Ciao! Best of Lush
Greatest hits album by
Released19 March 2001
RecordedJuly 1989 – August 1996
GenreShoegazing, dream pop, Britpop
Length72:48
Label4AD
ProducerLush, John Fryer, Tim Friese-Greene, Robin Guthrie, Mike Hedges, Pete Bartlett
Lush chronology
Lovelife
(1996)
Ciao! Best of Lush
(2001)
Blind Spot EP
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.1/10)[2]

Ciao! Best of Lush is a compilation album by the band Lush, released in March 2001 by 4AD. The essay in the booklet was written by Dominic Wills and included quotes from members Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson. The best-of CD appeared almost five years after the band's dissolution and drummer Chris Acland's suicide; the compilation was dedicated to his memory.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ladykillers"Miki Berenyi3:13
2."Single Girl"Emma Anderson2:35
3."Ciao!" (featuring Jarvis Cocker)Berenyi3:31
4."500 (Shake Baby Shake)" (Single Remix)Anderson3:21
5."Light from a Dead Star"Berenyi3:17
6."Love at First Sight"Stuart Moxham5:12
7."Hypocrite"Berenyi2:53
8."Desire Lines"Anderson7:39
9."Lovelife"Anderson3:56
10."When I Die"Anderson4:19
11."Nothing Natural"Anderson5:54
12."Untogether"Berenyi3:34
13."For Love"Berenyi3:30
14."Monochrome"Anderson5:06
15."De-Luxe"Anderson3:28
16."Sweetness and Light"Anderson5:17
17."Thoughtforms"Anderson2:44
18."Etheriel"Anderson, Berenyi3:24

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
United Kingdom 19 March 2001 4AD CD GAD 2K22 CD
United States 5 June 2001
Worldwide 27 November 2015 2LP red vinyl[4] GAD 2K22

Credits

Ciao! credits

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ According to the last pages of the CD's booklet.
  4. ^ Young, Alex (28 September 2015). "Lush reunite for first performance in 20 years". Retrieved 28 September 2015.