| The Best of the Proclaimers | ||||
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| Released | 15 April 2002 2 April 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1983-2002 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
| Label | Persevere | |||
| Producer | The Proclaimers | |||
| The Proclaimers chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic[1] | |
- Sunshine on Leith is the second studio album by Scottish folk rock duo The Proclaimers, released in August 1988 though Chrysalis Records. The record spawned four singles: 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)', which topped charts in Australia, New Zealand and Iceland; 'Sunshine on Leith', a ballad that has become an anthem for Scottish football club Hibernian F.C.; the No. 3 Australian hit.
- Persevere is the fourth studio album by Scottish folk rock duo The Proclaimers, released in 2001 on their own label Persevere Records, as a comeback album after seven years of low profile. The album's first single featured 'There's a Touch', 'A Land Fit for Zeros' and 'They Really Do' (not included in the album).
The Best of the Proclaimers is a compilation album by Scottish band The Proclaimers released in 2002 and re-released in 2007.
Three tracks ('The Doodle Song', 'Ghost of Love', and 'Lady Luck') were newly recorded for the compilation.
The album's sleeve notes were written by the comedian and Proclaimers fan Matt Lucas.
The Proclaimers song lyrics collection. Browse 384 lyrics and 516 The Proclaimers albums. The Proclaimers are a Scottish music duo composed of twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962). They are best known for their songs I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), Sunshine on Leith, I'm On My Way, and Letter from America, and for their singing style with a Scottish accent. The band tours e. Artist Biography by Timothy Monger As the Proclaimers, identical twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid rose to global success in the late '80s, playing a charismatic amalgam of rock, folk, soul, and country sung in close brotherly harmony and proudly bearing their thick Scottish accents.
Critical reception[edit]
The Best of The Proclaimers attracted some positive reception. Hal Horowitz of AllMusic asserted the compilation to be 'near-faultless', describing it as an almost-perfect 'summary of their most significant songs'; acknowledging it to be the 'only [Proclaimers album] any but die-hard fans will need'.[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | 'Letter from America' | This Is the Story | 4:00 |
| 2. | 'There's a Touch' | Persevere | 3:14 |
| 3. | 'Let's Get Married' | Hit the Highway | 4:20 |
| 4. | 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' | Sunshine on Leith | 3:37 |
| 5. | 'The Doodle Song' | Previously unissued | |
| 6. | 'I'm on My Way' | Sunshine on Leith | 3:43 |
| 7. | 'King of the Road' | Sunshine on Leith | 2:46 |
| 8. | 'Ghost of Love' | Previously unissued | |
| 9. | 'Throw the 'R' Away' | This Is the Story | 2:44 |
| 10. | 'What Makes You Cry?' | Hit the Highway | 2:50 |
| 11. | 'Sunshine on Leith' | Sunshine on Leith | 5:14 |
| 12. | 'When You're in Love' | Persevere | 3:15 |
| 13. | 'Cap in Hand' | Sunshine on Leith | 3:22 |
| 14. | 'I Want to Be a Christian' | Hit the Highway | 2:05 |
| 15. | 'Act of Remembrance' | Persevere | 5:03 |
| 16. | 'Lady Luck' | Previously unissued | |
| 17. | 'Make My Heart Fly' | This Is the Story | 2:28 |
| 18. | 'The Light' | Hit the Highway | 3:10 |
| 19. | 'The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues' | This Is the Story | 3:04 |
| 20. | 'Oh Jean' | Sunshine on Leith | 5:54 |
| 21. | 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief version) (Bonus track on 2007 version)' | Sunshine on Leith (original) |
Chart[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] | 41 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 5 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References[edit]
- ^ abHorowitz, Hal. 'The Best of the Proclaimers - Review'. AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^'Charts.nz – The Proclaimers – The Best of...'. Hung Medien.
- ^'The Proclaimers | Artist | Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart.
- ^'British album certifications – The Proclaimers – The Best Of'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 December 2019.Select albums in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type The Best Of in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
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