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The Best of Matt Bianco
The Best of Matt Bianco
Greatest hits album by Matt Bianco
Released	22 October 1990
Recorded	1983–1990
Genre	Sophisti-pop; jazz fusion; Latin pop; dance;
Length	70:38
Label	East West
Producer	Mark Fisher; Mark Reilly;
Matt Bianco chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Best of Matt Bianco is a compilation album by British band Matt Bianco, released in 1990 by East West Records.

The album was originally slated for 15 October release,^[2] but eventually premiered a week later.^[3] It consists of the band's greatest hits from their first three studio albums: Whose Side Are You On?, Matt Bianco and Indigo, and the new track and lead single "Fire in the Blood". The second single was "Wap Bam Boogie",^[4] originally from Indigo and side B to the single "Don't Blame It on That Girl", which had been a club hit in its own right.

Track listing

CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Blame It on That Girl"	Mark Fisher, Mark Reilly	3:50
2.	"Yeh-Yeh"	Rodgers Grant, Jon Hendricks, Pat Patrick	3:18
3.	"Half a Minute"	Reilly, Kito Poncioni, Danny White	3:48
4.	"More Than I Can Bear"	Reilly, White	4:24
5.	"Sneaking Out the Back Door"	Reilly, White	3:48
6.	"Fire in the Blood" (7")	Fisher, Reilly	3:27
7.	"Good Times"	Fisher, Reilly	4:17
8.	"Matt's Mood"	Reilly, White	5:24
9.	"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"	Reilly, White	3:29
10.	"Wap Bam Boogie"	Fisher, Reilly	7:32
11.	"Dancing in the Street"	Fisher, Reilly	3:56
12.	"Whose Side Are You On?"	Reilly, White	3:25
13.	"Say It's Not Too Late"	Fisher, Reilly	4:59
14.	"Nervous"	Fisher, Reilly	4:29
15.	"We've Got the Mood – Matt's Mood '90"	Reilly, White	5:48
16.	"Fire in the Blood" (12")	Fisher, Reilly	4:51

LP edition

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Blame It on That Girl"	Mark Fisher, Mark Reilly	3:46
2.	"Yeh-Yeh"	Rodgers Grant, Jon Hendricks, Pat Patrick	3:15
3.	"Sneaking Out the Back Door"	Reilly, White	3:45
4.	"Just Can't Stand It"	Fisher, Reilly	3:53
5.	"Half a Minute"	Reilly, Kito Poncioni, Danny White	4:45
6.	"Dancing in the Street"	Fisher, Reilly	3:53

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fire in the Blood"	Fisher, Reilly	5:20
2.	"Wap Bam Boogie"	Fisher, Reilly	3:23
3.	"Good Times"	Fisher, Reilly	4:12
4.	"More Than I Can Bear"	Reilly, White	4:20
5.	"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"	Reilly, White	3:23
6.	"Matt's Mood"	Reilly, White	4:26

Charts

Chart performance for *The Best of Matt Bianco*
Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	147
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	66
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[7]	39
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	49

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The Best of Matt Bianco: 1983-1990 - Matt Bianco". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "Mainstream releases" (PDF). Music Week: Autumn Product Special. 6 October 1990. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ "Matt Bianco - discography". discog.info. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ "New releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 12 January 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 11 February 1991". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Matt Bianco – The Best of Matt Bianco" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1991. 32. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "ChartArchive - Matt Bianco". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ "British album certifications – Matt Bianco – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

External links

[1] "The Best of Matt Bianco: 1983-1990 - Matt Bianco". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[2] "Mainstream releases" (PDF). Music Week: Autumn Product Special. 6 October 1990. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

[3] "Matt Bianco - discography". discog.info. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

[4] "New releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 12 January 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

[5] "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 11 February 1991". Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_Matt_Bianco-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Matt Bianco – The Best of Matt Bianco" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[ac_Hungary_-7] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1991. 32. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[8] "ChartArchive - Matt Bianco". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

[United_KingdomMatt_BiancoThe_Best_OfalbumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Matt Bianco – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

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