The Art and Craft of Popular Music

Infobox Album | Name = The Art and Craft of Popular Music
Type = Greatest hits
Artist = Joy Electric


Released = June, 2002
Recorded = The Electric Joy Toy Company, 2002
Genre = Synthpop/Electropop
Length = 2:09:44
Label = BEC Recordings
Producer = Ronnie Martin
Reviews =
Last album = "Starcadia"
(2002)
This album = "The Art and Craft of Popular Music"
(2002)
Next album = "The Tick Tock Treasury"
(2003)

"The Art and Craft of Popular Music" is a double album by Joy Electric. It contains 34 songs in a "greatest hits" package spanning Joy Electric's career from 1994 to 2002. There is one song from each album or EP made during that time period except "The White Songbook", as well as several new/unreleased tracks and remixes.

Track listing

Disc one

*Includes 9 new tracks and remixes
#"The Matterhorn" – 2:00 [Originally appeared on "Starcadia"]
#"Dance to Moroder" – 3:14 [Originally appeared on "Starcadia"]
#"Such A Beautiful Thought" – 4:05
#"Ringing Bells" – 4:16
#"Mistletoe and Molasses" – 3:44
#"Apples of Gold" – 3:35
#"We'll Last So Long" – 4:04 [Remix of song that originally appeared on "Beautiful Dazzling Music Number 1"]
#"Farmhouse Fables" – 4:22
#"Weep in the Sunshine" – 2:45
#"Come In, Brother" – 3:38 [Remix of song that originally appeared on "Plastiq Musiq New Musiq Volume 1"]
#"Every Nook and Cranny" – 2:53 [Originally appeared on a 1990 album]
#"Blueberry Boats (and Pink Elephants)" – 4:27
#"We Are Rock (The Faint Remix)" – 3:28 [Originally planned for release on a 12" vinyl single]
#"We Are Rock (The Norway Remix)" – 2:52 [Originally planned for release on a 12" vinyl single]
#"We Are Rock (The Echoing Green Remix)" – 4:38 [Originally planned for release on a 12" vinyl single]

Disc two

#"Drum Machine Joy" – 4:35 [Originally appeared on "Melody"]
#"Candy Cane Carriage" – 4:09 [Originally appeared on "Melody"]
#"Analogue Grand Diary" – 4:33 [Originally appeared on "Melody"]
#"Sweet Sweet Charity" – 4:32 [Originally appeared on "Melody"]
#"Keep Him In Your Thoughts" – 3:55 [Originally appeared on "Five Stars For Failure"]
#"Five Stars for Failure" – 3:40 [Originally appeared on "Five Stars For Failure"]
#"Burgundy Years" – 4:05 [Originally appeared on "We Are the Music Makers"]
#"Hansel" – 3:54 [Originally appeared on "We Are the Music Makers"]
#"I Beam, You Beam" – 4:46 [Originally appeared on "We Are the Music Makers"]
#"The Cobbler" – 3:11 [Originally appeared on "Old Wives Tales"]
#"Sugar Rush" – 2:23 [Originally appeared on "Robot Rock"]
#"Monosynth" – 3:19 [Originally appeared on "Robot Rock"]
#"The Robot Beat" – 3:24 [Originally appeared on "Robot Rock"]
#"The North Sea" – 4:17 [Originally appeared on "The Land of Misfits"]
#"Disco For A Ride" – 3:38 [Originally appeared on "CHRISTIANsongs"]
#"Singing in Gee" – 5:20 [Originally appeared on "CHRISTIANsongs"]
#"Children of the Lord" – 3:32 [Originally appeared on "CHRISTIANsongs"]
#"I Sing Electric" – 3:44 [Originally appeared on "CHRISTIANsongs"]
#"These Should Be The Good Times" – 3:59 [Originally appeared on "Unelectric"]