The Singles Collection (Terje Rypdal album)

The Singles Collection is an album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in August 1988 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features keyboardist Allan Dangerfield and Chasers rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive.^[1]

The Singles Collection
Studio album by Terje Rypdal
Released	1989
Recorded	August 1988
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	37:31
Label	ECM ECM 1383
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Blue (1987) The Singles Collection (1989) Undisonus (1989)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4 stars stating "The title is a joke: this is actually the third album by the Chasers."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1. "There Is a Hot Lady in My Bedroom and I Need a Drink" - 4:27
2. "Sprøtt" - 4:37
3. "Mystery Man" - 4:42
4. "The Last Hero" (Allan Dangerfield) - 2:37
5. "Strange Behaviour" (Dangerfield) - 3:01
6. "U.'N.I." - 5:36
7. "Coyote" (Dangerfield) - 2:53
8. "Somehow, Somewhere" - 3:02
9. "Steady" - 4:09
10. "Crooner Song" - 2:51

Personnel

• Terje Rypdal – electric guitar
• Allan Dangerfield – keyboards, synclavier
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Audun Kleive – drums