Singles Collection (The Coral album)

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Singles Collection
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Compilation album by
Released15 September 2008 (2008-09-15)
Recorded1999–2008
Genre Indie rock
Label Deltasonic
Producer The Coral, Ian Broudie, Adrain Utley, Geoff Barrow, Craig Silvey, Mike Hunter, Dan Hulme
The Coral chronology
Roots & Echoes
(2007)
Singles Collection
(2008)
Butterfly House
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Contactmusic.com 9/10 [2]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [3]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
The Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 9/10 [6]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Singles Collection is a compilation album by The Coral, [8] released on 15 September 2008 in the United Kingdom on the Deltasonic label. [9] It featured a new song "Being Somebody Else", which was released as a single on 8 September 2008. [10]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1: Singles Collection
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreaming of You" (from The Coral )James Skelly2:21
2."In the Morning" (from The Invisible Invasion )J. Skelly2:33
3."Pass It On" (from Magic and Medicine )J. Skelly2:19
4."Don't Think You're the First" (from Magic and Medicine)J. Skelly4:05
5."Jacqueline" (from Roots & Echoes )J. Skelly, Nick Power3:29
6."Secret Kiss" (from Magic and Medicine)J. Skelly2:57
7."Goodbye" (from The Coral)J. Skelly, Power4:03
8."Shadows Fall" (single version)The Coral3:14
9."Liezah" (from Magic and Medicine)J. Skelly, Power3:33
10."Who's Gonna Find Me" (from Roots & Echoes)J. Skelly, Power3:27
11."Bill McCai" (from Magic and Medicine)J. Skelly2:39
12."Put the Sun Back" (from Roots & Echoes)J. Skelly3:02
13."Something Inside of Me" (from The Invisible Invasion)J. Skelly2:26
14."Being Somebody Else" (new song)J. Skelly2:39
Disc 2: Mysteries & Rarities
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When All the Birds Have Flown" ( Roots & Echoes outtake)J. Skelly4:22
2."The Golden Bough" (new song)J. Skelly2:37
3."Michael's Song" (new song)J. Skelly, Power2:51
4."The Cry of the City" (new song)J. Skelly3:21
5."Everybody's Talkin'" (live from Isle of Man) Fred Neil 2:43
6."Far from the Crowd" (live at Elevator Studios)J. Skelly3:33
7."She's Got a Reason" (live at Elevator Studios)J. Skelly4:30
8."Return Her to Me" ( Magic and Medicine outtake)J. Skelly, Power2:37
9."Monkey to the Moon" ( The Invisible Invasion outtake)The Coral2:45
10."It Was Nothing" (from Help!: A Day in the Life )J. Skelly, Power2:54
11."Cobwebs" (8-track demo)J. Skelly, Ian Skelly, Lee Southall3:20
12."Simon Diamond" (original version)J. Skelly, Power2:30
13."Shadows Fall" (4-track instrumental)The Coral2:57
14."Calendars and Clocks" (demo)J. Skelly, Power3:45
15."Seagulls" (previously unreleased)J. Skelly, Southall1:47
16."Dreaming of You" (demo)J. Skelly1:52
17."It's in Your Hands" (demo)The Coral3:50
18."Reward" (live at The Queen, Liverpool) Julian Cope 2:58
19."Bye Bye Love" (live from Isle of Man) Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant 1:59
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Don't Think You're the First" (live at Elevator Studios)J. Skelly4:12
21."Fireflies" (live at Elevator Studios)J. Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones4:00

Personnel

The Coral

Production

Other personnel

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 26
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 13

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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