Singles (Alison Moyet album)

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Singles
Alison Moyet - Singles.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Alison Moyet
Released22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)[1]
Recorded1982–1995
GenrePop
Length74:46 (Germany: 73:06)
LabelColumbia/Sony Music Entertainment
Alison Moyet chronology
Essex
(1994) 		Singles
(1995) 		The Essential Alison Moyet
(2001)
Alternative cover
Re-release, two-disc set
Re-release, two-disc set

Singles is the first greatest hits album of singer Alison Moyet, released in 1995. 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 electro-pop band Yazoo.

The album was re-released by Sony the following year as a two-disc set, Singles/Live, the second disc being a live recording of Alison 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
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
  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

Production[]

  • Pete Glenister – producer (tracks: 1, 13, 14, 19)
  • Mark Saunders – producer (track: 1)
  • Eric Radcliffe – producer (tracks 2–4)
  • Yazoo – producers (tracks 2–4)
  • Steve Jolley – producer (tracks: 5–7)
  • Tony Swain – producer (tracks: 5–7)
  • Pete Wingfield – producer (track: 8)
  • Jimmy Iovine – producer (tracks: 9-11)
  • Manu Guiot – producer (track: 9)
  • Steve Brown – producer (track: 12)
  • Dave Dix – producer (track: 15)
  • Ian Broudie – producer (tracks: 16–18)

Track listing Live (1996)[]

  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.

Non-album tracks, Singles era[]

  • "Blue" 2:53
  • "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" (Remix of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") – 4:11
  • "Our Colander Eyes" – 4:21 (withdrawn 1996 single)

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/4806632
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
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  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alison Moyet – Singles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alison Moyet – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Alison Moyet – Singles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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