Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)

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Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
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Greatest hits album by
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Released11 June 2021
StudioVarious
GenreRock
Length79:09
LabelSour Mash
Producer
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds chronology
Blue Moon Rising
(2020) 		Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
(2021)
Singles from Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
  1. "We're on Our Way Now"
    Released: 29 April 2021
  2. "Flying on the Ground"
    Released: 7 June 2021

Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) is a compilation album by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. It was released on 11 June 2021 by Sour Mash Records. The album was curated and compiled by Noel Gallagher.[1] The standard 2-CD version of the album includes tracks from the band's first three albums, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011), Chasing Yesterday (2015) and Who Built the Moon? (2017), and the three EPs Black Star Dancing (2019), This Is the Place (2019) and Blue Moon Rising (2020), plus two previously unreleased tracks, "We're on Our Way Now" and "Flying on the Ground", the former of which was released as a single the same day as the announcement of the album, on 29 April 2021.[2] A deluxe edition includes a third CD of alternative versions, instrumental versions and remixes of various tracks.

In an interview with Apple Music, Gallagher said that Best of Bee Gees is one of his favourite albums and that it inspired the cover of Back the Way We Came.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Irish Examiner4/5 stars[6]
The Irish Times2/5 stars[7]

Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher.

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody's on the Run"5:31
2."The Death of You and Me"3:28
3."AKA... What a Life!"4:23
4."If I Had a Gun..."4:09
5."In the Heat of the Moment"3:30
6."Riverman"5:43
7."Lock All the Doors"3:42
8."The Dying of the Light"5:07
9."Ballad of the Mighty I"5:09
10."We're on Our Way Now"4:07
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Black Star Dancing"4:22
2."Holy Mountain"3:56
3."A Dream Is All I Need to Get By"4:08
4."This Is the Place"4:17
5."It's a Beautiful World"5:19
6."Blue Moon Rising"3:44
7."Dead in the Water (Live at RTÉ 2FM Studios, Dublin)"5:21
8."Flying on the Ground"3:13
Total length:79:09
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."It's a Beautiful World (Instrumental)"5:23
2."If I Had a Gun... (Acoustic Version)"4:07
3."Black Star Dancing (Skeleton Key Remix)"4:14
4."Black Star Dancing (12" Mix Instrumental)"4:38
5."The Man Who Built the Moon (Acoustic Version)"4:31
6."International Magic (Demo)"5:17
7."Blue Moon Rising (Sons of the Desert Remix)"7:05
8."The Dying of the Light (Acoustic Version)"5:13
9."This Is the Place (Skeleton Key Remix)"3:05
10."This Is the Place (Instrumental)"4:17
11."Black Star Dancing (The Reflex Revision)"10:06
12."Be Careful What You Wish For (Instrumental)"5:41
Total length:62:17

Charts[]

Chart performance for Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 51
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 164
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 12
Irish Albums (OCC)[15] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 48
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 24
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 61
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011 - 2021) Double Heavyweight Picture Disc (Exclusive) + A4 Print (Exclusive) on Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Official Store Official Online Store". store.noelgallagher.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ Richards, Will (29 April 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds announce Greatest Hits album with new track 'We're On Our Way Now'". NME. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ Noel Gallagher: Evolution Since Oasis, Meeting Bruce Springsteen and Best Of Album | Apple Music, retrieved 2021-06-13
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (11 June 2021). "Back the Way We Came, Vol. 1: 2011-2021 – Noel Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ Hansen, Susan (4 June 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011–2021)". Clash. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Power, Ed (10 June 2021). "Album reviews: Noel Gallagher flies high with greatest hits, while Biig Piig makes her mark". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (4 June 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011–2021) – A bit of a swizz". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 July 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1635. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 July 2021. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came - Vol. 1 2011-2021 - The Best Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came - Vol. 1 2011-2021 - The Best Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came: Vol. 1 - 2011-2021" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Albums (Week 24, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came - Vol. 1 2011-2021 - The Best Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 11.6.2021 al 17.6.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/06/16". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-06-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back the Way We Came - Vol. 1 2011-2021 - The Best of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back the Way We Came - Vol. 1 2011-2021 - The Best of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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