Greatest Hits

David Gray | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Label: ATO Records
• Copyright: (P) 2007 IHT Records
• Total Length: 59:45
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• ASIN: B0011YV2MO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,661 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Treasure Trove, December 4, 2007

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Dogville (Sunny Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

One might argue that David Gray's claim to fame must be his 1998 album White Ladder which spawned such deserving hits as Babylon, Please Forgive Me, This Year's Love and Sail Away, all of which are represented on the collection of hits. Actually there's more. The title of the disc is a little off. It's more a best-of though incomplete, which is not too surprising.

However, as an intro to Gray's mastery, this 1-disc set suffices. His essential songs are culled from Ladder and the two follow-up, A New Day at Midnight and Life in Slow Motion. There's the incredibly sensitive Be Mine and the heart-aching The One I Love. Older and less known material shows up in the form of a live version of Shine and Flame Turned Blue, both of which cannot do enough justice to Gray's earlier works. The bitter song Slow Motion from his last album is sorely missing. Of course, the two cursory new tracks, You're the World to Me and Destroyer rounds up the disc. (B+)

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A successful formula., November 26, 2007

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sellnotsell (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

David Gray's "Greatest Hits" contains fourteen songs that span his musical career and throws together eleven of his sixteen singles to date, one new; a second previously-unreleased song; and a couple of album tracks.
Needless to say, the majority stem from his most popular albums but there are a few that showcase a talent that was left overlooked for some time.
One such track is "Flame Turns Blue", a song originally recorded in 1999 that appears on the Lost Songs 95-98 record.
It begins with an acoustic guitar accompanying Gray's stark vocals and slow-builds into an absolutely beautiful ballad, complete with pianos and drums. It's one of those tracks you'll wish you'd discovered earlier and is a highlight of the "Greatest Hits" collection.
Likewise, Caroline, a track that is "eccentric" by Gray's own admission, having been written on his computer using lots of blips and bleeps and drum machine sounds. It works surprisingly well.
The new single "You're The World To Me" kicks things off in typically solid fashion, effectively showcasing the epic sweep and emotive power of the artist's songwriting and vocals. It nods to the brilliance of White Ladder but is unlikely to have the impact "Babylon" had on the masses.
And then the hits speak for themselves.
"Babylon" hasn't really shown any sign of ageing, "Please Forgive Me" continues to stir the emotions, "Be Mine" is a rousing love anthem, "This Year's Love" remains one for the hopeless romantics, and "Sail Away" offers one of two knee-tremblers, along with "The Other Side".
And a live recording of "Shine" also provides a welcome reminder of why Gray is considered such a terrific live artist too.
There are some omissions that would have fit in well with the existing selection on the greatest hits compilation, such as "Slow Motion" or some of his earlier works such as "Faster Sooner Now".
This fine compilation is predictably satisfying to fans of David Gray. However, assuming that the hardcore followers will already own his fourth album - arguably his best work ever - "Greatest Hits" album is probably more something aimed at the peripheral admirers of the singer.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What can I say it's David Gray, November 12, 2007

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little_voices_say - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I already own all these songs on previous ablums with the exception of tracks 1 and 14. The ablum itself it worh it for those tracks alone. "The world to me" and "Destroyer" are new tracks by David Gray and what I hope is a sign of what maybe a full lenght ablum in the near future. David Gray's music is amazing and very under rated. This collection of "Greatest Hits" can allow anyone who has never heard DG music to hear his music at its best.