# Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis

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Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis is a two disc compilation album by English pop band The Korgis. It was released by Sanctuary Records/Castle Communications in the UK in 2003.
Don't Look Back compiles all three of the group's albums The Korgis, Dumb Waiters, and Sticky George in chronological order, including a few alternate versions, single edits as well as the rare 1982 non-album single "Don't Look Back", produced by Trevor Horn. The compilation has extensive liner notes based on an interview with James Warren and was produced in collaboration with the band.

## Track listing
### Disc one

* "Young 'n' Russian" (Davis, Ridlington, Warren) – 3:12
* "If I Had You" (Davis, Rachmaninoff) - 3:55
** Album version
* "I Just Can't Help It" (Davis) - 3:43
* "Chinese Girl" (Davis) - 2:19
* "Art School Annexe" (Davis) - 3:37
* "Boots and Shoes" (Davis, Warren) - 4:32
* "Dirty Postcards" (Warren) - 4:45
* "O Maxine" (Warren) - 2:39
* "Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (Warren) - 2:32
* "Cold Tea" (Warren) - 3:50
** Edited version.
** Tracks 1-10 from 1979 album The Korgis
* "Silent Running" (Warren) - 3:05
* "Love Ain't Too Far Away" (Davis) - 3:29
* "Perfect Hostess" (Davis) - 3:21
* "Drawn and Quartered" (Warren) - 3:20
* "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:15
** Original version.
* "Intimate" (Davis) - 3:08
* "It's No Good Unless You Love Me" (Warren) - 3:24
** Tracks 11-17 from 1980 album Dumb Waiters

### Disc two

* "If It's Alright with You Baby" (Warren) - 3:45
** Single edit.
* "Dumb Waiters" (Warren) - 2:42
* "Rover's Return" (Davis) - 3:34
* "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:22
** Alternate version.
** Tracks 1-4 from 1980 album Dumb Waiters
* "That Was My Big Mistake" (Davis, Warren) - 4:17
** Edited version.
* "All the Love in the World" (Davis, Warren) - 3:40
** Single edit.
* "Sticky George" (Harrison, Warren) - 3:36
* "Can't We Be Friends Now" (Warren) - 4:01
* "Foolishness of Love" (Harrison) - 3:31
* "Domestic Bliss" (Gordon, Harrison, Warren) - 3:15
* "Nowhere to Run" (Davis, Warren) - 5:17
** Alternate version.
* "Contraband" (Warren) - 3:18
* "Don't Say That It's Over" (Warren) - 2:50
* "Living on the Rocks" (Warren) - 3:32
** Tracks 5-14 from 1981 album Sticky George
* "Don't Look Back" (Warren) - 4:12
* "Xenophobia" (Warren) - 2:27
** Tracks 15 & 16 from 1982 7" single "Don't Look Back"
* "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - 3:51
** DNA '93 Housey 7" remix

## Personnel

* James Warren - vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
* Andy Davis - vocals, drums, keyboards, mandolin, electric guitar
* Phil Harrison - keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, electric piano, drums, spoons
* Stuart Gordon - violin, mandolin, percussion, acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion, background vocals
* Glenn Tommey - keyboards
* David Lord - keyboards
* Bill Birks - drums, percussion
* Al Powell - drums
* Manny Elias - drums
* Jerry Marotta - drums
* Kenny Lacey - percussion
* David Lord - percussion, keyboards
* Stephen Paine - programming
* Keith Warmington - harmonica
* Steve Buck - flute
* Dave Pegler - clarinet
* Chantelle Samuel - bassoon
* Stephanie Nunn - oboe
* Huw Pegler - horn
* Jo Mullet - backing vocals
* Jo Pomeroy - backing vocals
* Ali Cohn - backing vocals
* The Korgettes (Sheena Power & Jo Mullet) - backing vocals

## Production

* The Korgis - producers
* David Lord - sound engineer, producer, wind and strings arranger
* Glenn Tommey - assistant engineer
* Trevor Horn - producer track 15, disc 2
* Paul Bevoir - compilation, design
* Jon Smith - compilation coordination
* Steve Hammonds - compilation coordination
* Masterpiece – audio remastering

## Release history

* 2003 Music Sanctuary/Castle Music CMDDD 673