Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits
| Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Faithless | ||||
| Released |
16 May 2005 (UK) 26 July 2005 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Various | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, EDM | |||
| Length | 75:26 | |||
| Label |
Cheeky Records UK / Arista Records US / Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Rollo Armstrong | |||
| Faithless chronology | ||||
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Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album from the dance music group Faithless. It features all their released singles (other than "Take The Long Way Home"), plus three additional new tracks ("Fatty Boo", "Reasons (Saturday Night)", and "Why Go?" (2005 remix featuring Estelle).
Forever Faithless was the best selling dance album of 2005. It has sold 1,381,407 copies as of October 2015.[1]
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| AllMusic |    link |
| ARTISTdirect | link |
| Gigwise | link |
| deo2 | link |
Track listing UK version
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Insomnia (Monster Mix)" (from Reverence) | 8:41 |
| 2. | "Mass Destruction" (from No Roots) | 3:32 |
| 3. | "God Is a DJ" (from Sunday 8PM) | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Don’t Leave" (featuring Pauline Taylor and Dido) (from Reverence) | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Muhammad Ali" (from Outrospective) | 3:56 |
| 6. | "We Come 1" (from Outrospective) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Reverence" (from Reverence) | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Salva Mea" (from Reverence) | 10:47 |
| 9. | "One Step Too Far" (from Outrospective) | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Bring My Family Back" (from Sunday 8PM) | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Miss U Less, See U More" (featuring LSK) (from No Roots) | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Tarantula" (from Outrospective) | 6:39 |
| 13. | "Fatty Boo" (featuring The Hiites) (Previously unreleased) | 5:58 |
| 14. | "Reasons (Saturday Night)" (featuring Ian Dury) (Previously unreleased) | 3:37 |
| 15. | "Why Go? (2005 Remix)" (featuring Estelle) (Previously unreleased) | 3:17 |
| 16. | "I Want More" (featuring Nina Simone) (from No Roots) | 4:00 |
Track listing US version
Released on Arista Records, the American version of Faithless's Greatest Hits CD doesn't have "Fatty Boo". But it is an Enhanced Disc with a bonus music video of the 2005 version of "Why Go".
Initial US pressings contained MediaMax CD-3 copy protection, but this was abandoned after the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal.
Song versions
Except "Insomnia" and "Salva Mea", the chart versions of each song are included, not the full length – this was necessary to fit all the tracks into 1 hour 20 minutes.
| Preceded by Heart and Soul by Steve Brookstein |
UK number one album 29 May 2005 – 4 June 2005 |
Succeeded by Demon Days by Gorillaz |
DVD
| Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Video by Faithless | ||||
| Released | 16 May 2005 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, EDM | |||
| Length | 59:59 | |||
| Label |
Cheeky Records/ Sony BMG UK | |||
| Producer | Faithless | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (not rated) link |
Alongside the CD a DVD was also released containing the promotional videos used for Faithless singles. The DVD however disappointed many fans as some videos were missing. These were: "Salva Mea '95", "Reverence", "If Lovin' You is Wrong", "Bring My Family Back" (German version feat. Sabrina Setlur), "Why Go?" (Boy George Version), "Why Go?" (Estelle Version), "Muhammad Ali" (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix Video) and "Miss U Less, See U More".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Salva Mea ['97 Video Version]" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Don't Leave [Video Version]" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Insomnia [Video Version]" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "God Is a DJ [Video Version]" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Take the Long Way Home [Video Version]" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Bring My Family Back [UK Video Version]" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "We Come 1 [Video Version]" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Muhammad Ali [Video Version]" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Tarantula [Video Version]" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "One Step Too Far [Video Version]" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Mass Destruction [Video Version]" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "I Want More [Video Version]" | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Hexstatic Video-Mash-Up (Mix of Above Videos) [Megamix]" | 15:16 |
References
- ↑ Jones, Alan (16 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Faithless only need 12,341 sales to top album chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 17 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
External links
- Forever Faithless at Discogs (list of releases)
- Official site