This Is Music: The Singles 92–98

This Is Music: The Singles 92–98
Greatest hits album by The Verve
Released	1 November 2004 (see release history)
Recorded	1992–1997
Genre	Alternative rock, Britpop, psychedelic rock
Length	1:07:30
Label	EMI, Virgin
Producer	The Verve, Owen Morris, John Leckie, Youth, Barry Clempson, Paul Schroeder
The Verve chronology
Urban Hymns (1997) This is Music: The Singles 92–98 (2004) Forth (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10)[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
Yahoo! Music	[4]

This is Music: The Singles 92–98 is a singles compilation album by the English alternative rock band The Verve. The compilation was released in November 2004 and included two previously unreleased tracks: "This Could Be My Moment" and "Monte Carlo" (see 2004 in music). The album was named after a track by the same name off their 1995 album A Northern Soul. The album cover is based on the cover of their 1992 single, "She's a Superstar".

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, and Nick McCabe, except where noted.

No.	Title	Originally from	Length
1.	"This Is Music"	A Northern Soul, 1995	3:38
2.	"Slide Away"	A Storm in Heaven, 1993	4:06
3.	"Lucky Man"	Urban Hymns, 1997	4:49
4.	"History"	A Northern Soul, 1995	5:28
5.	"She's a Superstar" (edit)	Verve EP, 1992	5:04
6.	"On Your Own"	A Northern Soul, 1995	3:36
7.	"Blue"	A Storm in Heaven, 1993	3:39
8.	"Sonnet" (Ashcroft)	Urban Hymns, 1997	4:24
9.	"All in the Mind"	Non-album single, 1992	4:17
10.	"The Drugs Don't Work" (Ashcroft)	Urban Hymns, 1997	5:05
11.	"Gravity Grave"	Verve EP, 1992	8:21
12.	"Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Ashcroft, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)	Urban Hymns, 1997	5:59
13.	"This Could Be My Moment" (Ashcroft)	Previously unreleased	3:59
14.	"Monte Carlo"	Previously unreleased	4:58
Total length:			67:30

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Originally from	Length
15.	"I See the Door"	On Your Own single, 1995	5:20
Total length:			1:12:58

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1 November 2004	EMI, Virgin Records	CD	CDV 2991
Australia	8 November 2004	EMI	CD	8636892
United States	16 November 2004	Virgin Records	CD	7243 8 63688 2 9
Japan	17 November 2004	Toshiba-EMI	CD	VJCP-68692

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 - The Verve". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
2. Hogan, Marc (18 November 2004). "Review: The Verve - This Is Music: the Singles 92-98 (Virgin; 2004)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
3. Savlov, Marc (31 December 2004). "Review: The Verve - This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 (Virgin/EMI)". Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
4. Browne, Chris Nye (8 November 2004). "Review: The Verve - This Is Music: The Singles". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

External links

• This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Official site
• Feature: "A Bittersweet Tale", The Times.