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Singles
Greatest hits album by
Alison Moyet
Released22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)
Recorded1982–1995
GenrePop
Length74:46
LabelColumbia
Alison Moyet chronology
Essex
(1994) 		Singles
(1995) 		The Essential Alison Moyet
(2001)

Singles is the first greatest hits album by English singer Alison Moyet, released on 22 May 1995 by Columbia Records.[1] 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, again in 2000 as a one-disc set under the title Best of The Best: Gold and a third time in 2001 as The Essential Alison Moyet with a slightly revised track listing.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Baltimore Sun(favorable)[3]
Spin(favorable)[4]
  1. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) – 3:19
    • Previously unreleased
  2. "Only You" (Vince Clarke) – 3:12
  3. "Nobody's Diary" (Moyet) – 4:31
  4. "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
  5. "Love Resurrection" (Steve Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 3:52
    • From 1984 album Alf
  6. "All Cried Out" (7" Edit) (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 3:42
    • From 1984 album Alf
  7. "Invisible" (Lamont Dozier) – 4:08
    • From 1984 album Alf
  8. "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) – 3:05
    • 1985 non-album single
  9. "Is This Love?" (Jean Guiot, Moyet) – 4:01
  10. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (Michael Ward, Robert E. Clarke ) – 3:33
  11. "Ordinary Girl" (7" Edit) (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) – 3:08
  12. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 2:51
    • 1987 non-album single
  13. "It Won't Be Long" (Pete Glenister, Moyet) – 4:09
  14. "Wishing You Were Here" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:58
  15. "This House" (Moyet) – 3:55
  16. "Falling" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:39
  17. "Whispering Your Name" (Single Mix) (Jules Shear) – 3:49
  18. "Getting into Something" (Glenister, Moyet) – 4:15
  19. "Ode to Boy II" (Moyet) – 2:57
  20. "Solid Wood" (Moyet) – 4:38
    • Previously unreleased

Singles/Live bonus disc (Live)

  1. "Getting into Something" (Glenister, Moyet) – 5:16
  2. "Chain of Fools" (Covay) – 5:05
  3. "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) – 4:43
  4. "All Cried Out" (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) – 4:08
  5. "Dorothy" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:24
  6. "Falling" (Glenister, Moyet) – 3:44
  7. "Ode to Boy" (Moyet) – 3:07
  8. "Is This Love?" (Guiot, Moyet) – 3:59
  9. "Nobody's Diary" (Moyet) – 4:30
  10. "Whispering Your Name" (Shear) – 3:53
  11. "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

  • 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

Certifications

Certifications for Singles
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "CD Album: Alison Moyet - Singles (1995)".
  2. ^ "AllMusic review".
  3. ^ Considine, J.D. (21 July 1995). "On Record". The Baltimore Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via Gainesville Sun.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 1995). "Heavy Rotation". Spin. p. 44. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 25. 24 June 1995. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 26. 1 July 1995. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  19. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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