It features most of the band's singles between 1980 and 1989 in chronological order of release.

The CD version of the compilation omits "She Loved Like Diamond" and "Raw" in order to facilitate a single disc release.

The editors of Music Week wrote, "'True' and all the rest sounding pretty strong when collected together.

"[1] The Best of Spandau Ballet peaked at number 44 on the UK Albums Chart.

[4] All tracks are written by Gary Kemp and taken from the 7" single recordings.