The Best of Nikki Webster

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The Best of Nikki Webster
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Greatest hits album by
Released29 November 2004
Recorded20002004
Genre Pop
Label Gotham
Producer Richard Brobyn
Nikki Webster chronology
Let's Dance
(2004)
The Best of Nikki Webster
(2004)
Girls
(2020)

The Best of Nikki Webster is the fourth album by Australian singer Nikki Webster released in Australia on 29 November 2004 (see 2004 in music) by Gotham Records. It is a compilation album: CD 1 is a collection of Webster's hits from 2000 to 2004, while the DVD is a collection of her music videos and live performances. It reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Strawberry Kisses" – 3:34
  2. "We'll Be One" – 4:13
  3. "24/7 (Crazy 'Bout Your Smile)" – 3:17
  4. "The Best Days" – 3:38
  5. "Over the Rainbow" – 3:02
  6. "I Wanna Be Like You (the Monkey Song)" – 2:50
  7. "I Sing for You" – 3:36
  8. "Depend on Me" – 4:10
  9. "Let's Dance" – 3:58
  10. "Something More Beautiful" – 3:32
  11. "Follow Your Heart" – 3:51
  12. "Under Southern Skies" – 2:26
  13. "Dancing in the Street" – 3:53
  14. "Don’t Give Up" – 3:45
  1. "Strawberry Kisses" – 3:37
  2. "We'll Be One" – 4:10
  3. "24/7 (Crazy 'Bout Your Smile)" – 3:22
  4. "The Best Days" – 3:54
  5. "I Wanna Be Like You (the Monkey Song)" – 2:51
  6. "Depend on Me" – 3:57
  7. "Let's Dance" – 4:00
  8. "Something More Beautiful" – 3:32
  9. "Dancing in the Street" – 3:46
  10. "Under Southern Skies" (live at Australia Day Concert 2004) – 3:33
  11. "Let's Dance" (live at Australia Day Concert 2004) – 4:10
  12. "Something More Beautiful" (behind the scenes) – 2:37
  13. "Dancing in the Street" (behind the scenes) – 3:38
  14. Photo Gallery – 2:36
  15. "Follow Your Heart" (documentary) – 4:57

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Nikki Webster
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] 84

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References

  1. 1 2 "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 December 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2004.