The collection features three No.1 singles and a further seven Top 10 hits
Adam Ant to release career-spanning retrospective The Singles.
The Singles presents all of his hits from Adam & The Ants and his solo career in chronological order. It starts in genre-agnostic style in 1978, with Young Parisians confounding preconceptions of The Ants being a punk band. From then on he was understoppable as 10 Top 10 hits charted through to 1983, including the No.1 smashes Stand And Deliver, Prince Charming and Goody Two Shoes. Other big moments – Antmusic, Antrap and the Phil Collins-produced Puss In Boots – were similarly impactful before he spent the latter half of the decade focusing on his acting career.
He would return to the charts in 1990 with the funk-rock strut of Room At The Top, which is one of three cuts here representing the Manners & Physique album. The Singles is completed with this larger-than-life figure stepping into a more modest, introspective tone with Wonderful by which time he was being hailed as a pivotal influence by a new era of artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Elastica. Ultimately the collection provides an insight into an artist who helped define the 80s, his talents underlined by a BRIT and two Ivor Novello Awards as well as Grammy nomination.
The Singles will be the first Adam Ant compilation to be released on vinyl (in this case a double-vinyl) since the long out-of-print Hits from 1986. It will also be issued on CD and digital formats.
Stand And Deliver
And there has been another chapter to the Adam Ant story beyond this compilation. After battling with mental health issues, he mounted a comeback which took shape with the Q Icon Award in 2008, leading to a Top 25 return with the album Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar In Marrying The Gunner’s Daughter in 2013. Since then he has consistently played sold-out shows across the globe.
Adam Ant’s following remains loyal and fervent, as evidenced by the scale of his upcoming UK tour. The 24-date run includes two sold-out London shows at the Eventim Apollo and The Roundhouse, and he will also play to 5000 people over two nights at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall.
Adam Ant UK Tour
October
23- Bournemouth, International Centre
24 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
26 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
27 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)
29 – Gateshead, The Glasshouse ICM (SOLD OUT)
30 – Stockton, The Globe
November
01 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
02 – London, Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
03 – Brighton, Dome (SOLD OUT)
06 – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
07 – London, Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT)
08 – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall (SOLD OUT)
10 – Bristol, Beacon (SOLD OUT)
11 – Watford, Colosseum
12 – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
15 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
16 – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
17 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
19 – York, Barbican (SOLD OUT)
20 – Leicester, De Montford Hall
21 – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (SOLD OUT)
23 – Sheffield, City Hall
24 – Milton Keynes, Theatre
25 – Basingstoke, The Anvil
The Singles Tracklist
Side A
Young Parisians
Zerox
Cartrouble
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Dog Eat Dog
Side B
Antmusic
Stand And Deliver
Prince Charming
Ant Rap
Side C
Goody Two Shoes
Friend Or Foe
Desperate But Not Serious
Puss ’n Boots
Strip
Apollo 9
Side D
Vive Le Rock
Room At The Top
Rough Stuff
Can’t Set Rules About Love
Wonderful
The Singles is released on 31 October. To pre-order click here For remaining concert tickets click here
Read More: Adam Ant Albums – The Complete Guide
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