The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet

Richard Folland from PopMatters wrote, "Like so many of their '80s generation peers, the band have reformed in recent years and a couple of new recordings produced by Trevor Horn have been tagged on to this new release. But this is essentially Spandau Ballet in their '80s pomp, not the first greatest hits album they've released, but a re-packaging to coincide with a tour next year and the release of a DVD entitled Playboys of the Western World, chronicling their rise and descent three decades ago."[1]

Timothy Monger of AllMusic said, "The real draw here is the addition of three new songs recorded with legendary producer Trevor Horn" who in his opinion returned the band to its "classic, soulful" sound on these tracks.[2]

All tracks are written by Gary Kemp, except where noted.

• John Keeble – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Gary Kemp – lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, backing vocals
• Martin Kemp – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Norman – saxophone, guitar, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• Tony Hadley – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion