The Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by the Pogues, released in September 1991.
The album was dedicated to the memory of Deborah Korner – the partner of Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken – who died a few months before the album's release.
Track listing "Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer) "Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan) "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl) "The Irish Rover" (Traditional, arr. The Pogues & The Dubliners) "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan) "Streams of Whiskey" (MacGowan) "Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan) "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt) "Rain Street" (MacGowan) "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer) "White City" (MacGowan) "Thousands Are Sailing" (Phil Chevron) "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (MacGowan) "The Body of an American" (MacGowan)
Personnel Shane MacGowan – lead vocals, guitar Terry Woods – cittern, vocals Philip Chevron – guitar, vocals Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals Andrew Ranken – drums Jem Finer – banjo, saxophone Darryl Hunt – bass guitar Kirsty MacColl – vocals on "Fairytale of New York" James Fearnley – accordion
Other musicians Cait O'Riordan – bass, vocals Siobhan Sheahan – harp on "Fairytale of New York" Tommy Keane – Uileann pipes on "Dirty Old Town" and "The Body of an American" Henry Benagh – fiddle Elvis Costello – acoustic guitar Dick Cuthell – flugelhorn on "A Rainy Night in Soho" Brian Clarke – alto saxophone on "Fiesta" Joe Cashman – tenor saxophone on "Fiesta" Eli Thompson – trumpet on "Fiesta" Chris Lee – trumpet Paul Taylor – trombone Ron Kavana – tenor banjo, mandolin on "Thousands Are Sailing"
Charts + Chart performance for The Best of the PoguesChart (1991)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)94 + 2000 chart performance for The Best of the PoguesChart (2000)Peakposition
Certifications and sales
Notes "Dirty Old Town" written by Ewan MacColl sung by MacGowan and members of The Dubliners Tracks produced by Steve Lillywhite except tracks 2, 3, 5 and 14 – Elvis Costello, track 4 – Eamonn Campbell, track 6 – Stan Brennan and track 9 – Joe Strummer
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