Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri

• Artist: Del Amitri
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• Release Date: September 29, 1998
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

It's likely that a large portion of the audience Del Amitri won with the lightly infectious, incessantly catchy "Roll to Me" thought of the Scottish group as a new band, not an outfit that had been recording for over a decade. That may be one of the reasons why Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri was released in 1998, a mere three years after "Roll to Me" climbed into the Top Ten. (It could also be that the follow-up, Some Other Sucker's Parade, stiffed on the charts.) In any case, Hatful of Rain is an excellent overview of Del Amitri's career, containing no less than 17 tracks, including all of their American and British hits. It may overlook their early independent singles, yet the consistency of their major-label work in the '80s and '90s gives the collection a sense of cohesion, even if it is sequenced out of chronological order. What matters is that Hatful of Rain contains everything that a casual fan could want while reconfirming their stature as a solid singles band to their core constituents -- and that's everything a good greatest-hits album should do. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Cry to Be Found [#] (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(4:05)
Roll to Me (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(2:12)
Kiss This Thing Goodbye (Lyrics)	Justin Currie, Iain Harvie, Michael Slaven	Del Amitri	(4:28)
Not Where It's At (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:41)
Nothing Ever Happens (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:51)
Always the Last to Know (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(4:17)
Here and Now (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(5:18)
Just Like a Man (Lyrics)	Justin Currie, Iain Harvie	Del Amitri	(5:02)
Spit in the Rain [#] (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:41)
When You Were Young (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(4:02)
Driving With the Brakes On (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(4:34)
Stone Cold Sober (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(4:59)
Tell Her This (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:13)
Move Away Jimmy Blue (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:39)
Be My Downfall (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:30)
Some Other Sucker's Parade (Lyrics)	Justin Currie, Jon McLoughlin	Del Amitri	(3:12)
Don't Come Home Too Soon [#] (Lyrics)	Justin Currie	Del Amitri	(3:22)

Credits

Ben Darlow (Engineer), Andy Alston (Keyboards), Mark Price (Drums), Chris Sharrock (Drums), Dave Bascombe (Mixing), Al Clay (Producer), Paul Tyagi (Percussion), Jonathan Quarmby (Producer), Jon McLoughlin (Guitar), Bob Clearmountain (Producer), Justin Currie (Bass), Brian McDermott (Drums), Paul Tyagi (Drums), Gil Norton (Producer), Mark Freegard (Engineer), Hugh Jones (Producer), Kris Dollimore (Guitar), Mark Freegard (Producer), Bob Clearmountain (Engineer), David Bianco (Mixing), Kevin Bacon (Producer), Nick Clarke (Bass), Al Clay (Engineer), David Cummings (Guitar)