Still on Top – The Greatest Hits
2007 greatest hits album by Van Morrison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Still on Top – The Greatest Hits is the third compilation album to be issued by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison in 2007. It was released 22 October 2007 in the UK in a two-CD album with 37 tracks and with a three-CD Digipak limited edition box set also available on initial release of the album in the UK. On 29 October 2007 it was listed at No. 2 on the UK Official Top 75 Albums, his highest charting ever.[7] The album also charted at No. 3 on the Top 75 Albums in Ireland, his highest debut in that country.[8] In its second week of release it topped the Swedish albums chart, and has since been certified gold.
Still on Top – The Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 22 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | Various | |||
Genre | Various | |||
Label | Exile Productions Ltd./Polydor, Exile Productions Ltd./Hip-O, Universal Music Group | |||
Producer | Van Morrison | |||
Van Morrison chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
bbc.co.uk | (unrated)[1] |
IndieLondon | [2] |
Inthenews.co.uk | [3] |
MEN Media | [4] |
Allmusic | [5] |
Tom Hull | A+[6] |
It was released on 6 November 2007, in the U.S. and Canada on a single disc with 21 tracks and is also available as an MP3 download. The single disc album charted at No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 37 in Canada on the Soundscan charts.
The tracks consist of Morrison's biggest hits from 1964 as leader of the Northern Irish band Them through his 2005 release Magic Time. It contains no tracks from Astral Weeks, A Period of Transition, Common One, How Long Has This Been Going On, Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison or You Win Again.