Greatest Hits (David Gray album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by David Gray
Released	12 November 2007
Recorded	1993–2007
Genre	Rock
Length	59:45
Label	Atlantic (UK) ATO Records, IHT (US)
Producer	David 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
Source	Rating
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, 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,[9] 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"),[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're the World to Me"	Gray	3:37
2.	"Babylon" (New Remix)	Gray	3:38
3.	"The One I Love"	Gray, McClune	3:29
4.	"Please Forgive Me"	Gray	5:35
5.	"Be Mine" (Single Remix)	Gray, McClune	3:52
6.	"Hospital Food"	Gray, Malone	4:44
7.	"This Year's Love"	Gray	4:05
8.	"Alibi"	Gray	4:34
9.	"Sail Away"	Gray	5:15
10.	"Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo)	Gray	4:42
11.	"Caroline"	Gray	3:39
12.	"The Other Side"	Gray	4:29
13.	"Flame Turns Blue"	Gray	4:51
14.	"Destroyer"	Gray	3:18

Japan-only bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Dead in the Water"	Gray	3:07
16.	"Falling Down the Mountainside"	Gray	4:50

Barnes & Noble exclusive bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One with the Birds"	Oldham	5:24
2.	"In the Morning"	Gibb	3:10

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2007) Peak position Australian (ARIA Charts)[12] 61 Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 15 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 38 Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 11

Year-end charts Annual chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2007) Position UK Albums (OCC)[18] 86

Certifications and sales

Certification and sales figures for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified 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.
3. t75.org. "IndieLondon: David Gray – Greatest Hits – Your London Reviews". Indielondon.co.uk.
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.^[permanent dead link‍]
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. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
11. 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.