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- Ultimate Collection: The Fixx
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The Fixx
Released 1999

A Letter To Both Sides
03:20
975 plays

Stand or Fall
04:00
9,472 plays

No One Has To Cry
04:02
944 plays

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- 1
- Stand or Fall
- 04:00
- 9,472 plays

- 2
- Red Skies
- 04:21
- 3,099 plays

- 3
- Lost Planes
- 03:20
- 797 plays

- 4
- Some People
- 03:02
- 632 plays

- 5
- Saved By Zero
- 03:24
- 9,361 plays

- 6
- One Thing Leads To Another
- 03:24
- 5,589 plays

- 7
- The Sign Of Fire
- 03:52
- 1,784 plays

- 8
- Going Overboard
- 03:18
- 819 plays

- 9
- Deeper And Deeper
- 06:31
- 2,643 plays

- 10
- Are We Ourselves?
- 02:29
- 3,679 plays

- 11
- Sunshine In The Shade
- 02:27
- 1,395 plays

- 12
- Less Cities, More Moving People
- 03:36
- 1,386 plays

- 13
- A Letter To Both Sides
- 03:20
- 975 plays

- 14
- Secret Separation
- 03:50
- 4,077 plays

- 15
- Built For The Future
- 03:55
- 1,151 plays

- 16
- Driven Out
- 03:59
- 1,140 plays

- 17
- How Much Is Enough
- 03:50
- 869 plays

- 18
- No One Has To Cry
- 04:02
- 944 plays

- 19
- Two Different Views
- 05:49
- 558 plays

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album review

At their very best, the Fixx were one of the great singles bands of the new wave era. They often don't get credit for it because they were a little out of step with the times. They certainly weren't as dark as the legions of critically acclaimed post-punk bands like the Cure and Gang of Four, nor were they as lightly quirky as many of the early-MTV one-hit wonders or as fashionable as the new romantics. Instead, the Fixx picked up the album rock side of David Bowie, which meant that they were briefly in step with the times in the early '80s but then could carry on in the years immediately following new wave since they were just slightly more traditional than their peers. In both their new wave and post-new wave incarnations, the Fixx turned out a handful of terrific singles -- "Saved by Zero," "The Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves," "Secret Separation," and "One Thing Leads to Another," which sounds as startlingly fresh years after its recording as it did at the time. All of these songs are on the aptly titled Ultimate Collection. In addition to the hits, the 17-track compilation contains a number of lesser-known singles and album tracks, and while they're not quite as good as the classic singles, they're still solid songs in the same vein, and anyone who believes that the Fixx's five best singles are indeed classics should find plenty to enjoy here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide