The Best of M People
The Best of M People is the first greatest hits album released by M People, in 1998. It has seventeen tracks, ten top ten hits and three new songs, the two top 20 hit singles: "Testify" and "Dreaming" plus a cover version of "What a Fool Believes". A limited edition included a bonus live album with eight tracks recorded live at the Later... with Jools Holland M People special, plus enhanced content. This album is now available in the United States through iTunes.
There was also an advanced sampler called Classic and a promotional version containing the same content as the bonus live disc but with more sound excerpts and full videos.
Track listing
Original version
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| 1. | "Testify" | Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, Heather Small | Previously unreleased | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Search for the Hero" | Pickering, Heard | Bizarre Fruit | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Moving on Up" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Angel St" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:10 |
| 5. | "One Night in Heaven" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Itchycoo Park" | Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane | Bizarre Fruit II | 5:38 |
| 7. | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Bizarre Fruit | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Just for You" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Colour My Life" | Pickering | Northern Soul | 3:40 |
| 10. | "How Can I Love You More?" (Remix) | Pickering, Heard | Northern Soul | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Dreaming" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Previously unreleased | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Open Your Heart" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Bizarre Fruit | 3:38 |
| 13. | "Don't Look Any Further" | Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, Duane Hitchings | Elegant Slumming | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Someday" | Marshall Jefferson | Northern Soul | 3:43 |
| 15. | "Renaissance" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Fantasy Island" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:12 |
| 17. | "What a Fool Believes" | Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins | Previously unreleased | 4:36 |
Classic version
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| 1. | "One Night in Heaven" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Angel St" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Bizarre Fruit | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Search for the Hero" | Pickering, Heard | Bizarre Fruit | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Colour My Life" | Pickering | Northern Soul | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Moving on Up" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 3:35 |
| 7. | "How Can I Love You More?" | Pickering, Heard | Northern Soul | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Itchycoo Park" | Marriott, Lane | Bizarre Fruit II | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Open Your Heart" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Bizarre Fruit | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Just for You" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Don't Look Any Further" | Golde, Lambert, Hitchings | Elegant Slumming | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Excited" | Pickering, Heard | Northern Soul | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Someday" | Jefferson | Northern Soul | 3:43 |
| 14. | "Fantasy Island" | Pickering, Heard, Small | Fresco | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Renaissance" | Pickering, Heard | Elegant Slumming | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Love Rendezvous" | Pickering, Heard | Bizarre Fruit | 3:48 |
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