Greatest Hits (David Gray album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by David Gray
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
David Gray chronology
A Thousand Miles Behind
(2007)		 Greatest Hits
(2007)		 Draw the Line
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
BBC.co.uk(neutral)[2]
IndieLondon[3]
In the News(6/10)[4]
Manchester Evening News[5]
Starpulse.com[6]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by 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 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]

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 of 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.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(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
Japan-only bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
15. "Dead in the Water"  Gray 3:07
16. "Falling Down the Mountainside"  Gray 4:50
Barnes & Noble exclusive bonus disc
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "One with the Birds"  Oldham 5:24
2. "In the Morning"  Gibb 3:10

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ BBC.co.uk review
  3. ↑ IndieLondon review
  4. ↑ In the News review
  5. ↑ Manchester Evening News review
  6. ↑ Starpulse.com review
  7. ↑ David Gray: The world to him video interview on stv.tv
  8. ↑ David's 'joyous' new music – Virgin Media
  9. ↑ "David Gray Greatest Hits Japan Promo CD ALBUM (448649)". Eil.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "David Gray – Greatest Hits (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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