Greatest Hits (David Gray album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = David Gray
| cover = David Gray Greatest hits Album Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 12 November 2007
| recorded = 1993–2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 59:45
| label = Atlantic (UK)
ATO Records, IHT (US)
| producer = David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune, Marius de Vries, Chris Thomas
| prev_title = A Thousand Miles Behind
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Draw the Line
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1216412|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = BBC.co.uk
|rev2score = (neutral){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/rxgb/|title=BBC – Music – Review of David Gray – Greatest Hits|first=James|last=Young|publisher=BBC}}
|rev3 = IndieLondon
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/david-gray-greatest-hits|title=IndieLondon: David Gray – Greatest Hits – Your London Reviews|last=t75.org|website=Indielondon.co.uk}}
|rev4 = In the News
|rev5 = Manchester Evening News
|rev6 = Starpulse.com
|rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Gray,_David/Discography/album/P81729/R1216412/|title=Starpulse|website=Starpulse.com}}
}}
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter 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 to 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",{{cite web|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/display?id=opencms:/out/music/new_interviews/stv__Music__David_Gray_video_interview_20071105|title=David Gray: The world to him video interview on stv.tv|website=Stv.tv|accessdate=13 July 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and called his Greatest Hits album "a bag of happy shit".{{cite web|url=http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=32599|title=David's 'joyous' new music – Virgin Media|website=Musicnews.virginmedia.com|accessdate=13 July 2018}}
All tracks are the original album versions, with the exception of "Be Mine"" which features the single remix; "Babylon," which includes a new mix; and "Shine." Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used, and 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,{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=448649 |title=David Gray Greatest Hits Japan Promo CD ALBUM (448649) |publisher=Eil.com |accessdate=24 March 2012}} while Barnes & Noble released an exclusive version with a bonus disc containing two rare live covers – "One With the Birds" by Will Oldham and "Morning of My Life" by the Bee Gees (retitled "In the Morning"),{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-Gray-Greatest-Hits/release/1484530 |title=David Gray – Greatest Hits (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |date=13 November 2007 |accessdate=24 March 2012}} previously only available as a digital download from the compilation album A Thousand Miles Behind (2007).
As of November 2016, the album has sold 353,936 copies in the UK.{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-james-arthur-tops-albums-chart-with-back-from-the-edge/066453|title=Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=4 November 2016|work=Music Week|publisher=Intent Media|accessdate=27 November 2016|url-access=subscription}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| all_writing =
| title1 = You're the World to Me
| writer1 = Gray
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Babylon
| note2 = New Remix
| writer2 = Gray
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = The One I Love
| writer3 = Gray, McClune
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Please Forgive Me
| writer4 = Gray
| length4 = 5:35
| title5 = Be Mine
| note5 = Single Remix
| writer5 = Gray, McClune
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Hospital Food
| writer6 = Gray, Malone
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = This Year's Love
| writer7 = Gray
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Alibi
| writer8 = Gray
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Sail Away
| writer9 = Gray
| length9 = 5:15
| title10 = Shine
| note10 = Live at the Hammersmith Apollo
| writer10 = Gray
| length10 = 4:42
| title11 = Caroline
| writer11 = Gray
| length11 = 3:39
| title12 = The Other Side
| writer12 = Gray
| length12 = 4:29
| title13 = Flame Turns Blue
| writer13 = Gray
| length13 = 4:51
| title14 = Destroyer
| writer14 = Gray
| length14 = 3:18
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Japan-only bonus tracks
| all_writing =
| title15 = Dead in the Water
| writer15 = Gray
| length15 = 3:07
| title16 = Falling Down the Mountainside
| writer16 = Gray
| length16 = 4:50
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Barnes & Noble exclusive bonus disc
| all_writing =
| title1 = One with the Birds
| writer1 = Oldham
| length1 = 5:24
| title2 = In the Morning
| writer2 = Gibb
| length2 = 3:10
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australian (ARIA Charts){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=119}}
|align="center"|61 |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|7|artist=David Gray|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|15|artist=David Gray|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|38|artist=David Gray|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20071118|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|11|date=20071118|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 October 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Annual chart performance for Greatest Hits |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20070107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=25 October 2021}}
| 86 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|title= Greatest Hits|artist=David Gray|type=album|relyear=2007|certyear=2010|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date=27 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title= Greatest Hits|artist=David Gray|type=album|relyear=2007|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|certyear=2007|source=archive|access-date=24 August 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title= Greatest Hits|artist=David Gray|type=album|relyear=2007|certyear=2013|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|id=2649-2567-2|salesamount= 353,936|salesref=|access-date=18 April 2022}}
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References
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Category:David Gray (musician) albums
Category:2007 greatest hits albums