Best of the Soul Years

Best of the Soul Years
Greatest hits album by
Jimmy Barnes
Released14 August 2015
Recorded1990–2015
GenreRock, soul
LabelLiberation Music
Jimmy Barnes chronology
30:30 Hindsight
(2014) 		Best of the Soul Years
(2015) 		Soul Searchin'
(2016)

Best of the Soul Years is a 2015 compilation album by Australian singer-songwriter, Jimmy Barnes. The album is compiled from his three platinum-selling albums of soul and R&B classics; Soul Deep (1991), Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South (2000) and The Rhythm and the Blues (2009). The album also includes two new recordings, "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally".[1] The album was released in Australia on 14 August 2015 and peaked at number 3.[2]

Track listing

CD (Disc 1)/Digital download
  1. "River Deep – Mountain High"
  2. "I Gotcha"
  3. "In the Midnight Hour"
  4. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
  5. "Land of 1000 Dances"
  6. "Mustang Sally"
  7. "Chain of Fools"
  8. "Red Hot"
  9. "Hallelujah I Love Her So"
  10. "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
  11. "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
  12. "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted"
  13. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
  14. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
  15. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with John Farnham)
  16. "Reflections"
DVD (Disc 2)[3]
  1. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (live performance at The Palais)
  2. "River Deep – Mountain High" (live performance at The Palais)
  3. "In the Midnight Hour" (live performance at The Palais)
  4. "Land of 1000 Dances" (music video)
  5. "Mustang Sally" (music video)
  6. "Chain of Fools" (music video)
  7. "Red Hot" (music video)
  8. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (music video)
  9. "Shake Rattle and Roll" (music video)
  10. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (live performance at The Basement)
  11. "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" (live performance at The Basement)
  12. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (live performance at The Palais)
  13. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (music video)
  14. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (music video)
  15. "In the Midnight Hour" (music video)

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Nathan Jones (August 2015). "BARNESY TO RELEASE 'BEST OF THE SOUL YEARS' COLLECTION". MAX. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Best of the Soul Years". iTunes AUS. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Barnes - Best of the Soul Years out now". www.socialfamilyrecords.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Best of the Soul Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.