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.
Track listing "Life in a Northern Town" (Extended Version) – 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
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