Exclusive songs from the Collections
Many Nik Kershaw collections were released.
Most of them feature songs that can also be found on Nik Kershaw album or single records.
1991 The Collection
1993 The Best Of NK
1994 Wouldn't It Be Good
1995 Anthology
1997 Wouldn't It Be Good
1998 Greatest Hits
2000 The Essential
2022 Essential Nik Kershaw
2022 Extended Versions (Digital album only)
2022 B-Sides Versions (Digital album only)
Yet, some collections have exclusive songs that had never been released before.
These collections are 2005 Then & Now and 2010 No Frills.
All these exclusives songs are listed hereafter.
C02.01 Times Like These
Collection version (4:40)
"Time Like These" was the first of the four exclusive tracks on the 2005 Then & Now collection.
Alternate version (4:47)
Around 2005, a six-track CDr was sold on e-bay.
It was entitled "Nik Kershaw - Work in Progress" and had three tracks from the 2005 Then & Now collection and three tracks from the 2006 You've Got To Laugh Album.
An alternate version of "Time Like These" can be found on that CD.
It sounds exactly the same mix as that on that 2005 Then & Now collection, in a lesser quality, with a fade out that starts a few seconds later than on the regular collection version.
Edit version (4:04)
This version was shared amongst fans on the Internet. It has a shorter intro and a fades out that starts a lot earlier than on the regular collection version.
The fade out sounds a little uneven.
No official release mention this edit version which could easily be fan-made.
Another mystery to be solved.
C02.02 Dangerous Eyes
Collection version (4:07)
The second of the four exclusive tracks on the 2005 Then & Now collection.
Alternate version (4:10)
Around 2005, a six-track CDr was sold on e-bay.
It was entitled "Nik Kershaw - Work in Progress" and had three tracks from the 2005 Then & Now collection and three tracks from the 2006 You've Got To Laugh Album.
An alternate version of "Dangerous Eyes" can be found on that CD.
It sounds exactly the same mix as that on that 2005 Then & Now collection, in a lesser quality, with a fade out that starts a few seconds later than on the regular collection version.
C02.03 Cloud Nine
Collection version (4:42)
The third of the four exclusive tracks on the 2005 Then & Now collection.
Alternate version (4:58)
Around 2005, a six-track CDr was sold on e-bay.
It was entitled "Nik Kershaw - Work in Progress" and had three tracks from the 2005 Then & Now collection and three tracks from the 2006 You've Got To Laugh Album.
An alternate version of "Cloud Nine" can be found on that CD.
It sounds exactly the same mix as that on that 2005 Then & Now collection, in a lesser quality, with a fade out that starts a lot later than on the regular collection version.
C02.04 What It Is
Collection version (3:34)
The fourth of the four exclusive tracks on the 2005 Then & Now collection.
C02.05 Lost In You
Acoustic version (3:22)
This song was the first of the two exclusive tracks on the 2010 No Frills collection.
It was co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Lee Hawkes.
Also released as track 3 on the D side (second vinyl record) of the 2023 "Collected" vinyl collection.
Chesney Hawkes - Sunset Sessions (2:57)
Another acoustic version was released as track 2 on Chesney Hawkes' 2021 Sunset Sessions four-track-digital EP.
This version is in fact a duet by Nik Kershaw (guitar and vocals) and Chesney Hawkes (piano and vocals).
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD
[Listen to it HERE]
C02.06 This Broken Man
Acoustic version (4:41)
This song was the second of the two exclusive tracks on the 2010 No Frills collection.
It was co-written by Nik Kershaw, Jon Willy Rydningen and Nick Hammond.