Overnight Success (Dave Dobbyn album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Overnight Success (The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection 1979–1999)

| type = greatest

| artist = Dave Dobbyn

| cover = Overnight Success (Dave Dobbyn album cover).jpeg

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| released = 1999

| recorded = 1979–1999

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| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length =

| label = Sony Music Entertainment

| producer =

| prev_title = The Islander

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Hopetown

| next_year = 2000

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r571270}}

| noprose = yes

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Overnight Success (The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection 1979 – 1999) is a 1999 compilation album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It won an award in the "Film soundtrack/cast recording/compilation" category at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2000,{{cite news|title=Stellar rule as pop dominates Tuis|date=March 10, 2000|work=The Press|publisher=Fairfax Media|page=20}} and charted at number 15 in the New Zealand Music Chart.{{cite news|title=NEW ZEALAND TOP 20|date=November 26, 1999|work=The Press|publisher=Fairfax Media|page=20}}

Track listing

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| headline =

| all_writing = Dave Dobbyn unless noted.

| extra_column = Original album

| title1 = Be Mine Tonight (1999)

| length1 = 4:14

| note1 = Th' Dudes, writing Dobbyn/ Morris

| extra1 = original on Right First Time

| title2 = Devil You Know

| length2 = 3:26

| note2 = DD Smash

| extra2 = Cool Bananas

| title3 = Outlook For Thursday

| length3 = 4:04

| note3 = DD Smash

| extra3 = non-album single

| title4 = Magic

| length4 = 3:47

| note4 = DD Smash

| extra4 = The Optimist

| title5 = Whaling

| length5 = 3:45

| note5 = DD Smash

| extra5 = The Optimist

| title6 = Guilty

| length6 = 4:45

| note6 = DD Smash

| extra6 = The Optimist

| title7 = Slice Of Heaven

| length7 = 4:36

| extra7 = Footrot Flats

| title8 = Oughta Be In Love

| length8 = 3:41

| extra8 = Footrot Flats

| title9 = Loyal

| length9 = 4:35

| extra9 = Loyal

| title10 = Love You Like I Should

| length10 = 3:33

| extra10 = Loyal

| title11 = Belle Of The Ball

| length11 = 3:57

| extra11 = Lament for the Numb

| title12 = Lament For The Numb

| length12 = 3:30

| extra12 = Lament for the Numb

| title13 = Language

| length13 = 3:29

| extra13 = Twist

| title14 = Naked Flame

| length14 = 4:46

| extra14 = Twist

| title15 = Hanging In The Wire

| length15 = 3:04

| extra15 = The Islander

| title16 = Beside You

| length16 = 3:42

| extra16 = The Islander

| title17 = Hallelujah Song

| length17 = 4:14

| extra17 = The Islander

| title18 = Madeleine Avenue

| length18 = 3:46

| extra18 = this album only

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References

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