Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics

Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics is a compilation album of greatest hits by Stereophonics. The album debuted at number 2 with sales of 67,073 in the UK. It features tracks from all six of the band's previous albums, beginning from the 1997 debut release, Word Gets Around, all the way through to 2007's Pull the Pin, plus two brand new songs, "You're My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". "You're My Star" was also released as a single. The album is available in 20-track edition, 40-track 2-CD Deluxe edition and DVD edition containing all the band's music videos, best live performances and some extra footage. With sales of 528,000 it was the 13th biggest selling album of 2008 in the UK. As of 16 March 2013 it had sold 1,044,219 copies in the United Kingdom.^[1] To date the album has spent 165 weeks in the top 100 UK Album Chart.

The two-disc album features five songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, seven songs from Performance and Cocktails, seven songs from Word Gets Around, four songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, six songs from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, four songs from Pull the Pin, one song from Reload, two b-sides, two non-album singles and two new songs for this album. The one-disc album features five songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, four songs from Performance and Cocktails, four songs from Word Gets Around, three songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, one song from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, one song from Pull the Pin and two new songs for this album.

Tracklist

All lyrics written by Kelly Jones (except "Handbags and Gladrags", written by Mike D'Abo).

Disc One
No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Dakota"	Kelly Jones	Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)	4:12
2.	"The Bartender and the Thief"	Jones, Richard Jones, Stuart Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	2:54
3.	"Just Looking"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	4:13
4.	"Have a Nice Day"	Jones	Just Enough Education To Perform (2001)	3:24
5.	"Local Boy in the Photograph"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	3:22
6.	"Maybe Tomorrow"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	4:33
7.	"Superman" (Single Edit)	Jones	Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)	3:52
8.	"Pick a Part That's New"	Jones	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	3:34
9.	"My Own Worst Enemy"	Jones, Adam Zindani	New song	3:35
10.	"I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	3:50
11.	"You're My Star"	Jones	New song	4:05
12.	"Mr. Writer" (Single Edit)	Jones, Marshall Bird	Just Enough Education To Perform (2001)	5:19
13.	"Step on My Old Size Nines"	Jones	Just Enough Education To Perform (2001)	4:00
14.	"Devil"	Jones	Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)	4:40
15.	"It Means Nothing"	Jones	Pull The Pin (2007)	3:49
16.	"A Thousand Trees"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	3:03
17.	"Vegas Two Times" (Single Edit)	Jones	Just Enough Education To Perform (2001)	3:39
18.	"Traffic"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	4:54
19.	"More Life in a Tramps Vest"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	2:20
20.	"Handbags and Gladrags"	Mike D'Abo	Just Enough Education To Perform (2001)	4:37

All lyrics written by Kelly Jones (except track 6 and 17).

Disc Two (Deluxe edition)
No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Madame Helga"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	3:55
2.	"Bank Holiday Monday"	Jones	Pull The Pin (2007)	3:15
3.	"Rewind"	Jones	Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)	4:46
4.	"My Friends"	Jones	Pull The Pin (2007)	3:35
5.	"Climbing the Wall"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	4:55
6.	"Mama Told Me Not to Come" (with Tom Jones)	Randy Newman	Reload (1999)	3:00
7.	"Since I Told You It's Over"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	4:43
8.	"Moviestar"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	4:14
9.	"Not Up To You"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	4:38
10.	"Getaway"	Jones	You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)	4:09
11.	"I Stopped to Fill My Car Up"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	4:29
12.	"Carrot Cake and Wine"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	4:37
13.	"Billy Davey's Daughter"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	3:45
14.	"Raymond's Shop"	Jones, Jones, Cable	B-Side on "More Life in a Tramps Vest" (1997)	3:05
15.	"Stone"	Jones	Pull The Pin (2007)	4:17
16.	"I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back)"	Jones	You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003)	4:37
17.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (with Jools Holland)	Ewan MacColl	B-Side on "Handbags and Gladrags" (2001)	3:55
18.	"Same Size Feet"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Word Gets Around (1997)	4:00
19.	"She Takes Her Clothes Off"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	3:15
20.	"Hurry Up and Wait"	Jones, Jones, Cable	Performance and Cocktails (1999)	4:40

"Mama Told Me Not to Come" written by Randy Newman.
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" written by Ewan MacColl.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
BBC	(positive)^[3]
Digital Spy
PopMatters	(5/10)

Decade in the Sun received generally favourable reviews. Writing for the BBC, Sophie Bruce wrote a positive review. She labelled the album as a "fantastic selection sure to thrill Stereophonics superfans and new recruits alike" but criticised the band's choice of excluding "Madame Helga" and "Moviestar",^[3] two of their greatest hits in the UK.^[4] At Contactmusic.com, Alex Lai praised the compilation, particularly disc two's track selection for not "just throw[ing] in the singles that didn't make the regular release." Lai summarised that the album "act[s] as a good metaphor for Stereophonics."^[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic found the band's evolution "effective" and "entertaining". In the negative however, he called the album "comprehensive to be entertaining" and described the tracks as dragging "its heels over 20 tracks that all sound huge and hookless." Erlewine concluded the album shows listeners "why Stereophonics never translated across the Atlantic."^[2]

Charts and certifications

**Weekly albums chart**
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)^[6]	75
Irish Albums Chart^[7]	16
Scottish Albums Chart^[8]	16
UK Albums Chart^[4]	2


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Gold	7,500^x
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

DVD

Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics

Video by Stereophonics
Released	10 November 2008
Genre	Rock music, Indie
Length	195:00

Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics is a DVD released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, coinciding with their greatest hits album of the same name. The DVD features all music videos from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around, up to 2007's Pull the Pin, as well as the video for "You're My Star."

Track listing

References

↑ "DING DONG! IT'S KELL'S BELLES", The Sun, 2008-12-22
1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). "Stereophonics Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
1 2 Bruce, Sophie (2008). "Stereophonics Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics Review". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
1 2 "STEREOPHONICS". Official Charts Company. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
↑ Lai, Alex. "Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun Album Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
↑ "Stereophonics – Best of – Decade in the Sun". Ultratop. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
↑ "Irish Music Chart Archive – Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 13 November 2008". GfK. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
↑ "Scottish Top 40 Albums Chart". Official Charts Company.
↑ "2008 Certification Awards – Gold". IRMA. 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
↑ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014. Note: Decade in the Sun has to be searched manually.

Stereophonics

Kelly Jones Richard Jones Adam Zindani Jamie Morrison Stuart Cable Javier Weyler

Studio albums	Word Gets Around Performance and Cocktails Just Enough Education to Perform You Gotta Go There to Come Back Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Pull the Pin Keep Calm and Carry On Graffiti on the Train Keep the Village Alive

Live albums	Live from Dakota

Compilations and EPs	Live from London EP Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics

Singles	"Local Boy in the Photograph" "More Life in a Tramps Vest" "A Thousand Trees" "Traffic" "The Bartender and the Thief" "Just Looking" "Pick a Part That's New" "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" "Hurry Up and Wait" "Mama Told Me Not to Come" "Mr. Writer" "Have a Nice Day" "Step on My Old Size Nines" "Handbags and Gladrags" "Vegas Two Times" "Madame Helga" "Maybe Tomorrow" "Since I Told You It's Over" "Moviestar" "Dakota" "Superman" "Devil" "Rewind" "Bank Holiday Monday" "It Means Nothing" "My Friends" "You're My Star" "Innocent" "Could You Be the One?" "In a Moment" "Indian Summer" "Graffiti on the Train" "We Share the Same Sun" "C'est la Vie" "I Wanna Get Lost with You" "Song for the Summer"

DVDs	Live at Cardiff Castle Performance and Cocktails: Live at Morfa Stadium Call Us What You Want but Don't Call Us in the Morning A Day at the Races Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Rewind Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics

Tours and concerts	Graffiti on the Train Tour

Related articles	Discography Songs Music of Cardiff

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.