The Story So Far (Keith Urban album)
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The Story So Far is a greatest hits album released by Keith Urban in Australia in May 2012.
Background
In October 2011, Keith Urban was announced as being a judge on the Australian version of The Voice.[2] The series commenced in April 2012 and, to coincide with this, an Australian and New Zealand only greatest hits compilation titled The Story So Far was released. It features 19 tracks from the Grammy Award and ARIA Award winning artist's albums Get Closer, Defying Gravity, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, Be Here and Golden Road.
It was released on 11 May 2012 and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA chart and was the 19th biggest selling album in Australia in 2012.[3]
Track listing
The Story So Far has 19 tracks.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kiss a Girl" | Monty Powell, Keith Urban | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Long Hot Summer" | Richard Marx, Urban | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Somebody Like You" (radio remix) | John Shanks, Urban | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Making Memories of Us" (radio single edit) | Rodney Crowell | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Days Go By" | Powell, Urban | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Put You in a Song" | Sarah Buxton, Jedd Hughes, Urban | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Without You" | Dave Pahanish, Joe West | 3:56 |
| 8. | "You Look Good in My Shirt" | Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Stupid Boy" | Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Buxton | 6:21 |
| 10. | "Once in a Lifetime" (radio edit) | Shanks, Urban | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Sweet Thing" | Powell, Urban | 3:50 |
| 12. | "You'll Think of Me" (single edit) | Darrell Brown, Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy | 3:51 |
| 13. | "I Told You So" (single edit) | Urban | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Only You Can Love Me This Way" | Steve McEwan, John Reid | 4:08 |
| 15. | "You're My Better Half" (single edit) | Shanks, Urban | 4:12 |
| 16. | "Tonight I Wanna Cry" | Powell, Urban | 4:19 |
| 17. | "For You" | Powell, Urban | 4:49 |
| 18. | "Raining on Sunday" (single edit) | Brown, Radney Foster | 3:54 |
| 19. | "Better Life" | Marx, Urban | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 80:50 | ||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012–14) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 26 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 19 |
| Chart (2013) | Position |
| Australian Albums Chart[7] | 74 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
| Australian Albums Chart[8] | 94 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Cameron Adams (12 May 2012). "Keith Urban hits a high note with greatest hits album The Story So Far reaching No.1". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Keith Urban – The Story So Far (2012) Review". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Keith Urban - The Story So Far". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Keith Urban - The Story So Far". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/delta-goodrem-and-keith-urban-to-star-in-the-voice/story-e6frf9ho-1226166208200
- ^ a b "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Keith Urban – The Story So Far". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Keith Urban – The Story So Far". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|work=at position 1 (help) - ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|work=at position 1 (help) - ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.