The Best of Alison Moyet

The Best of Alison Moyet
Compilation album by
Alison Moyet
Released19 October 2009[1]
GenrePop
Length77:59
LabelSony Music
Alison Moyet chronology
The Turn
(2007) 		The Best of Alison Moyet
(2009) 		The Minutes
(2013)

The Best of Alison Moyet is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released in 2009. Moyet's first compilation album since 2001's The Essential, The Best of contains twenty tracks, with selections from her seven solo albums.[1][2]

In addition to the standard edition, a limited edition, two-disc The Best of – 25 Years Revisited version was also released, which features a selection of eleven songs re-interpreted and recorded live.[3]

The album peaked at No. 17 in the UK, remaining in the Top 100 for thirteen weeks.[4] Moyet supported the release with the 25 Years Revisited tour, which spanned 26 venues across the UK and Ireland during November–December 2009.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

James Christopher Monger of AllMusic commented: "The remasters sounds exceptional, and nearly all of her most notable singles are here, but listeners just looking for the Yaz classic "Don't Go" would be better off with 2003's Essential compilation, as it contains the best of both worlds."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Resurrection"Alison Moyet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain3:52
2."All Cried Out"Moyet, Jolley, Swain3:41
3."Invisible"Lamont Dozier4:00
4."Where Hides Sleep"Moyet, Jolley, Swain3:49
5."That Ole Devil Called Love"Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher3:05
6."Is This Love?"Moyet, Jean Guiot3:58
7."Weak in the Presence of Beauty"Michael Ward, Rob Clarke3:46
8."Ordinary Girl"Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll3:25
9."Love Letters"Edward Heyman, Victor Young2:50
10."It Won't Be Long"Moyet, Pete Glenister4:15
11."This House"Moyet3:56
12."Hoodoo"Moyet, Pete Glenister4:41
13."Footsteps"Moyet, Pete Glenister5:00
14."Whispering Your Name"Jules Shear3:28
15."Should I Feel That It's Over"Moyet, Pete Glenister4:01
16."More"Moyet, Pete Glenister3:59
17."Yesterday's Flame"Moyet, Pete Glenister4:28
18."The Windmills of Your Mind"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand3:50
19."Almost Blue"Elvis Costello3:53
20."One More Time"Moyet, Pete Glenister4:02
25 Years Revisited edition – Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Cried Out"Moyet, Jolley, Swain4:52
2."Ski"Moyet, David Ballard, Grant Clarke, Bruce Gray, John Lewis4:40
3."Hoodoo"Moyet, Glenister4:04
4."Ordinary Girl"Moyet, Bailey, Driscoll3:17
5."Midnight"Moyet4:39
6."This House"Moyet3:48
7."Find Me"Moyet, Gerry Colvin4:46
8."Footsteps"Moyet, Glenister3:32
9."Is This Love?"Moyet, Guiot3:54
10."Situation"Moyet, Vince Clarke2:09
11."Wishing You Were Here"Moyet, Glenister3:40

Personnel

  • Mazen Murad – remastering
  • Geoff Pesche – remastering (Disc 2 of 25 Years Revisited only)
  • Nicole Nodland – cover photo
  • Steve Stacey – sleeve design
  • Andy Hayes – album design, layout

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Alison Moyet
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[6] 25
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] 57
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 17

References

  1. ^ a b "CD Album: Alison Moyet – The Best Of (2009)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The Best of Alison Moyet – Alison Moyet – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "The Best Of: 25 Years Revisited – Alison Moyet – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ "2009". archive.org. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Alison Moyet – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Alison Moyet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2022.