Greatest Hits (David Gray album)

Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = compilation album
Artist = David Gray


Released = November 12, 2007 (UK)
November 13, 2007 (US)
Recorded = 1993-2007
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = David Gray
Reviews =
*"IndieLondon" Rating|4|5 [http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/david-gray-greatest-hits link]
*"Allmusic" Rating|3.5|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fqxzthld0e link]
*"Starpulse.com" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Gray,_David/Discography/album/P81729/R1216412/ link]
*"Manchester Evening News" Rating|3|5 [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/album_reviews/s/1025056_david_gray__greatest_hits_atlantic link]
*"In the News" rating-10|6 [http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/rockindie/david-gray-greatest-hits-$1165907$1165907.htm link]
*"BBC" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/rxgb/ link]
Last album = "" (2007)
This album = "Greatest Hits"
(2007)
Next album =

"Greatest Hits" is a compilation album by David Gray, dating back to his first album "A Century Ends" from 1993 through his 2005 album "Life in Slow Motion", and includes two new songs: the first single "You're the World to Me" and "Destroyer."

In interviews, Gray has described the new single "You're the World to Me" as "joyous" and "unselfconscious" [ [http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/display?id=opencms:/out/music/new_interviews/stv__Music__David_Gray_video_interview_20071105 David Gray: The world to him] video interview on stv.tv] and called his new "Greatest Hits" album: "a bag of happy shit." [ [http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=32599 David's 'joyous' new music - Virgin Media] ]

Track listing

# "You're the World to Me"
# "Babylon"
# "The One I Love"
# "Please Forgive Me"
# "Be Mine"
# "Hospital Food"
# "This Year's Love"
# "Alibi"
# "Sail Away"
# "Shine" (Live at the Hammersmith Apollo)
# "Caroline"
# "The Other Side"
# "Flame Turns Blue"
# "Destroyer"

All tracks are their original album versions rather than the single remixes, except for "Be Mine" which is the single remix, "Babylon", which is a new mix, and "Shine". Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used. The live recording is from David Gray's Live in Slow Motion DVD.

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