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Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
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Rick Astley chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Best of Me | ||||
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The Best of Me is a greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 25 October 2019 by RCA Records and BMG. [1] [2] [3] The album includes the single " Every One of Us", which was released in September 2019. The Best of Me reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 1 on the UK Independent Albums chart.
The album has two discs, a disc of old recordings, and a second disc that consists of new recordings of "reimagined" old songs with new interpretation. It includes a stripped-back, slowed-down version of " Never Gonna Give You Up" accompanied by pianoforte. [4] It also includes a new song, " Every One of Us", [5] which was released on 12 September 2019 as the first single from the album with a post on Twitter from Astley, who also confirmed the title of the album and its release date. [6] [7]
All tracks written and produced by Rick Astley, except where noted.
Disc 1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Every One of Us" | 3:06 | ||
2. | " Never Gonna Give You Up" | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:33 | |
3. | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:52 |
4. | " When I Fall in Love" |
| 2:59 | |
5. | " Together Forever" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:24 |
6. | " It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:39 |
7. | " She Wants to Dance with Me" |
| 3:14 | |
8. | " Take Me to Your Heart" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:27 |
9. | " Hold Me in Your Arms" |
| 4:32 | |
10. | " Cry for Help" (Single Edit) |
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| 4:03 |
11. | " Sleeping" (Edit) |
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| 3:43 |
12. | " Lights Out" |
| Frampton | 3:12 |
13. | " Keep Singing" | 3:58 | ||
14. | " Angels on My Side" | 3:35 | ||
15. | "God Says / Dance" | 3:15 | ||
16. | "This Old House" | 4:30 | ||
17. | " Beautiful Life" | 3:43 | ||
18. | "Try" | 3:55 | ||
19. | "She Makes Me" | 3:34 | ||
20. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Pianoforte) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:33 |
Disc 2 – Reimagined Classics
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Together Forever" (Reimagined) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 4:01 |
2. | "Whenever You Need Somebody" (Reimagined) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 4:00 |
3. | "When I Fall in Love" (Reimagined) |
| 3:37 |
4. | "Beautiful Life" (Reimagined) | 3:30 | |
5. | "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Reimagined) | 3:20 | |
6. | "Hold Me in Your Arms" (Reimagined) | 3:43 | |
7. | "Cry for Help" (Reimagined) |
| 3:49 |
8. | "Keep Singing" (Reimagined) | 3:41 | |
9. | "Angels on My Side" (Reimagined) | 3:49 | |
10. | "Try" (Reimagined) | 3:46 |
Musicians
Technical
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [8] | 50 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 76 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [10] | 91 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] | 3 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [12] | 25 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [13] | 4 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [14] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [15] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
The Best of Me | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
| |||
Rick Astley chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The Best of Me | ||||
|
The Best of Me is a greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 25 October 2019 by RCA Records and BMG. [1] [2] [3] The album includes the single " Every One of Us", which was released in September 2019. The Best of Me reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 1 on the UK Independent Albums chart.
The album has two discs, a disc of old recordings, and a second disc that consists of new recordings of "reimagined" old songs with new interpretation. It includes a stripped-back, slowed-down version of " Never Gonna Give You Up" accompanied by pianoforte. [4] It also includes a new song, " Every One of Us", [5] which was released on 12 September 2019 as the first single from the album with a post on Twitter from Astley, who also confirmed the title of the album and its release date. [6] [7]
All tracks written and produced by Rick Astley, except where noted.
Disc 1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Every One of Us" | 3:06 | ||
2. | " Never Gonna Give You Up" | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:33 | |
3. | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:52 |
4. | " When I Fall in Love" |
| 2:59 | |
5. | " Together Forever" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:24 |
6. | " It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:39 |
7. | " She Wants to Dance with Me" |
| 3:14 | |
8. | " Take Me to Your Heart" | Stock Aitken Waterman |
| 3:27 |
9. | " Hold Me in Your Arms" |
| 4:32 | |
10. | " Cry for Help" (Single Edit) |
|
| 4:03 |
11. | " Sleeping" (Edit) |
|
| 3:43 |
12. | " Lights Out" |
| Frampton | 3:12 |
13. | " Keep Singing" | 3:58 | ||
14. | " Angels on My Side" | 3:35 | ||
15. | "God Says / Dance" | 3:15 | ||
16. | "This Old House" | 4:30 | ||
17. | " Beautiful Life" | 3:43 | ||
18. | "Try" | 3:55 | ||
19. | "She Makes Me" | 3:34 | ||
20. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Pianoforte) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 3:33 |
Disc 2 – Reimagined Classics
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Together Forever" (Reimagined) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 4:01 |
2. | "Whenever You Need Somebody" (Reimagined) | Stock Aitken Waterman | 4:00 |
3. | "When I Fall in Love" (Reimagined) |
| 3:37 |
4. | "Beautiful Life" (Reimagined) | 3:30 | |
5. | "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Reimagined) | 3:20 | |
6. | "Hold Me in Your Arms" (Reimagined) | 3:43 | |
7. | "Cry for Help" (Reimagined) |
| 3:49 |
8. | "Keep Singing" (Reimagined) | 3:41 | |
9. | "Angels on My Side" (Reimagined) | 3:49 | |
10. | "Try" (Reimagined) | 3:46 |
Musicians
Technical
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [8] | 50 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 76 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [10] | 91 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] | 3 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [12] | 25 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [13] | 4 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [14] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [15] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |