Direction Reaction Creation
Compilation by The Jam
Released 26 May 1997
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1In the City2:204.0 ★
- 2Takin’ My Love2:153.0 ★
- 3Art School2:014.0 ★
- 4I’ve Changed My Address3:313.0 ★
- 5Slow Down2:393.0 ★
- 6I Got By in Time2:073.0 ★
- 7Away From the Numbers4:033.0 ★
- 8Batman Theme1:314.5 ★
- 9Sounds From the Street3:143.0 ★
- 10Non‐Stop Dancing2:283.0 ★
- 11Time for Truth3:103.0 ★
- 12Bricks and Mortar2:373.0 ★
- 13All Around the World2:24
- 14Carnaby Street2:23
- 15The Modern World2:315.0 ★
- 16London Traffic1:50
- 17Standards2:30
- 18Life From a Window2:54
- 19The Combine2:21
- 20Don’t Tell Them You’re Sane3:42
- 21In the Street Today1:325.0 ★
- 22London Girl2:42
- 23I Need You (For Someone)2:42
- 24Here Comes the Weekend3:31
- 25Tonight at Noon3:02
- 26In the Midnight Hour1:53
- CD 2
- 1News of the World3:295.0 ★
- 2Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)2:33
- 3Innocent Man4:18
- 4David Watts2:564.5 ★
- 5‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street2:384.2 ★
- 6Down in the Tube Station at Midnight4:444.0 ★
- 7So Sad About Us2:38
- 8The Night1:47
- 9All Mod Cons1:194.0 ★
- 10To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time)2:303.0 ★
- 11Mr. Clean3:293.0 ★
- 12English Rose2:513.6 ★
- 13In the Crowd5:403.5 ★
- 14Billy Hunt3:013.0 ★
- 15It’s Too Bad2:374.0 ★
- 16Fly3:203.0 ★
- 17The Place I Love2:543.0 ★
- 18Strange Town3:48
- 19The Butterfly Collector3:094.0 ★
- 20When You’re Young3:144.0 ★
- 21Smithers‐Jones3:015.0 ★
- 22The Eton Rifles3:595.0 ★
- 23See‐Saw2:35
- CD 3
- 1Girl on the Phone2:57
- 2Thick as Thieves3:405.0 ★
- 3Private Hell3:51
- 4Little Boy Soldiers3:33
- 5Wasteland2:52
- 6Burning Sky3:32
- 7Smithers‐Jones3:00
- 8Saturday’s Kids2:53
- 9Heat Wave2:23
- 10Going Underground2:564.2 ★
- 11The Dreams of Children3:08
- 12Start!2:313.4 ★
- 13Liza Radley2:325.0 ★
- 14Pretty Green2:373.0 ★
- 15Monday2:593.0 ★
- 16But I’m Different Now1:513.0 ★
- 17Set the House Ablaze5:013.0 ★
- 18That’s Entertainment3:333.5 ★
- 19Dream Time3:543.0 ★
- 20Man in the Corner Shop3:134.0 ★
- 21Music for the Last Couple3:432.0 ★
- 22Boy About Town1:593.0 ★
- 23Scrape Away4:003.0 ★
- CD 4
- 1Funeral Pyre3:30
- 2Disguises3:17
- 3Absolute Beginners2:504.8 ★
- 4Tales From the Riverbank3:34
- 5Town Called Malice2:554.8 ★
- 6Precious (12″ version)5:54
- 7Happy Together2:503.0 ★
- 8Ghosts2:114.5 ★
- 9Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?2:154.0 ★
- 10Trans‐Global Express3:593.0 ★
- 11Running on the Spot3:063.0 ★
- 12Circus2:113.0 ★
- 13The Planner’s Dream Goes Wrong2:194.0 ★
- 14Carnation3:284.0 ★
- 15The Gift3:074.0 ★
- 16The Great Depression2:51
- 17The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)3:344.0 ★
- 18Pity Poor Alfie / Fever4:40
- 19Beat Surrender3:26
- 20Shopping3:22
- 21Move On Up3:535.0 ★
- 22Stoned out of My Mind3:20
- 23War2:43
- CD 5
- 1In the City2:23
- 2Time for Truth3:17
- 3Sounds From the Street3:19
- 4So Sad About Us2:41
- 5Worlds Apart1:55
- 6Billy Hunt (alternate version)2:59
- 7It’s Too Bad2:27
- 8To Be Someone2:26
- 9David Watts2:45
- 10Best of Both Worlds2:03
- 11That’s Entertainment3:23
- 12Rain2:57
- 13Dream Time1:51
- 14Dead End Street3:15
- 15Stand by Me3:03
- 16Every Little Bit Hurts3:17
- 17Tales From the Riverbank (alternate version)3:26
- 18Walking in Heaven’s Sunshine2:04
- 19Precious2:31
- 20Pity Poor Alfie (Swing version)4:13
- 21The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) (first version)3:17
- 22A Solid Bond in Your Heart3:24
More by The Jam
Release credits
- background vocals [19, 23]
- engineer [3.1-9, 3.12, 3.14-23, 2.22]
- photography
- bass [3.10, 5.11, 1.1-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-24, 1.26], bass guitar [3.12-23, 4.3, 5.12-14], lead vocals [16], vocal [1.1-12, 1.15, 3.10, 3.12-20, 3.22-23, 5.12-14]
- photography
- background vocals [19, 23]
- additional [5, 10, 15], producer [2.1-5, 5.1-5, 5.7, 1.1-26]
- background vocals [19, 23]
- guitar [12]
- photography
- compiler, remixer [1-3, 6-9]
- photography
- photography
- engineer [12, 14-23]
- photography
- photography
- photography
- liner notes
- liner notes
- photography
- saxophone [5.20, 4.6, 4.8-10, 4.13, 4.16, 4.18, 4.20-23], soprano saxophone [17]
- photography
- photography
- trumpet [3, 19]
- trumpet [3, 19]
- trumpet [3]
- piano [9]
- photography
- liner notes
- liner notes
- liner notes
- photography
- acoustic guitar [13, 18], electric guitar [18], guitar [3.10, 3.12, 3.14-17, 3.19-23, 4.3, 1.1-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-24, 1.26, 5.12-14], lead vocals [1.15, 3.12-20, 3.22-23, 5.12-14], piano [3], vocal [1.1-12, 1.16, 3.10, 3.21, 4.3]
- photography
- strings [7]
- Hammond organ [5.12, 4.10, 4.15, 4.22], drums (drum set) [12], piano [14], producer [4.1-15, 4.17-23, 5.11-12, 5.14-22], remixer [4-5, 10-12, 14, 16-17, 19-20], strings [21]
- drums (drum set) [3.10, 3.12, 3.14-17, 3.19-23, 4.3, 5.11-14, 1.1-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-24, 1.26], snare drum [18], tambourine [18]
- membranophone [13]
- art direction, design/illustration
- photography
- photography
- trumpet [18]
- remixer [1-3, 6-9]
- Hammond organ [20], trumpet [4.6, 4.8-10, 4.13, 4.16, 4.18, 4.20, 4.22-23, 5.17]
- saxophone [9]
- arranger [2.22, 3.1-9], producer [3.12-23, 5.12-14, 2.20-23, 4.1-6, 4.16]
- producer [16]
- background vocals [19]
- arranger [3.1-9, 2.22], engineer [3.1-9, 1.1-12, 1.15-26, 2.22], producer [2.1-23, 5.1-10, 5.12-14, 1.1-26, 3.1-23]
- photography
Issues
D26 May 1997





