Street Life: 20 Great Hits

Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released in 1986. The album reached number one on both the New Zealand and UK Albums Charts in 1986.

Street Life: 20 Great Hits
Compilation album by
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Released1986
8 June 1987 (re-release)
Recorded1972–1985
Genre
Length73:55
LabelE'G (UK)
Reprise (US)
Roxy Music chronology
The High Road
(1982)		 Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)		 The Ultimate Collection
(1988)
Bryan Ferry chronology
Boys and Girls
(1985)		 Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)		 Bête Noire
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
AllMusic
(re-release)		[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Virginia Plain" (Roxy Music, from "Virginia Plain" A-side single), 1972) 2:58
2."A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (edit) (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Bob Dylan4:15
3."Pyjamarama" (Roxy Music, from "Pyjamarama" A-side single, 1973) 2:52
4."Do the Strand" (edit) (Roxy Music, from For Your Pleasure, 1973) 3:46
5."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey4:51
6."Street Life" (Roxy Music, from Stranded, 1973) 3:27
7."Let's Stick Together" (Bryan Ferry, from Let's Stick Together, 1976)Wilbert Harrison2:59
8."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Bryan Ferry, from Another Time, Another Place, 1974)Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach2:53
9."Love Is the Drug" (Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975)Ferry, Andy Mackay4:04
10."Sign of the Times" (Bryan Ferry, from The Bride Stripped Bare, 1978) 2:28
11."Dance Away" (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979) 3:44
12."Angel Eyes" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979)Ferry, McKay2:51
13."Oh Yeah" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) 4:36
14."Over You" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)Ferry, Phil Manzanera3:26
15."Same Old Scene" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980) 3:58
16."In the Midnight Hour" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper3:08
17."More Than This" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982) 4:10
18."Avalon" (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982) 4:16
19."Slave to Love" (Bryan Ferry, from Boys and Girls, 1985) 4:17
20."Jealous Guy (edit)" (Roxy Music, from "Jealous Guy" A-side single, 1981)John Lennon4:55

Charts
Chart (1986–1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 1
US Billboard Pop Albums[10] 100

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
  2. Thompson, Dave. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "Charts.nz – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. "Bryan Ferry Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life: 20 Great Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  12. "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life - 20 Great Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Street Life - 20 Great Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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