The Essential (Will Young album)

The Essential
The Essential
Greatest hits album by Will Young
Released	14 October 2013
Recorded	2002–2011
Genre	Pop; synthpop; dance-pop;
Label	19 Recordings; RCA; Sony Music;
Will Young chronology

The Essential is a compilation album by English recording artist Will Young. Completing his contract with his record company, it was released by 19 Recordings in association with RCA Records and Sony Music on 14 October 2013, marking Young's final release with the label.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Jealousy" (from Echoes)	Will Young Jim Eliot Mima Stilwell	Richard X Eliot Pete Hofmann	4:07
2.	"Leave Right Now" (from Friday's Child)	Eg White	Stephen Lipson	3:34
3.	"Evergreen" (from From Now On)	Jörgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger	Magnusson Kreuger	4:12
4.	"Light My Fire" (from From Now On)	Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger	Absolute	3:28
5.	"Your Game" (from Friday's Child)	Young Blair MacKichan Taio Cruz	Lipson MacKichan	4:10
6.	"Don't Let Me Down" (Single release only)	Young Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher D. Morgan Simon Hale	Stannard Gallagher	4:46
7.	"You and I" (from From Now On)	Mike Peden Ed Johnson Henry Johnson	Peden	4:04
8.	"Friday's Child" (from Friday's Child)	Steve Lee Dina Taylor	Lipson	8:59
9.	"Come On" (from Echoes)	Stilwell Eliot	Richard X Eliot Hofmann	3:11
10.	"Switch It On" (from Keep On)	Young Lipson Ronnie Peterson Karen Poole Steven Wolf	Lipson	3:48
11.	"All Time Love" (from Keep On)	Jamie Hartman		3:56
12.	"Who Am I" (from Keep On)	White Lucie Silvas		4:28
13.	"Changes" (from Let It Go)	Young White		4:00
14.	"Grace" (from Let It Go)	Young Matt Prime	Stannard Ash Howes	4:37
15.	"Anything Is Possible" (from From Now On)	Chris Braide Cathy Dennis	Dennis Oskar Paul	3:41
16.	"Let It Go" (from Let It Go)	White Jeremy Gregory Poole	White	3:41
17.	"Hopes & Fears" (from The Hits)	Yolanda Quartey Stew Jackson	Robot Club	3:46
18.	"The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates (from From Now On)	Lennon–McCartney	Lipson Steve Mac	3:32

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[1]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Will Young | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "British album certifications – Will Young – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[ac_UK_Will_Young-1] "Will Young | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[United_KingdomWill_YoungThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-2] "British album certifications – Will Young – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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