Pieces of a Dream | ||||
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Released | November 7, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2005 | |||
Length | 74:42 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Anastacia chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Pieces of a Dream | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Yahoo! Music | [4] |
Pieces of a Dream is a greatest hits album by American singer Anastacia. It was released on November 7,2005,by Epic Records. The album includes singles from her first three studio albums, Not That Kind (2000), Freak of Nature (2001),and Anastacia (2004),as well as four new songs (two duets and two solo songs) and a megamix of her greatest hits. Only two of Anastacia's singles—"Boom",the official 2002 FIFA World Cup anthem,and "Love Is a Crime",from the soundtrack to the 2002 film Chicago —were omitted from the album,but are included as remixes on the special edition of the album.
In April 2007,Pieces of a Dream re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number 74. [5] The album was reissued on October 17,2008,containing the same track listing and new artwork.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Outta Love" |
| 4:02 | |
2. | "Not That Kind" |
| Ric Wake | 3:20 |
3. | "Cowboys & Kisses" |
|
| 4:32 |
4. | "Made for Lovin' You" |
|
| 3:35 |
5. | "Paid My Dues" |
|
| 3:21 |
6. | "One Day in Your Life" |
|
| 3:28 |
7. | "Why'd You Lie to Me" |
|
| 3:43 |
8. | "You'll Never Be Alone" |
|
| 4:38 |
9. | "Left Outside Alone" |
|
| 4:17 |
10. | "Sick and Tired" |
|
| 3:30 |
11. | "Welcome to My Truth" |
| Shanks | 4:03 |
12. | "Heavy on My Heart" |
|
| 4:27 |
13. | "Everything Burns" (Ben Moody featuring Anastacia) | Moody |
| 3:43 |
14. | "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" (with Eros Ramazzotti) |
|
| 4:28 |
15. | "Pieces of a Dream" |
|
| 4:03 |
16. | "In Your Eyes" |
| Ballard | 4:09 |
17. | "Club Megamix" | Rod Layman | 11:48 | |
Total length: | 74:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Outta Love" (Hex Hector Radio Edit) |
| 4:00 |
2. | "Left Outside Alone" (M*A*S*H Radio Mix) |
| 3:57 |
3. | "Paid My Dues" (The S-Man's Darkstar Mix) |
| 5:17 |
4. | "Sick and Tired" (Jason Nevins Funkrock Remix Edit) |
| 3:24 |
5. | "Why'd You Lie to Me" (Nu Soul DnB Mix) |
| 6:38 |
6. | "Love Is a Crime" (Thunderpuss Club Mix Edit) |
| 7:46 |
7. | "Not That Kind" (Kerri Chandler Mix - Radio Edit) |
| 3:45 |
8. | "One Day in Your Life" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Mix Edit) |
| 8:26 |
9. | "Left Outside Alone" (Jason Nevins Global Club Edit) |
| 3:44 |
10. | "Not That Kind" (Ric Wake Club Final Mix Edit) |
| 7:05 |
11. | "Love Is a Crime" (Cotto's Doin' The Crime Mix Edit) |
| 6:33 |
12. | "Boom" (Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella Mix) |
| 6:49 |
13. | "One Day in Your Life" (Almighty Mix Edit) |
| 6:07 |
14. | "Sick and Tired" (Jason Nevins Electrochill Remix Edit) |
| 3:25 |
Total length: | 76:56 |
Notes
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [40] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [41] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [42] | Gold | 25,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [43] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [44] | Gold | 15,000 [44] |
Germany (BVMI) [45] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Greece (IFPI Greece) [17] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA) [46] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [47] | 3× Platinum | 250,000 [48] |
Netherlands (NVPI) [49] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [50] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Portugal (AFP) [51] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Russia (NFPF) [52] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [54] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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