Upsy Daisy Assortment is a U.S.-exclusive compilation by XTC, released after Geffen Records declined to distribute the 1996 double-disc Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992.
It is perhaps their first compilation to be considered a Best of as it includes album tracks "Funk Pop a Roll", "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her", "Earn Enough for Us" and "Chalkhills and Children" in addition to their better-known singles.
The cover art is a reproduction of a vintage 1945 travel poster called "Holidays in Switzerland" by Donald Brun.
Track listing All songs written by Andy Partridge, except where noted. "Life Begins at the Hop" (Colin Moulding) – 3:47 "Making Plans for Nigel" (Moulding) – 4:12 "Generals and Majors" (Moulding) – 3:41 "Respectable Street" – 3:07 "Senses Working Overtime" – 4:34 "Ball and Chain" (Moulding) – 4:29 "No Thugs in Our House" – 5:10 "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" – 3:59 "Funk Pop a Roll" – 3:14 "This World Over" – 4:45 "Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her" – 3:50 "Grass" (Moulding) – 2:42 "Dear God" – 3:37 "Earn Enough for Us" – 2:54 "Mayor of Simpleton" – 3:57 "King for a Day" (Moulding) – 3:36 "Chalkhills and Children" – 4:56 "The Disappointed" – 3:38 "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" – 5:03
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