Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)

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Films About Ghosts
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Greatest hits album by
Counting Crows
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Recorded1993–2003
GenreAlternative rock
Length75:36 (US) 76:40 (UK)
LabelGeffen
ProducerDavid Bryson, T Bone Burnett, Dennis Herring, Steve Lillywhite, David Lowery, Gil Norton, Brendan O'Brien
Counting Crows chronology
Hard Candy
(2002) 		Films About Ghosts
(2004) 		New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall 2003
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 stars[2]
Uncut4/5 stars[3][4]

Films About Ghosts (The Best of...) is a compilation album by the popular alternative rock band Counting Crows. It was released by Geffen Records on November 2, 2004. The album contains songs from all of their studio albums. The album takes its name from a line in "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby": "If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts."

Track listing[]

United States version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angels of the Silences" (from Recovering the Satellites)Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham3:39
2."Round Here" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, David Bryson, Dave Janusko, Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan5:32
3."Rain King" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson4:17
4."A Long December" (from Recovering the Satellites)Duritz4:58
5."Hanginaround" (from This Desert Life)Duritz, Bryson, Dan Vickrey, Ben Mize4:16
6."Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" (from This Desert Life)Duritz7:46
7."Mr. Jones" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson4:33
8."Recovering the Satellites" (from Recovering the Satellites)Duritz5:25
9."American Girls" (from Hard Candy)Duritz4:35
10."Big Yellow Taxi" (from Hard Candy / with Vanessa Carlton)Joni Mitchell3:46
11."Omaha" (from August and Everything After)Duritz3:41
12."Friend of the Devil" (previously unreleased Grateful Dead cover)Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, John Dawson4:37
13."Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" (from compilation album DGC Rarities Vol.1)Duritz, Bryson3:53
14."Anna Begins" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson, Marty Jones, Toby Hawkins, Lydia Holly4:32
15."Holiday in Spain" (from Hard Candy)Duritz3:50
16."She Don't Want Nobody Near" (previously unreleased)Duritz, Brendan O'Brien3:08
17."Accidentally in Love" (from Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack)Adam Duritz3:08
UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angels of the Silences" (from Recovering the Satellites)Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham3:39
2."Round Here" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, David Bryson, Dave Janusko, Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan5:32
3."Rain King" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson4:17
4."A Long December" (from Recovering the Satellites)Duritz4:58
5."Hanginaround" (from This Desert Life)Duritz, Bryson, Dan Vickrey, Ben Mize4:16
6."Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" (from This Desert Life)Duritz7:46
7."Mr. Jones" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson4:33
8."Recovering the Satellites" (from Recovering the Satellites)Duritz5:25
9."American Girls" (from Hard Candy)Duritz4:35
10."Big Yellow Taxi" (from Hard Candy / with Vanessa Carlton)Joni Mitchell3:46
11."Omaha" (from August and Everything After)Duritz3:41
12."Friend of the Devil" (previously unreleased Grateful Dead cover)Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, John Dawson4:37
13."Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" (from compilation album DGC Rarities Vol.1)Duritz, Bryson3:53
14."Anna Begins" (from August and Everything After)Duritz, Bryson, Marty Jones, Toby Hawkins, Lydia Holly4:32
15."Holiday in Spain" (from Hard Candy)Duritz3:50
16."She Don't Want Nobody Near" (previously unreleased)Duritz, Brendan O'Brien3:08
17."" (from New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall)Dan Vickrey, Patrick Winningham, Jeff Trott4:12

Later versions of this disc include "Accidentally in Love", the Crows' hit single from the soundtrack of DreamWorks Animation Studios' Shrek 2 (2004). The Dutch version of this album includes a new version of "Holiday in Spain", recorded as a duet with Dutch band Bløf. The single, in English and Dutch, went number one in the Netherlands, as did the album after the success of the single.

The original British version contained the song "Blues Run the Game", a cover of a Jackson C. Frank song. The South American version contained the song "4 White Stallions" (Live from Amsterdam) and Enhanced CD data.

This album was released twice in Australia, the second release containing a DVD of live performances. A version with a second disc containing the Music-Video-Edited versions of "American Girls", "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby", "Angels of the Silences", "Round Here", "Daylight Fading", "A Long December" and "Mr. Jones" was also released in the United Kingdom.

Release history[]

Country Date
United States November 25, 2003
United Kingdom January 26, 2004

Charts[]

Album[]

Year Chart Position
2003 US Billboard 200[5] 32
2004 Australian Albums Chart[6] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 73
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 1
UK Albums Chart[9] 15

Single[]

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "Accidentally in Love" UK Singles Chart 28[citation needed]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[10] Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 195. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ "Counting Crows - Films About Ghosts: The Best Of Counting Crows". Uncut: 88–89. February 2004. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  4. ^ "Counting Crows - Films About Ghosts: The Best Of The Counting Crows CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  5. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Counting Crows – Films About Ghosts: The Best Of..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Counting+Crows&titel=Films+About+Ghosts+-+The+Best+Of%2E%2E%2E&cat=a
  9. ^ "Official Charts > Counting Crows". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Couting Crows – Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 13 December 2018. Enter Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...) in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Couting Crows – Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...) in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Couting Crows – Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)". Recording Industry Association of America.

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