Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Stereophonics | ||||
Released | 10 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | Late 1992–Early 2008 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | V2 [Vox Populi Records] RMG Chart (Ireland) Sony Music (France) Rough Trade (Germany) Universal Music (Indonesia) | |||
Producer | Bird & Bush, Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe | |||
Stereophonics chronology | ||||
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Singles from Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics | ||||
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Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics is a compilation album of greatest hits by Stereophonics. It features tracks from all six of the band's previous albums, beginning from the 1997 debut release, Word Gets Around, all the way through to 2007's Pull the Pin, plus two brand new songs, "You're My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". "You're My Star" was also released as a single.
The two-disc album features five songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, seven songs from Performance and Cocktails, seven songs from Word Gets Around, four songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, six songs from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, four songs from Pull the Pin, one song from Reload, two b-sides, two non-album singles and two new songs for this album. The one-disc album features five songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, four songs from Performance and Cocktails, four songs from Word Gets Around, three songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, one song from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, one song from Pull the Pin and two new songs for this album.
Critical response
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BBC | (positive)[2] |
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PopMatters | 5/10 |
Decade in the Sun received generally favourable reviews. Writing for the BBC, Sophie Bruce wrote a positive review. She labelled the album as a "fantastic selection sure to thrill Stereophonics superfans and new recruits alike" but criticised the band's choice of excluding "Madame Helga" and "Moviestar",[2] two of their greatest hits in the UK.[4] At Contactmusic.com, Alex Lai praised the compilation, particularly disc two's track selection for not "just throw[ing] in the singles that didn't make the regular release." Lai summarised that the album "act[s] as a good metaphor for Stereophonics."[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic found the band's evolution "effective" and "entertaining". In the negative however, he called the album "too comprehensive to be entertaining" and described the tracks as dragging "its heels over 20 tracks that all sound huge and hookless." Erlewine concluded the album shows listeners "why Stereophonics never translated across the Atlantic."[1]
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 2 with sales of 67,073 in the UK. The album is available in a 20-track edition, 40-track 2-CD Deluxe edition and DVD edition containing all the band's music videos, best live performances and some extra footage. With sales of 528,000 it was the 13th biggest selling album of 2008 in the UK. As of 16 March 2013, it had sold 1,044,219 copies in the United Kingdom.[6] To date the album has spent 161 weeks in the top 100 UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Kelly Jones (except "Handbags and Gladrags", written by Mike d'Abo)
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Dakota" | Kelly Jones | Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) | 4:12 |
2. | "The Bartender and the Thief" | Jones, Richard Jones, Stuart Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 2:54 |
3. | "Just Looking" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 4:13 |
4. | "Have a Nice Day" | Jones | Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) | 3:24 |
5. | "Local Boy in the Photograph" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 3:22 |
6. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:33 |
7. | "Superman" (single edit) | Jones | Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) | 3:52 |
8. | "Pick a Part That's New" | Jones | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 3:34 |
9. | "My Own Worst Enemy" | Jones, Adam Zindani | New song | 3:35 |
10. | "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 3:50 |
11. | "You're My Star" | Jones | New song | 4:05 |
12. | "Mr. Writer" (single edit) | Jones, Marshall Bird | Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) | 5:19 |
13. | "Step on My Old Size Nines" | Jones | Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) | 4:00 |
14. | "Devil" | Jones | Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) | 4:40 |
15. | "It Means Nothing" | Jones | Pull the Pin (2007) | 3:49 |
16. | "A Thousand Trees" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 3:03 |
17. | "Vegas Two Times" (single edit) | Jones | Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) | 3:39 |
18. | "Traffic" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 4:54 |
19. | "More Life in a Tramps Vest" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 2:20 |
20. | "Handbags and Gladrags" | Mike d'Abo | 2002 re-release of Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) | 4:37 |
All lyrics are written by Kelly Jones (except tracks 6 and 17)
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Madame Helga" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 3:55 |
2. | "Bank Holiday Monday" | Jones | Pull the Pin (2007) | 3:15 |
3. | "Rewind" | Jones | Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) | 4:46 |
4. | "My Friends" | Jones | Pull the Pin (2007) | 3:35 |
5. | "Climbing the Wall" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:55 |
6. | "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (with Tom Jones) | Randy Newman | Reload (1999) | 3:00 |
7. | "Since I Told You It's Over" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:43 |
8. | "Moviestar" | Jones | 2004 re-release of You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:14 |
9. | "Not Up to You" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 4:38 |
10. | "Getaway" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:09 |
11. | "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 4:29 |
12. | "Carrot Cake and Wine" | Jones, Jones, Cable | B-side on "A Thousand Trees" (1997) | 4:37 |
13. | "Billy Davey's Daughter" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 3:45 |
14. | "Raymond's Shop" | Jones, Jones, Cable | B-side on "More Life in a Tramps Vest" (1997) | 3:05 |
15. | "Stone" | Jones | Pull the Pin (2007) | 4:17 |
16. | "I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back)" | Jones | You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) | 4:37 |
17. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (with Jools Holland) | Ewan MacColl | B-side on "Handbags and Gladrags" (2001) | 3:55 |
18. | "Same Size Feet" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Word Gets Around (1997) | 4:00 |
19. | "She Takes Her Clothes Off" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 3:15 |
20. | "Hurry Up and Wait" | Jones, Jones, Cable | Performance and Cocktails (1999) | 4:40 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA)[17] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
DVD
Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics | ||||
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Released | 10 November 2008 | |||
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Length | 195:00 | |||
Label | V2 | |||
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Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics is a DVD released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, coinciding with their greatest hits album of the same name. The DVD features all music videos from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around, up to 2007's Pull the Pin, as well as the video for "You're My Star."
Track listing
- More Life in a Tramps Vest
- A Thousand Trees
- Traffic
- Local Boy in the Photograph (1998 version)
- The Bartender and the Thief
- Just Looking
- Pick a Part That's New
- I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
- Hurry Up and Wait
- Mama Told Me Not to Come
- Mr. Writer
- Have A Nice Day
- Step on My Old Size Nines
- Handbags and Gladrags
- Vegas Two Times
- Madame Helga
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Since I Told You It's Over
- Moviestar
- Dakota
- Superman
- Devil
- Rewind
- It Means Nothing
- You're My Star
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). "Stereophonics Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b Bruce, Sophie (2008). "Stereophonics Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics Review". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Klaus, Thomas (2008). "Edle Retrospektive von Wayne Rooneys Lieblingsband". laut.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "STEREOPHONICS". Official Charts Company. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Lai, Alex. "Stereophonics – Decade in the Sun Album Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "DING DONG! IT'S KELL'S BELLES", The Sun, 22 December 2008, archived from the original on 27 March 2009
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Stereophonics – Best Of – Decade in the Sun" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Stereophonics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Chart 2011" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Stereophonics – Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
External links
- Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics at Stereophonics.com
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- Kelly Jones
- Richard Jones
- Adam Zindani
- Jamie Morrison
- Live from London EP
- Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
- "Local Boy in the Photograph"
- "More Life in a Tramps Vest"
- "A Thousand Trees"
- "Traffic"
- "The Bartender and the Thief"
- "Just Looking"
- "Pick a Part That's New"
- "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
- "Hurry Up and Wait"
- "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
- "Mr. Writer"
- "Have a Nice Day"
- "Step on My Old Size Nines"
- "Handbags and Gladrags"
- "Vegas Two Times"
- "Madame Helga"
- "Maybe Tomorrow"
- "Since I Told You It's Over"
- "Moviestar"
- "Dakota"
- "Superman"
- "Devil"
- "Rewind"
- "It Means Nothing"
- "My Friends"
- "You're My Star"
- "Innocent"
- "Could You Be the One?"
- "In a Moment"
- "Indian Summer"
- "Graffiti on the Train"
- "We Share the Same Sun"
- "C'est la Vie"
- "I Wanna Get Lost with You"
- "Song for the Summer"
- "Chaos from the Top Down"
- "Fly Like an Eagle"
- "Bust This Town"
- "Don't Let the Devil Take Another Day"
- "Hungover For You"
- "Hanging on Your Hinges"
- "Do Ya Feel My Love?"
- "Forever"
- "Right Place Right Time"
- "When You See It"
- Live at Cardiff Castle
- Performance and Cocktails: Live at Morfa Stadium
- A Day at the Races
- Call Us What You Want but Don't Call Us in the Morning
- Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
- Rewind
- Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
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