Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri (1998)

About this title: 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 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cry to Be Found [Currie]
2. Roll to Me [Currie]
3. Kiss This Thing Goodbye [Currie/Harvie/Slave]
4. Not Where It's At [Currie]
5. Nothing Ever Happens [Currie]
6. Always the Last to Know [Currie]
7. Here and Now [Currie/Harvie]
8. Just Like a Man [Currie/Harvie]
9. Spit in the Rain [Currie]
10. When You Were Young [Currie]
11. Driving With the Brakes On [Currie]
12. Stone Cold Sober [Currie]
13. Tell Her This [Currie]
14. Move Away Jimmy Blue [Currie/Harvie]
15. Be My Downfall [Currie]
16. Some Other Sucker's Parade [Currie/McLoughlin]
17. Don't Come Home Too Soon [Currie]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.