Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy

Infobox Album | Name = Somewhere In The Sun... Best Of The Dream Academy
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = The Dream Academy

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Released = 2000
Recorded = 1984 - 1990
Genre = Rock
Length = 76:45
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = See individual albums.
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wbfpxqlkld6e link]
Last album = "A Different Kind Of Weather"
(1991)
This album = "Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy"
(2000)
Next album =

"Somewhere In The Sun... Best Of The Dream Academy" is a compilation album released by The Dream Academy in Japan in 2000. The compilation album contains the extended version of "Life In A Northern Town" and an acoustic version of "The Party" rather than the more common versions. At the time of its release, Nick Laird-Clowes revealed that the band actually had no involvement with the album, and he went on further to say that they weren’t even informed by Warners that a compilation album was being made. His former label boss, Alan McGee, then of Creation Records, was the one who actually brought him home a copy when he was visiting Japan on business. According to Kate St John, around the same time that this album was being made, Warner Brothers were considering a US compilation album, but they and the band decided to re-issue their first album, "The Dream Academy" [http://theacf.com/dreamac/ksjqa.html] . Because of its somewhat limited availability, it is one of the more sought after Dream Academy albums.

Track listing

#Life In A Northern Town (Extended) – 5:20
#Ballad in 4/4 – 3:59
#Power To Believe – 5:15
#Lucy September – 3:08
#Twelve-Eight Angel – 4:20
#One Dream – 2:33
#Hampstead Girl – 3:41
#This World – 5:07
#The Love Parade – 3:46
#It'll Never Happen Again – 3:32
#Love (Hare Krishna Mix) – 7:02
#Indian Summer – 4:55
#In Places On The Run – 4:28
#(Johnny) New Light – 4:23
#The Party (Acoustic Version) – 3:32
#Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want – 3:07
#Waterloo – 5:03
#Lowlands – 3:46