Elaine Paige: The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by Elaine Paige
Released 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12)
Recorded 1978-2011
Genre Vocal, show tune, pop, adult contemporary, dance-pop
Length 77:19
Label
Elaine Paige chronology
Elaine Paige & Friends
(2010)		 The Ultimate Collection
(2014)

The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album from Elaine Paige, released on May 12, 2014 by Rhino UK/Warner Music UK to celebrate her ’50th Anniversary’ in show-business.

Overview

The career-spanning retrospective features songs released between 1978 and 2011 including original hit recordings from Elaine Paige’s most iconic roles in musical theatre, her favourite LP and Single tracks plus a recently commissioned remix by hit-makers Almighty. The compilation also notably features previously unreleased songs "It's Raining On Prom Night" and "What A Feeling" from the Warner Music vaults - both songs were out-takes from studio albums Paige released during the 1980s.

Promotion

On May 16, 2014 Elaine Paige was a guest in the ITV breakfast show This Morning and later on the day she appeared on SkyNews channel to promote her upcoming farewell tour, The Elaine Paige Show and The Ultimate Collection. In addition to this, she gave a few interviews for the British magazines, including a gay magazine The Attitude and Woman's Weekly. Information about the release of this compilation also appeared in a number of TV guides, including TV Times, Total TV Guide and TV & Satellite Week.

In June 2014 Elaine Paige appeared on the cover of Saga Magazine. The Gay Times also published an interview with her in June issue.

Commercial performance

The album was released in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2014 and debuted at number 76 on the Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 with 1,225 copies sold in the first week.[1]

Track listing

The track listing for the album was announced on 9 April 2014 via Elaine Paige's official website.[2] The standard edition has 20 tracks and is released on a single CD and worldwide via digital download.

A limited edition 2CD version is also being released containing the original album plus a BONUS CD of Elaine Paige's favourite A&B side singles (released between 1980 and 2010) - the BONUS CD features 4 rare singles which debut on CD format (“Oh Major”, “My Knight In Black Leather”, “Rocking”, & “He’s A Dream”).[3]

Standard edition[2]
No. TitleWriter(s)Additional Length
1. "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (1978 Version)
From the musical "Evita" 5:47
2. "Memory" (1981 UK Single Version)
Theme from the musical "Cats" 4:18
3. "Ave Maria"  
  3:52
4. "I Don't Know How To Love Him"  
From the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" 3:55
5. "What I Did For Love"  
From the musical "A Chorus Line" 3:32
6. "One Night Only"  
From the musical "Dream Girls" 3:09
7. "Sometimes"  
The main theme from the film "Champions" 2:34
8. "Unchained Melody"  
From the film "Unchained" 3:43
9. "I Know Him So Well" (1984 UK Single Version with Barbara Dickson)
From the musical "Chess" 4:16
10. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"  
  3:33
11. "For You"  
  2:44
12. "La Vie En Rose"  
From the musical play "Piaf" 2:40
13. "I Dreamed A Dream" (1994 Live performance at the Birmingham City Hall)
From the musical "Les Miserables" 4:25
14. "As If We Never Said Goodbye"  
From the musical "Sunset Boulevard" 5:20
15. "With One Look"  
From the musical "Sunset Boulevard" 3:28
16. "The Prayer" (Duet with Barry Manilow)
  4:20
17. "I'm Still Here"  Stephen SondheimFrom the musical "Follies" 5:34
18. "It's Raining On Prom Night" (1983 Out-take From "Stages")
From the musical "Grease" 3:05
19. "What A Feeling" (Ted Carfrae Mix - 1984 Out-take From "Cinema")
From the film "Flashdance" 4:12
20. "Be On Your Own" (Almighty Remix - Radio Edit])Maury YestonFrom the musical "Nine" 3:05

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the standard edition of The Ultimate Collection.[4]

  • Elaine Paige – Lead Vocals, Executive Producer of Compilation
  • Stuart Wheeley – Rhino Project Management
  • Stephen Munns – Compilation Producer
  • Jessica Bound - Project Assistant
  • Kathy Kelly - Licensing
  • Stephen Munns - Artwork Direction
  • Johnathan Elliott of Mental Block - Artwork Design
  • Redlight Studios - Mastering
  • Stephen Munns, Clair Corbey & Seb Lassandro - Research
  • Michael Childers - Photography
  • Tony Visconti – Record Producer (track 4-8, 10, 11, 18-20)
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice – Record Producers (track 1)
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Record Producer (track 2)
  • Mike Batt – Record Producer (track 3)
  • Benny Andersson, Tim Rice & Bjorn Ulvaeus – Record Producers (track 9)
  • Mike Moran – Record Producer (track 12)
  • Anthony Pugh – Record Producer (track 13)
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright – Record Producers (track 14 & 15)
  • Phil Ramone and Barry Manilow – Record Producers (track 16)
  • Tommy Krasker and Philip Chaffin – Record Producers (track 17)
  • Ted Carfrae – Mix Engineer (track 19)
  • Almighty – Additional Production and Remix (track 20)

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref
United Kingdom 12 May 2014
[2][3]
United States 20 May 2014
[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-jackson-sells-47-764-to-hit-no-1-almost-five-years-after-death/058464
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Unreleased songs debut on 'Elaine Paige - The Ultimate Collection'". ElainePaige.com. 9 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Unreleased songs debut on 'Elaine Paige - The Ultimate Collection (Special Limited Edition)'". ElainePaige.com. 17 April 2014.
  4. ↑ The Ultimate Collection (standard edition liner notes). Elaine Paige. Rhino. 2014. 825646306862.

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