The Best of A Flock of Seagulls

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is a compilation album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1986 by Jive Records. It is the first official compilation album released by the band.

The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
Compilation album by A Flock of Seagulls
Released	October 1986
Genre	New wave
Label	Jive
A Flock of Seagulls compilations chronology
The 12" Singles (1985) The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1986) Telecommunications (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by M. Score, A. Score, F. Maudsley, and P. Reynolds; except where indicated

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Ran (So Far Away)"	4:55
2.	"Space Age Love Song"	3:45
3.	"Telecommunication"	2:29
4.	"The More You Live, the More You Love"	4:09
5.	"Nightmares"	4:36
6.	"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"	5:30
7.	"(It's Not Me) Talking"	5:00
8.	"Transfer Affection"	5:20
9.	"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" (M. Score, A Flock of Seagulls)	4:17
10.	"D.N.A."	2:30
11.	"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Extended Version)" (CD bonus track)	9:36
12.	"The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix)" (CD bonus track)	6:12

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the albums proves "they did do some good new nomantic [sic] synth pop" and that the album "contain[s] all of the group's best material...while new wave fetishists will likely go for the actual albums anyway, most listeners will be more than satisfied with this."^[1]

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 304. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone a flock of seagulls album guide.
4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.