Parts of the Process

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Parts of the Process
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Greatest hits album by
Released30 June 2003
Genre
Length78:20
Label
Morcheeba chronology
Charango
(2002)
Parts of the Process
(2003)
The Antidote
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Parts of the Process is a greatest hits album by English electronic music group Morcheeba released in 2003 by China Records in the UK, and Reprise Records in North America. [4] The album reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]

Contents

The album includes all of the single releases by the band, with the exception of "Shoulder Holster". [6] It also contains the non-single tracks "Over and Over" (from the 1998 album Big Calm ) and "What New York Couples Fight About" (from the 2002 album Charango ), as well as the previously unreleased songs "What's Your Name" and "Can't Stand It".

"What's Your Name", which features a rap verse by Big Daddy Kane, was released as a single to accompany the album, [7] supported by a video.

Tracks on the album were remastered to make them sound louder than their originals.

Around the time of the release, Morcheeba also released the DVD Morcheeba: From Brixton to Beijing, which contained performances of a large catalogue of Morcheeba's songs. [8]

Track listing

Parts of the Process track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sea"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:47
2."Tape Loop"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:48
3."Otherwise"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:42
4."Blindfold"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:37
5."Be Yourself"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:13
6."Part of the Process"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:24
7."Let Me See"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:20
8."Undress Me Now"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • K. Wagner
3:31
9."What's Your Name" (featuring Big Daddy Kane)
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • R. Davis
4:00
10."Trigger Hippie"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:31
11."Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:34
12."Over and Over"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
2:20
13."What New York Couples Fight About" (featuring Kurt Wagner)
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • K. Wagner
6:16
14."World Looking In"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:06
15."Moog Island"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:21
16."Way Beyond"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:35
17."Never an Easy Way"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
6:41
18."Can't Stand It"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • R. Davis
3:20
Total length:78:20

Charts

Chart performance for Parts of the Process
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 85
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 67
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 41
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 49
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [17] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 6

Certifications

Certifications for Parts of the Process
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Platinum300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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