Greatest Hits (David Gray album)

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Greatest Hits
David Gray Greatest hits Album Cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released12 November 2007
Recorded1993–2007
Genre Rock
Length59:45
Label Atlantic (UK)
ATO Records, IHT (US)
Producer David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune, Marius de Vries, Chris Thomas
David Gray chronology
A Thousand Miles Behind
(2007)
Greatest Hits
(2007)
Draw the Line
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC.co.uk(neutral) [2]
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In the News (6/10) [4]
Manchester Evening News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Starpulse.comStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and a day later in the US. Greatest Hits contains songs from his first album, A Century Ends in 1993, through to his 2005 album Life in Slow Motion , and includes two new songs: the first single "You're the World to Me" and "Destroyer". In interviews, Gray has described the new single "You're the World to Me" as "joyous" and "unselfconscious", [7] and called his Greatest Hits album "a bag of happy shit". [8]

Contents

All tracks are the original album versions, except for "Be Mine", which is the single remix; "Babylon," which is a new mix; and "Shine." Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used; instead, a live recording from Gray's concert DVD Live in Slow Motion is featured on the compilation.

The Japanese pressing of the CD contains two bonus tracks, [9] while Barnes & Noble released an exclusive version with a bonus disc containing two rare live covers – "One of the Birds" by Will Oldham and "Morning of My Life" by the Bee Gees (retitled "In the Morning"), [10] previously only available as a digital download from the compilation album A Thousand Miles Behind (2007).

As of November 2016, the album has sold 353,936 copies in the UK. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're the World to Me"Gray3:37
2."Babylon" (New Remix)Gray3:38
3."The One I Love"Gray, McClune3:29
4."Please Forgive Me"Gray5:35
5."Be Mine" (Single Remix)Gray, McClune3:52
6."Hospital Food"Gray, Malone4:44
7."This Year's Love"Gray4:05
8."Alibi"Gray4:34
9."Sail Away"Gray5:15
10."Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo)Gray4:42
11."Caroline"Gray3:39
12."The Other Side"Gray4:29
13."Flame Turns Blue"Gray4:51
14."Destroyer"Gray3:18
Japan-only bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Dead in the Water"Gray3:07
16."Falling Down the Mountainside"Gray4:50
Barnes & Noble exclusive bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One with the Birds" Oldham 5:24
2."In the Morning" Gibb 3:10

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certification and sales figures for Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Platinum353,936 [11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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