Finest Thing

1986 single by Blue Zone
"Finest Thing"
Single by Blue Zone
ReleasedJune 1986 (1986-06)
Recorded1986
Genre
  • Soul
  • funk
  • jazz
Length4:20
Label
  • Rockin' Horse
  • Arista
Songwriter(s)
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Ian Devaney
  • Andy Morris
Producer(s)
  • Blue Zone
  • Chris Porter
  • Pete Wingfield
Blue Zone singles chronology
"Love Will Wait"
(1986)
"Finest Thing"
(1986)
"On Fire"
(1987)

"Finest Thing" is a song recorded by Lisa Stansfield's band, Blue Zone.[1][2] It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Blue Zone, Chris Porter and Pete Wingfield.[1][3] The single was released in the United Kingdom and Germany in June 1986.[1][4] "Finest Thing" was remixed by Nick Martinelli.[1][5][6]

Track listings

German/UK 7" single

  1. "Finest Thing" – 4:20
  2. "Love Will Wait" – 4:20

German/UK 12" single

  1. "Finest Thing" (Extended Version) – 6:30
  2. "Finest Thing" (7" Version) – 4:20
  3. "Love Will Wait" (Extended Version) – 6:46

UK 12" single (Remix)

  1. "Finest Thing" (U.S. Remix) – 6:00
  2. "Finest Thing" (Instrumental Dub) – 5:10
  3. "Love Will Wait" – 4:20

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Blue Zone - Finest Thing". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Lisa Stansfield". ZTT Records. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ "The Earth Issue i-D Magazine No. 66 February 1989: The Pop Voice of 1989". i-D. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Record Details". 45cat.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ "About". lisa-stansfield.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Blue Zone - Finest Thing". eil.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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