Hatful of Rain (album)

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Hatful of Rain
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Greatest hits album by
Del Amitri
ReleasedSeptember 1998
Recorded1989–98
Genre Alternative rock
Length67:07
Label A&M
Producer Various
Del Amitri chronology
Some Other Sucker's Parade
(1997)		Hatful of Rain
(1998)		 Can You Do Me Good?
(2002)
Singles from Hatful of Rain
  1. "Cry to Be Found"
    Released: August 1998 [1]

Hatful of Rain (The Best of Del Amitri) is the first compilation album by Scottish alternative rock band Del Amitri, released in September 1998 by A&M Records. It consists of all the band's British singles released between 1989 and 1998, including the non-album singles "Spit in the Rain" and "Don't Come Home Too Soon", and a new track "Cry to Be Found". [2]

Contents

Trivia

The single "Don't Come Home Too Soon" was the Official Team Scotland Song for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Great Rock Discography 8/10 [6]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Hatful of Rain "an excellent overview of Del Amitri's career", writing, "It may overlook their early independent singles, yet the consistency of their major-label work in the '80s and '90s gives the collection a sense of cohesion, even if it is sequenced out of chronological order. What matters is that Hatful of Rain contains everything that a casual fan could want while reconfirming their stature as a solid singles band to their core constituents." [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Currie, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Cry to Be Found"Currie, Iain Harvie New track4:05
2."Roll to Me"  Twisted , 19952:12
3."Kiss This Thing Goodbye"Currie, Harvie, Mick Slaven Waking Hours , 19894:28
4."Not Where It's At"  Some Other Sucker's Parade , 19973:41
5."Nothing Ever Happens" Waking Hours3:51
6."Always the Last to Know"  Change Everything , 19924:17
7."Here and Now"Currie, HarvieTwisted5:18
8."Just Like a Man"Currie, HarvieChange Everything5:02
9."Spit in the Rain" Non-album single, 19903:41
10."When You Were Young" Change Everything4:03
11."Driving with the Brakes On" Twisted4:34
12."Stone Cold Sober" Waking Hours4:59
13."Tell Her This" Twisted3:13
14."Move Away Jimmy Blue"Currie, HarvieWaking Hours3:39
15."Be My Downfall" Change Everything3:30
16."Some Other Sucker's Parade"Currie, Jon McLoughlinSome Other Sucker's Parade3:12
17."Don't Come Home Too Soon" Non-album single, 19983:22
Special edition bonus CD
Live at Abbey Road
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Like a Man" (live)Currie, Harvie4:55
2."Not Where It's At" (live) 3:43
3."Always the Last to Know" (live) 4:34
4."Here And Now" (live)Currie, Harvie5:37
5."Move Away Jimmy Blue" (live)Currie, Harvie5:05
6."Nothing Ever Happens" (live) 4:07
7."Ace of Spades" (live) Ian Kilmister, Edward Clarke, Philip Taylor 3:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes. [7]

Del Amitri
Additional musicians
Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Hatful of Rain
Chart (1998)Peak
position
European Top 100 Albums [8] 56
Irish Albums [9] 71
Scottish Albums [10] 1
UK Albums Chart [11] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Platinum300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Discography". delamitri.info. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Hatful of Rain (CD liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "the official D E L A M I T R I homepage v2.0 - article". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  4. 1 2 Allmusic review
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Del Amitri". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 275. ISBN   1-84195-312-1.
  7. ↑ Hatful of Rain (Media notes). Del Amitri. A&M. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Hatful of Rain" (PDF). Music & Media . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Irish compilation albums chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Hatful of Rain: The Best of". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Del Amitri – The Best Of - Hatful Of Rain". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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