Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1993–2007 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 59:45 | |||
Label | Atlantic (UK) ATO Records, IHT (US) | |||
Producer | David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune, Marius de Vries, Chris Thomas | |||
David Gray chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC.co.uk | (neutral) [2] |
IndieLondon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In the News | (6/10) [4] |
Manchester Evening News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Starpulse.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
All tracks are the original album versions, with the exception of "Be Mine"" which features the single remix; "Babylon," which includes a new mix; and "Shine." Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used, and 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 With 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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're the World to Me" | Gray | 3:37 |
2. | "Babylon" (New Remix) | Gray | 3:38 |
3. | "The One I Love" | Gray, McClune | 3:29 |
4. | "Please Forgive Me" | Gray | 5:35 |
5. | "Be Mine" (Single Remix) | Gray, McClune | 3:52 |
6. | "Hospital Food" | Gray, Malone | 4:44 |
7. | "This Year's Love" | Gray | 4:05 |
8. | "Alibi" | Gray | 4:34 |
9. | "Sail Away" | Gray | 5:15 |
10. | "Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo) | Gray | 4:42 |
11. | "Caroline" | Gray | 3:39 |
12. | "The Other Side" | Gray | 4:29 |
13. | "Flame Turns Blue" | Gray | 4:51 |
14. | "Destroyer" | Gray | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Dead in the Water" | Gray | 3:07 |
16. | "Falling Down the Mountainside" | Gray | 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "One with the Birds" | Oldham | 5:24 |
2. | "In the Morning" | Gibb | 3:10 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] | Platinum | 353,936 [11] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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