Recital of the Script
Remix albums	Tales from the Engine Room
Singles	"Market Square Heroes" "He Knows You Know" "Garden Party" "Punch and Judy" "Assassing" "Kayleigh" "Lavender" "Heart of Lothian" "Lady Nina" "Welcome to the Garden Party" "Incommunicado" "Sugar Mice" "Warm Wet Circles" "Freaks (Live)" "Hooks in You" "The Uninvited Guest" "Easter" "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" "Man of a Thousand Faces" "You're Gone" "Don't Hurt Yourself" "The Damage" (live) "Thankyou Whoever You Are"/"Most Toys" "Carol of the Bells"
Related articles	Marillion discography Brave (film) John Helmer Mark Wilkinson Crowdfunding Fan-funded music

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