The Very Best of Richie

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The Very Best of Richie
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Compilation album by
Released27 November 2015
Recorded1984-2006
Genre Spoken word, Comedy music
Label Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia
Producer Billy Birmingham, David Frogatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
Willy Nilly: The 12th Man's Biggest Hits
(2013)
The Very Best of Richie
(2015)

The Very Best of Richie is the second compilation album released by The Twelfth Man and was released in November 2015. Billy Birmingham says The Very Best of Richie is a tribute to Richie Benaud "the greatest commentator of them all" who died in April 2015. [1]

Contents

The album peaked at number four on the ARIA Charts.

Reception

Dylan Marshall of The Music AU gave the album 7.5 out of 10 saying "It’s quite funny listening to the evolution of the Richie character. From the earliest material... it’s pretty obvious that the emphasis of The 12th Man’s material goes from being very match commentary-centric to then focusing on the interactions between the commentary team in later material" adding "All in all, The Very Best Of Richie truly is the very best: a classic catch." [2]

Track listing

  1. "It's Just Not Cricket" - 5:24
  2. "Typical Stinkin'...." - 3:38
  3. "Bit Stuffy in Here" - 2:55
  4. "Chappell's to Open" - 4:49
  5. "Australian v Pakistan" - 6:59
  6. "That's My Pen!" - 3:21
  7. "Brekky, and Carbide" - 3:26
  8. "How about an Autograph?" - 2:47
  9. "Post Hijack" - 11:20
  10. "The Lunch" - 5:58
  11. "Richie's Big Announcement" - 6:44
  12. "The Office Update" - 4:05
  13. "Early Perth Flight" - 3:18
  14. "Chappelli's Shakespeare " - 2:31
  15. "Oh F..k It!" - 4:08
  16. "Hotel Check-In" - 8:14
  17. "Bill's Nose Job" - 6:22
  18. "Tony's Rug Advice" - 5:24
  19. "The Wrong Hair Hat!!" - 13:44
  20. "England v Sri Lanka" - 4:59
  21. "Alan Jones Radio Show" - 4:19
  22. "Martin Place Petition" - 3:13
  23. "Call the P.M.!!" - 9:35
  24. "Marvellous '06 (Horns Up!)" - 6:00
  25. "Henri Porte - Les Insects!" - 2:15
  26. "Old Fossils / Bormy Ormy" - 5:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015/16)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [4] 20
Australian artist (ARIA Charts) [5] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] 1× Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia27 November 2015 [7] [1] Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia 4767387

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