Singles Collection (The Coral album)

Singles Collection
Compilation album by The Coral
Released	15 September 2008
Recorded	1999–2008
Genre	Indie
Label	Deltasonic
Producer	The Coral, Ian Broudie, Adrain Utley, Geoff Barrow, Craig Silvey, Mike Hunter, Dan Hulme
The Coral chronology
Roots & Echoes (2007) Singles Collection (2008) Butterfly House (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Contactmusic.com	(9/10)[2]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)[3]
The Independent	[4]
The Mirror	[5]
NME	(9/10)[6]
The Times	[7]

Singles Collection is a 3LP & 2CD compilation album by The Coral,^[8] and was released on 15 September 2008^[9] in the United Kingdom on the Deltasonic label. It featured a new song "Being Somebody Else", which was released as a single on 8 September 2008.^[10]

Track listing

Disc 1: Singles Collection
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreaming of You" (from The Coral)	James Skelly	2:21
2.	"In the Morning" (from The Invisible Invasion)	J. Skelly	2:33
3.	"Pass It On" (from Magic and Medicine)	J. Skelly	2:19
4.	"Don't Think You're the First" (from Magic and Medicine)	J. Skelly	4:05
5.	"Jacqueline" (from Roots & Echoes)	J. Skelly, Nick Power	3:29
6.	"Secret Kiss" (from Magic and Medicine)	J. Skelly	2:57
7.	"Goodbye" (from The Coral)	J. Skelly, Power	4:03
8.	"Shadows Fall" (single version)	The Coral	3:14
9.	"Liezah" (from Magic and Medicine)	J. Skelly, Power	3:33
10.	"Who's Gonna Find Me" (from Roots & Echoes)	J. Skelly, Power	3:27
11.	"Bill McCai" (from Magic and Medicine)	J. Skelly	2:39
12.	"Put the Sun Back" (from Roots & Echoes)	J. Skelly	3:02
13.	"Something Inside of Me" (from The Invisible Invasion)	J. Skelly	2:26
14.	"Being Somebody Else" (new song)	J. Skelly	2:39

Disc 2: Mysteries & Rarities
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When All the Birds Have Flown" (Roots & Echoes outtake)	J. Skelly	4:22
2.	"The Golden Bough" (new song)	J. Skelly	2:37
3.	"Michael's Song" (new song)	J. Skelly, Power	2:51
4.	"The Cry of the City" (new song)	J. Skelly	3:21
5.	"Everybody's Talkin'" (live from Isle of Man)	Fred Neil	2:43
6.	"Far from the Crowd" (live at Elevator Studios)	J. Skelly	3:33
7.	"She's Got a Reason" (live at Elevator Studios)	J. Skelly	4:30
8.	"Return Her to Me" (Magic and Medicine outtake)	J. Skelly, Power	2:37
9.	"Monkey to the Moon" (The Invisible Invasion outtake)	The Coral	2:45
10.	"It Was Nothing" (from Help!: A Day in the Life)	J. Skelly, Power	2:54
11.	"Cobwebs" (8-track demo)	J. Skelly, Ian Skelly, Lee Southall	3:20
12.	"Simon Diamond" (original version)	J. Skelly, Power	2:30
13.	"Shadows Fall" (4-track instrumental)	The Coral	2:57
14.	"Calendars and Clocks" (demo)	J. Skelly, Power	3:45
15.	"Seagulls" (previously unreleased)	J. Skelly, Southall	1:47
16.	"Dreaming of You" (demo)	J. Skelly	1:52
17.	"It's in Your Hands" (demo)	The Coral	3:50
18.	"Reward" (live at The Queen, Liverpool)	Julian Cope	2:58
19.	"Bye Bye Love" (live from Isle of Man)	Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant	1:59

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	"Don't Think You're the First" (live at Elevator Studios)	J. Skelly	4:12
21.	"Fireflies" (live at Elevator Studios)	J. Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones	4:00

Personnel

The Coral

• James Skelly – vocals, guitar, producer, arrangements
• Lee Southall – guitar, producer, arrangements
• Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, producer, arrangements, string arrangements
• Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, producer, arrangements
• Nick Power – keyboards, producer, arrangements
• Ian Skelly – drums, producer, arrangements, artwork, design

Production

• Ian Broudie – producer, mixing (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 14; disc 2 track 8)
• Adrian Utley – producer, engineer (disc 1 tracks 2 & 13; disc 2 tracks 9 & 10)
• Geoff Barrow – producer (disc 1 tracks 2 & 13; disc 2 tracks 9 & 10)
• Craig Silvey – producer, engineer (disc 1 tracks 5, 10 & 12; disc 2 track 1)
• Mike Hunter – producer, engineer, mixing (disc 1 track 8; disc 2 tracks 12 & 14)
• Dan Hulme – producer, engineer, mixing (disc 2 tracks 2–4, 6 & 7); engineer (disc 1 track 14)
• Jon Gray – engineer (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11; disc 2 track 8)
• Pat O'Shaughnessy – recording, mixing (disc 2 track 16)
• Dave McDonnell – recording (disc 2 track 11)
• Scott Clegg – recording (disc 2 track 18)
• Ben Booker – mixing (disc 2 track 19)
• Sean O'Hagan – string arrangements (disc 1 track 14)

Other personnel

• Kevin Power – artwork, design

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart)[11]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	13

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
3. Drowned In Sound review Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
4. The Independent review
5. "The Mirror review". Mirror.co.uk. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
6. "NME review". Nme.com. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
7. "The Times review". Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
8. Singles Collection Announced, thecoral.co.uk
9. The Coral announce 'The Singles Collection' album, Last Broadcast
10. Colothan, Scott, The Coral To Release Singles Album, Gigwise
11. "The Coral – Singles Collection". acharts.us. αCharts.us. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
12. "The Coral | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 11 November 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Singles Collection at AllMusic
• Singles Collection at Discogs (list of releases)