Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and a day later in the US. Greatest Hits contains songs from his first album, A Century Ends in 1993, through to his 2005 album Life in Slow Motion, and includes two new songs: the first single "You're the World to Me" and "Destroyer". In interviews, Gray has described the new single "You're the World to Me" as "joyous" and "unselfconscious",[7] and called his Greatest Hits album "a bag of happy shit".[8]
| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 59:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic (UK) ATO Records, IHT (US) | |||
| Producer | David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune, Marius de Vries, Chris Thomas | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| BBC.co.uk | (neutral)[2] |
| IndieLondon | [3] |
| In the News | (6/10)[4] |
| Manchester Evening News | [5] |
| Starpulse.com | [6] |
All tracks are the original album versions, except for "Be Mine", which is the single remix; "Babylon," which is a new mix; and "Shine." Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used; instead, a live recording from Gray's concert DVD Live in Slow Motion is featured on the compilation.
The Japanese pressing of the CD contains two bonus tracks,[9] while Barnes & Noble released an exclusive version with a bonus disc containing two rare live covers – "One With the Birds" by Will Oldham and "Morning of My Life" by the Bee Gees (retitled "In the Morning"),[10] previously only available as a digital download from the compilation album A Thousand Miles Behind (2007).
As of November 2016, the album has sold 353,936 copies in the UK.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're the World to Me" | Gray | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Babylon" (New Remix) | Gray | 3:38 |
| 3. | "The One I Love" | Gray, McClune | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Please Forgive Me" | Gray | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Be Mine" (Single Remix) | Gray, McClune | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Hospital Food" | Gray, Malone | 4:44 |
| 7. | "This Year's Love" | Gray | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Alibi" | Gray | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Sail Away" | Gray | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo) | Gray | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Caroline" | Gray | 3:39 |
| 12. | "The Other Side" | Gray | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Flame Turns Blue" | Gray | 4:51 |
| 14. | "Destroyer" | Gray | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Dead in the Water" | Gray | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Falling Down the Mountainside" | Gray | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One with the Birds" | Oldham | 5:24 |
| 2. | "In the Morning" | Gibb | 3:10 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Platinum | 353,936[11] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Young, James. "BBC – Music – Review of David Gray – Greatest Hits". BBC.
- ^ t75.org. "IndieLondon: David Gray – Greatest Hits – Your London Reviews". Indielondon.co.uk.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "In the News review". Inthenews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Administrator, men (20 November 2007). "David Gray – Greatest Hits (Atlantic)". Manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
- ^ "Starpulse". Starpulse.com.
- ^ "David Gray: The world to him video interview on stv.tv". Stv.tv. Retrieved 13 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "David's 'joyous' new music – Virgin Media". Musicnews.virginmedia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "David Gray Greatest Hits Japan Promo CD ALBUM (448649)". Eil.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "David Gray – Greatest Hits (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (4 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 119.}
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography David Gray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – David Gray – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – David Gray – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – David Gray – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2022.