Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
David Gray
Released12 November 2007
Recorded1993–2007
GenreRock
Length59:45
LabelAtlantic (UK)
ATO Records, IHT (US)
ProducerDavid 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 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,"[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 (2007).

As of November 2016, the album has sold 353,936 copies in the UK.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're the World to Me"Gray3:37
2."Babylon" (New Remix)Gray3:38
3."The One I Love"Gray, McClune3:29
4."Please Forgive Me"Gray5:35
5."Be Mine" (Single Remix)Gray, McClune3:52
6."Hospital Food"Gray, Malone4:44
7."This Year's Love"Gray4:05
8."Alibi"Gray4:34
9."Sail Away"Gray5:15
10."Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo)Gray4:42
11."Caroline"Gray3:39
12."The Other Side"Gray4:29
13."Flame Turns Blue"Gray4:51
14."Destroyer"Gray3:18
Japan-only bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Dead in the Water"Gray3:07
16."Falling Down the Mountainside"Gray4:50
Barnes & Noble exclusive bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One with the Birds"Oldham5:24
2."In the Morning"Gibb3:10

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 353,936[11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Young, James. "BBC - Music - Review of David Gray - Greatest Hits". Bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ www.t75.org. "IndieLondon: David Gray - Greatest Hits - Your London Reviews". Indielondon.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "In the News review". Inthenews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Administrator, men (20 November 2007). "David Gray - Greatest Hits (Atlantic)". Manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Starpulse". Starpulse.com.
  7. ↑ "David Gray: The world to him video interview on stv.tv". Stv.tv. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "David's 'joyous' new music – Virgin Media". Musicnews.virginmedia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  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.
  11. 1 2 Jones, Alan (4 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: James Arthur tops albums chart with Back from the Edge". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 119.}
  13. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography David Gray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Charts.nz – David Gray – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – David Gray – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "British album certifications – David Gray – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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