The Best of Josh Pyke

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The Best of Josh Pyke
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Greatest hits album by
Josh Pyke
Released30 June 2017 [1] [2]
Label Ivy League Records
Josh Pyke chronology
Live at the Sydney Opera House
(2016)		The Best of Josh Pyke
(2017)		 Rome
(2020)
Singles from The Best of Josh Pyke
  1. "Into the Wind"
    Released: May 2017 [3]

The Best of Josh Pyke (subtitled + B-Sides & Rarities) is the first greatest hits album by Australian musician, Josh Pyke. It was released on 30 June 2017 by Ivy League Records and it peaked at number 80 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

The album arrives 10 years after the release of his debut studio album, Memories & Dust , and features singles, personal picks and rare tracks along with two brand new songs. Pyke said "When I look back, I can see similar threads across my albums. There's a really strong theme about the passing of time, and how past experiences manifest themselves at different points in your life." [4]

The album was supported with an Australian tour across July and August 2017. [3] The album artwork is by illustrator James Hancock, the artist responsible for many of Pyke's early album art. Pyke said "As soon as I decided to do the Best Of, it felt natural to get James to do the art. We went to high school together, and have witnessed each other forge successful careers in the arts, so it was lovely to take that full circle for this album." [4]

Track listing

The Best of
No.Titletaken fromLength
1."Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast" (as Night Hour)2004 Current Works, Volume 13:16
2."Beg Your Pardon"2006 single; 2007 Memories & Dust 2:32
3."Middle of the Hill"2005 Feeding the Wolves EP; 2006 single; 2007 Memories & Dust2:36
4."Private Education"2005 Feeding the Wolves EP; 2006 single; 2007 Memories & Dust3:22
5."Lines on Palms"2007 single; 2007 Memories & Dust3:02
6."Memories & Dust"2006 single; 2007 Memories & Dust3:04
7."Forever Song"2007 Memories & Dust2:50
8."Fed and Watered"2006 Middle of the Hill vinyl single; 2007 single; 2007 Memories & Dust3:50
9."The Lighthouse Song"2008 Chimney's Afire 3:44
10."Make You Happy"2008 Chimney's Afire2:57
11."The Summer"2008 Chimney's Afire3:22
12."No One Wants a Lover"2011 single; 2011 Only Sparrows 3:20
13."New Year's Song"2008 Chimney's Afire3:47
14."The World is a Picture"2011 Only Sparrows3:31
15."Particles"2011 Only Sparrows4:10
16."Leeward Side"2013 The Beginning and the End of Everything 2:46
17."The Beginning and the End of Everything"2013 The Beginning and the End of Everything3:49
18."Bug Eyed Beauty"2013 The Beginning and the End of Everything1:44
19."There's a Line"2015 But for All These Shrinking Hearts 3:35
20."Hollering Hearts"2015 But for All These Shrinking Hearts3:21
21."Songlines"2015 But for All These Shrinking Hearts3:46
B Sides & Rarities
No.Titletaken fromLength
1."Into the Wind"2017 single3:26
2."Save Your Love" 4:08
3."Cosy Catastrophe" 4:04
4."1,2,3" 3:38
5."Confessions for You" 3:04
6."The Doldrums" (as Night Hour)2004 single3:57
7."Don't Bury Me When I Die" 4:03
8."Music from Another Room" 3:58
9."Sleepers to Steel"2007 Lines on Palms single2:51
10."Coles Lane Crossing" 6:37
11."Clock On / Clock Off"2006 Memories & Dust single5:14
12."Maths & Magic (Demo)" (as Night Hour)2004 The Doldrums single3:56
13."Best Man (At Your First Loves Wedding)" 4:58
14."Chemistry Sold" (as Night Hour)2004 Current Works, Volume 13:34
15."Loaded Questions" 4:08
16."You're the End My Friend" 2:36
17."Gasoline" (as Night Hour)2004 The Doldrums single3:06
18."Backward Ghost of Me" 4:08
19."Note to Self" 2:02

Charts

Chart (2017)Position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 80

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia30 June 2017
 Ivy League Records IVY367

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References

  1. ↑ "Josh Pyke - The Best of Josh Pyke on iTunes". Apple Music . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Best of Josh Pyke CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Pyke Drops Huge Best Of National Tour Plus Dreamy New Single & Album Announcement". Music Feeds. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Best of Biography". Josh Pyke. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1429 (Week Commencing 17 July 2017)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved 26 August 2019.


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