The Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by British singer-songwriter Will Young. It was released on 16 November 2009.[2] It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, From Now On (2002), Friday's Child (2003), Keep On (2005) and Let It Go (2008), plus two bonus tracks.[2] The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".
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| Released | 16 November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2009 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "Evergreen", the number-one duet with Gareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road" and the single "Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Evergreen" | From Now On (2002) | 4:12 | |
| 2. | "Light My Fire" | From Now On | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "You and I" |
| From Now On | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Leave Right Now" | Friday's Child (2003) | 3:34 | |
| 5. | "Your Game" |
| Friday's Child | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Friday's Child" |
| Friday's Child | 8:59 |
| 7. | "Switch It On" |
| Keep On (2005) | 3:47 |
| 8. | "All Time Love" |
| Keep On | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Who Am I" |
| Keep On | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Changes" |
| Let It Go (2008) | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Grace" |
| Let It Go | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Let It Go" |
| Let It Go | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Hopes & Fears" |
| Original | 3:46 |
| 14. | "If It Hadn't Been for Love" |
| Original | 3:36 |
Notes
- The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 16 November 2009 | Standard | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Review: The Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Will set to release 'The Hits'!". RCA Label Group. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Will Young – The Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Will Young: The Hits". jpc.de. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Will Young – The Hits". eil.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.