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Anthology is the third compilation album of songs by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1999 by Hip-O Records. The two-disc set is the band's first full career-spanning retrospective, compiling material from all of the band's albums on I.R.S. Records, A&M Records, MCA Records and Giant Records.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman.
Disc one
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| 1. | "Intro - Tender Lumplings (Live)" | Farewell (1996) | 0:47 |
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| 2. | "Ain't This the Life" | Demo EP / Oingo Boingo EP (10" Version) | 3:39 |
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| 3. | "Nasty Habits" | Only a Lad (1981) | 4:08 |
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| 4. | "On the Outside" | Only a Lad (1981) | 3:52 |
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| 5. | "Only a Lad" | Only a Lad (1981) | 3:58 |
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| 6. | "Little Girls" | Only a Lad (1981) | 3:36 |
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| 7. | "Grey Matter" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 5:52 |
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| 8. | "Wild Sex (in the Working Class)" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 4:08 |
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| 9. | "Private Life" | Nothing to Fear (1982) | 3:17 |
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| 10. | "No Spill Blood" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 3:42 |
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| 11. | "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 3:44 |
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| 12. | "Sweat" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 4:49 |
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| 13. | "Who Do You Want to Be" | Good for Your Soul (1983) | 3:33 |
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| 14. | "Gratitude" (Danny Elfman) | So-Lo (1984) | 5:15 |
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| 15. | "It Only Makes Me Laugh" (Danny Elfman) | So-Lo (1984) | 4:06 |
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| 16. | "Everybody Needs" (Danny Elfman) | So-Lo (1984) | 3:52 |
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| 17. | "Dead Man's Party" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 6:20 |
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| 18. | "Weird Science" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 6:12 |
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Disc two
| Title | Original release |
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| 1. | "Just Another Day" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 5:14 |
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| 2. | "Stay" | Dead Man's Party (1985) | 3:37 |
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| 3. | "Not My Slave" | BOI-NGO (1987) | 4:42 |
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| 4. | "Where Do All My Friends Go" | BOI-NGO (1987) | 4:29 |
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| 5. | "Mama" | Boingo Alive (1988) | 4:49 |
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| 6. | "Cinderella Undercover" | Boingo Alive (1988) | 4:38 |
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| 7. | "Flesh 'N' Blood" | Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990) | 4:17 |
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| 8. | "When the Lights Go Out" | Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990) | 4:10 |
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| 9. | "Out of Control" | Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990) | 4:09 |
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| 10. | "Insanity (Medium Version)" | "Insanity" CD single (1994). Original version from Boingo (1994). | 4:57 |
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| 11. | "Mary" | Boingo (1994) | 6:26 |
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| 12. | "We Close Our Eyes (Live)" | Farewell (1996) | 4:42 |
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| 13. | "Whole Day Off (Live)" | Farewell (1996) | 4:37 |
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| 14. | "Piggies (Live)" | Farewell (1996) | 6:54 |
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| 15. | "Insects (Live)" | Farewell (1996) | 3:26 |
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| 16. | "Goodbye, Goodbye" | Boingo Alive (1988) | 3:31 |
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Personnel
- Danny Elfman – lead vocals, rhythm guitars
- Steve Bartek – lead guitars, background vocals
- Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez – drums, percussion
- Leon Schneiderman – baritone and alto saxophones
- Sam "Sluggo" Phipps – tenor and soprano saxophones
- Dale Turner – trumpet, trombones
- Richard Gibbs - keyboards (disc 1: tracks 1-16)
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- Kerry Hatch - bass (disc 1: tracks 1-16)
- John Avila – bass, background vocals (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-16)
- Michael Bacich - keyboards (disc 1: tracks 17-18, disc 2: tracks 1-4)
- Carl Graves - keyboards (disc 2: tracks 5-9,16)
- Warren Fitzgerald – guitars, background vocals (disc 2: tracks 10-15)
- Marc Mann - keyboards, samples (disc 2: tracks 10-15)
- Doug Lacy - accordion (disc 2: tracks 10-15)
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