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The Finest

by Fine Young Cannibals

Released: November 11, 1996

Pop rock

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

The compilation includes tracks from the band's two studio albums, Fine Young Cannibals (1985) and The Raw & the Cooked (1989), as well as a track from the film Something Wild and three new tracks. "The Finest" is a greatest hits album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 by London Records under the FFRR brand, and licensed to MCA Records in the United States. The album's cover art was designed by renowned photographer Anton Corbijn.

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One of the new songs, "The Flame," was released as a single and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The Finest has sold around 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding sales in the United States.

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"The Finest" is a greatest hits album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 by London Records under the FFRR brand, and licensed to MCA Records in the United States. The compilation includes tracks from the band's two studio albums, Fine Young Cannibals (1985) and The Raw & the Cooked (1989), as well as a track from the film Something Wild and three new tracks. One of the new songs, "The Flame," was released as a single and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

The album's cover art was designed by renowned photographer Anton Corbijn. The Finest has sold around 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding sales in the United States.