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| The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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| Released | 12 May 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–2011 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, show tune, pop, adult contemporary, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 77:19 | |||
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| Elaine Paige chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album from Elaine Paige, released on 12 May 2014 by Rhino UK/Warner Music UK to celebrate her 50th anniversary in show business.
The career-spanning retrospective features songs released between 1978 and 2011, including original hit recordings from Paige's most iconic roles in musical theatre, her favourite LP and single tracks, plus a recently commissioned remix by hit-makers Almighty. The compilation also notably features previously unreleased songs "It's Raining on Prom Night" and "What a Feeling" from the Warner Music vaults – both songs were out-takes from studio albums Paige released during the 1980s.
On 16 May 2014, Paige was a guest on the ITV breakfast show This Morning and later on the day she appeared on the Sky News channel to promote her upcoming farewell tour, The Elaine Paige Show and The Ultimate Collection. In addition to this, she gave a few interviews for the British magazines, including gay magazine The Attitude and Woman's Weekly . Information about the release of this compilation also appeared in a number of TV guides, including TV Times , Total TV Guide and TV & Satellite Week .
In June 2014, Paige appeared on the cover of Saga Magazine. The Gay Times also published an interview with her in June issue.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2014 and debuted at number 76 on the Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 with 1,225 copies sold in the first week. [1]
The track listing for the album was announced on 9 April 2014 via Elaine Paige's official website. [2] The standard edition has 20 tracks and was released on a single CD and worldwide via digital download.
A limited edition 2CD version was also released containing the original album plus a bonus CD of Paige's favourite A and B-side singles (released between 1980 and 2010) – the bonus CD features 4 rare singles which debuted on CD format ("Oh Major", "My Knight in Black Leather", "Rocking" and "He's a Dream"). [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Additional | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1978 version) | From the musical Evita | 5:47 | |
| 2. | "Memory" (1981 UK single version) |
| Theme from the musical Cats | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Ave Maria" |
| 3:52 | |
| 4. | "I Don't Know How to Love Him" |
| From the musical Jesus Christ Superstar | 3:55 |
| 5. | "What I Did for Love" | From the musical A Chorus Line | 3:32 | |
| 6. | "One Night Only" | From the musical Dreamgirls | 3:09 | |
| 7. | "Sometimes" | Main theme from the film Champions | 2:34 | |
| 8. | "Unchained Melody" | From the film Unchained | 3:43 | |
| 9. | "I Know Him So Well" (1984 UK single version with Barbara Dickson) |
| From the musical Chess | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | 3:33 | ||
| 11. | "For You" | 2:44 | ||
| 12. | "La Vie En Rose" | From the musical play Piaf | 2:40 | |
| 13. | "I Dreamed a Dream" (1994 live performance at the Birmingham City Hall) |
| From the musical Les Misérables | 4:25 |
| 14. | "As If We Never Said Goodbye" |
| From the musical Sunset Boulevard | 5:20 |
| 15. | "With One Look" |
| From the musical Sunset Boulevard | 3:28 |
| 16. | "The Prayer" (duet with Barry Manilow) | 4:20 | ||
| 17. | "I'm Still Here" | Stephen Sondheim | From the musical Follies | 5:34 |
| 18. | "It's Raining on Prom Night" (1983 out-take from Stages ) | From the musical Grease | 3:05 | |
| 19. | "What a Feeling" (Ted Carfrae Mix – 1984 out-take from Cinema ) | From the film Flashdance | 4:12 | |
| 20. | "Be on Your Own" (Almighty Remix – Radio Edit]) | Maury Yeston | From the musical Nine | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Additional | Length |
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| 21. | "If You Don't Want My Love" | 3:53 | ||
| 22. | "How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns" | Paul Simon | 2:31 | |
| 23. | "Far Side of the Bay" | Dave Townsend | 3:34 | |
| 24. | "Oh Major" (debut on CD) |
| 3:37 | |
| 25. | "The Second Time" | Theme from the film Bilitis | 4:08 | |
| 26. | "My Knight in Black Leather" (debut on CD) |
| 4:06 | |
| 27. | "Rocking" (debut on CD) |
| 2:26 | |
| 28. | "Running Back for More" |
| From the musical Blondel | 3:14 |
| 29. | "Losing My Mind" | Stephen Sondheim | From the musical Follies | 3:37 |
| 30. | "Be on Your Own (original version)" | Maury Yeston | From the musical Nine | 2:42 |
| 31. | "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" |
| From the musical Evita | 3:29 |
| 32. | "The Windmills of Your Mind" | From the film The Thomas Crown Affair | 3:15 | |
| 33. | "He's a Dream" (debut on CD) |
| From the film Flashdance | 3:45 |
| 34. | "Walking in the Air" | Howard Blake | From the animated film The Snowman | 3:32 |
| 35. | "On My Own" |
| From the musical Les Misérables | 3:49 |
| 36. | "All Things Considered" |
| 3:41 | |
| 37. | "A Winter's Tale" |
| 3:58 | |
| 38. | "Hymne à l'amour (If You Love Me)" | From the musical play Piaf | 2:53 | |
| 39. | "The Perfect Year" |
| From the musical Sunset Boulevard | 3:20 |
| 40. | "It's Only Life" (duet with Sinéad O'Connor) |
| 4:10 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the standard edition of The Ultimate Collection. [4]
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref |
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| United Kingdom | 12 May 2014 |
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| United States | 20 May 2014 |
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