Singles (Alison Moyet album)
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Singles | ||||
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Released | 22 May 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1982–1995 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 74:46 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Alison Moyet chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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The Baltimore Sun | (favorable)[2] |
NME | 7/10[3] |
Spin | (favorable)[4] |
Singles is the first greatest hits album by English singer Alison Moyet, released on 22 May 1995 by Columbia Records.[5] The album includes two previously unreleased tracks, Moyet's version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Solid Wood", as well as a number of hits from the singer's stint in 1980s synth-pop duo Yazoo.
The album was re-released the following year as a two-disc set, Singles/Live, the second disc being a live recording of Moyet on tour, and again in 2000 as a one-disc set under the title Best of The Best: Gold.
Critical reception
[edit]David Quantick of NME called Singles "about as spot-on as an Alison Moyet compilation can be".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) – 3:19
- Previously unreleased
- "Only You" (Vince Clarke) – 3:12
- Performed by Yazoo, from 1982 album Upstairs at Eric's
- "Nobody's Diary" (Moyet) – 4:31
- Performed by Yazoo, from 1983 album You and Me Both
- "Situation" (UK Mix) (Vince Clarke, Alison Moyet) – 2:24
- Performed by Yazoo, a 1982 B-side.
- North American editions have instead "Winter Kills" (Moyet), performed by Yazoo, from 1982 album Upstairs at Eric's
- "Love Resurrection" (Steve Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 3:52
- From 1984 album Alf
- "All Cried Out" (7" Edit) (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 3:42
- From 1984 album Alf
- "Invisible" (Lamont Dozier) – 4:08
- From 1984 album Alf
- "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) – 3:05
- 1985 non-album single
- "Is This Love?" (Jean Guiot, Moyet) – 4:01
- From 1987 album Raindancing
- "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Michael Ward, Robert E. Clarke ) – 3:33
- From 1987 album Raindancing
- "Ordinary Girl" (7" Edit) (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:08
- From 1987 album Raindancing
- "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 2:51
- 1987 non-album single
- "It Won't Be Long" (Pete Glenister, Moyet) – 4:09
- From 1991 album Hoodoo
- "Wishing You Were Here" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:58
- From 1991 album Hoodoo
- "This House" (Moyet) – 3:55
- From 1991 album Hoodoo
- "Falling" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:39
- From 1994 album Essex
- "Whispering Your Name" (Single Mix) (Jules Shear) – 3:49
- From 1994 album Essex
- "Getting into Something" (Glenister, Moyet) – 4:15
- From 1994 album Essex
- "Ode to Boy II" (Moyet) – 2:57
- From 1994 album Essex
- "Solid Wood" (Moyet) – 4:38
- Previously unreleased
Singles/Live bonus disc (Live)
[edit]- "Getting into Something" (Glenister, Moyet) – 5:16
- "Chain of Fools" (Covay) – 5:05
- "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) – 4:43
- "All Cried Out" (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 4:08
- "Dorothy" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:24
- "Falling" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:44
- "Ode to Boy" (Moyet) – 3:07
- "Is This Love?" (Guiot, Moyet) – 3:59
- "Nobody's Diary" (Moyet) – 4:30
- "Whispering Your Name" (Shear) – 3:53
- "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (Casey, Jacobs) – 3:05
- Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.
Personnel
[edit]- Pete Glenister – production (tracks 1, 13, 14, 19)
- Mark Saunders – production (track 1)
- Eric Radcliffe – production (tracks 2–4)
- Yazoo – production (tracks 2–4)
- Steve Jolley – production (tracks 5–7)
- Tony Swain – production (tracks 5–7)
- Pete Wingfield – production (track 8)
- Jimmy Iovine – production (tracks 9-11)
- Manu Guiot – production (track 9)
- Steve Brown – production (track 12)
- Dave Dix – production (track 15)
- Ian Broudie – production (tracks 16–18)
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "AllMusic review".
- ^ Considine, J.D. (21 July 1995). "On Record". The Baltimore Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via Gainesville Sun.
- ^ a b Quantick, David (3 June 1995). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 50. ISSN 0028-6362.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 1995). "Heavy Rotation". Spin. p. 44. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "CD Album: Alison Moyet - Singles (1995)".
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 25. 24 June 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 26. 1 July 1995. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Year End Sales Charts – European Top 100 Albums 1995" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 14. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.