Essential (Pet Shop Boys album)

Essential
Essential
Compilation album by Pet Shop Boys
Released	31 March 1998
Recorded	1985?1990
Genre	Electropop
Label	EMI / Capitol
Producer	Harold Faltermeyer ; Nicholas Froome ; Stephen Hague ; Trevor Horn ; David Jacobs ; J. J. Jeczalik ; Lewis Martinee ; Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	4.2/10 ^[2]

Essential is a 1998 compilation album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys , released as a limited edition in the United States by EMI / Capitol and in Japan by Toshiba/EMI. ^[3] Produced for only six months, early promotional versions of the album had the title Early , as the tracks featured were part of Pet Shop Boys' early catalogue. ^[4] The album contained remixes as well as album tracks and B-sides. The CD booklet contains an essay written by music journalist and Pet Shop Boys biographer Chris Heath .

While several of the selections had not been available on compact disc prior to its original release, as of 2018, it remains the only official CD appearance of the 7" version of "That's My Impression" (all other reissues and compilations using the "Disco" mix.)

Track listing [ edit ]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	" Domino Dancing " (Alternative version)	Neil Tennant , Chris Lowe	Lewis Martinee , Pet Shop Boys	4:42
2.	" West End Girls " (Dance Mix)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Stephen Hague	6:29
3.	" Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) " (1985 7" version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	J. J. Jeczalik, Nicholas Froome	3:48
4.	" Paninaro " (1986 7" version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	4:40
5.	"That's My Impression" (7" version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	4:48
6.	"We All Feel Better in the Dark" (Extended Mix)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	6:47
7.	"It Couldn't Happen Here" (LP version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Ennio Morricone	Pet Shop Boys, David Jacobs	5:20
8.	" It's Alright " (7" version)	Sterling Void	Trevor Horn	4:20
9.	" Left to My Own Devices " (7" version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson	4:46
10.	"In the Night" (Remix)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys	6:28
11.	"Two Divided by Zero" (LP version)	Neil Tennant, Bobby Orlando	Stephen Hague	3:36
12.	" Love Comes Quickly " (Dance Mix)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Stephen Hague	Stephen Hague	6:48
13.	" Being Boring " (Extended version)	Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe	Pet Shop Boys, Harold Faltermeyer	10:40

Personnel [ edit ]

Evren Goknar - Mastering Engineer

Certifications [ edit ]


Region	Certification	Certified units /sales
United States	?	39,000 ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ Allmusic, Pet Shop Boys Essential
^ Mohan, Aparna (31 March 1998). "Pet Shop Boys: Essential" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 22 January 2001 . Retrieved 31 July 2017 . {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link )
^ Essential Japanese release
^ Pet Shop Boys official website, Essential information
^ "Ask Billboard" . Billboard .

[1] Allmusic, Pet Shop Boys Essential

[Pitchfork_Review-2] Mohan, Aparna (31 March 1998). "Pet Shop Boys: Essential" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 22 January 2001 . Retrieved 31 July 2017 . {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link )

[discogs-3] Essential Japanese release

[psbessential-4] Pet Shop Boys official website, Essential information

[5] "Ask Billboard" . Billboard .

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Studio albums	Please Actually Introspective Behaviour Very Bilingual Nightlife Release Fundamental Yes Elysium Electric Super Hotspot Nonetheless
Compilation albums	Discography: The Complete Singles Collection Alternative Essential PopArt: The Hits Story: 25 Years of Hits Party Ultimate Format Smash: The Singles 1985?2020
Remix albums	Disco Disco 2 Disco 3 Disco 4
Live albums	Concrete Pandemonium Inner Sanctum Discovery: Live in Rio 1994
Extended plays	Christmas Agenda Lost
Singles	" West End Girls " " One More Chance " " Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) " " Love Comes Quickly " " Suburbia " " Paninaro " " It's a Sin " " What Have I Done to Deserve This? " " Rent " " Heart " " Always on My Mind " " Domino Dancing " " Left to My Own Devices " " It's Alright " " So Hard " " Being Boring " " Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) " / " How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? " " Jealousy " " DJ Culture " " Was It Worth It? " " Can You Forgive Her? " " Go West " " I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing " " Liberation " " Absolutely Fabulous " " Yesterday, When I Was Mad " " Paninaro '95 " " Before " " Se a vida e (That's the Way Life Is)" / "To Step Aside " " Single-Bilingual " " A Red Letter Day " " Somewhere " " I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More " " New York City Boy " " You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk " " Home and Dry " " I Get Along " " London " " Miracles " " Flamboyant " " I'm with Stupid " " Minimal " " Numb " " Integral " " Love Etc. " " Did You See Me Coming? " " Beautiful People " " Love Life " " Together " " Winner " " Leaving " " Memory of the Future " " Axis " " Vocal " " Love Is a Bourgeois Construct " " Thursday " " The Pop Kids " " Say It to Me " " Dreamland "
Featured singles	" Hallo Spaceboy " " Break 4 Love " " She's Madonna "
Other songs	" King's Cross " " The Loving Kind " " The Night I Fell in Love " " I'm Not Scared " " In Private " " Nothing Has Been Proved " " So Sorry, I Said " " Don't Drop Bombs " " Losing My Mind "
Video albums	Cubism
Soundtracks and scores	The Crying Game Closer to Heaven Battleship Potemkin The Most Incredible Thing
Film, stage and television	It Couldn't Happen Here Closer to Heaven Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop
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