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| Name = The Best of the Proclaimers
| Type = greatest
| name = The Best of the Proclaimers
| Artist = [[The Proclaimers]]
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| artist = [[The Proclaimers]]
| cover = Proclaimers best of.jpg
| Released = April 15, 2002<br/>April 2, 2007
| Recorded = 1983-2002
| alt =
| released = 15 April 2002<br />2 April 2007
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| Producer = [[The Proclaimers]]
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* [[Folk rock]]
| This album = '''''The Best of the Proclaimers'''''<br/>(2002)
* [[roots rock]]
| Next album = ''[[Born Innocent (Proclaimers album)|Born Innocent]]''<br/>(2003)
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{{Album ratings
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'''The Best of the Proclaimers''' is a compilation [[album]] by Scottish band [[The Proclaimers]] released in 2002 and re-released in 2007.
'''''The Best of the Proclaimers''''' is a greatest hits compilation [[album]] by Scottish [[folk rock]] duo [[The Proclaimers]], first released in April 2002. The album reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom, where it has been certified Platinum, while also charting in New Zealand.


Compiling the duo's singles and several album tracks from the four studio albums they released between 1987 and 2001, the release also featured three newly-recorded songs; "Ghost of Love", "Lady Luck" as well as a cover of [[Frankie Miller]]'s "[[Full House (Frankie Miller album)|The Doodle Song]]" (1977). The album's sleeve notes were written by the English comedian and Proclaimers fan [[Matt Lucas (comedian)|Matt Lucas]].
Three tracks ('The Doodle Song', 'Ghost of Love' and 'Lady Luck') were newly-recorded for the compilation.


==Track listing==
==Critical reception==
''The Best of The Proclaimers'' attracted some positive reception. Hal Horowitz of [[AllMusic]] asserted the compilation to be "near-faultless", describing it as an almost-perfect "summary of their most significant songs"; acknowledging it to be the "only [Proclaimers album] any but die-hard fans will need".<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last1=Horowitz |first1=Hal |title=The Best of the Proclaimers - Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-the-proclaimers-mw000022479 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref>
#[[Letter from America (song)|Letter from America]]
#There's a Touch
#Let's Get Married
#[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
#The Doodle Song
#[[I'm on My Way (song)|I'm on My Way]]
#[[King of the Road (song)|King of the Road]]
#Ghost of Love
#Throw the R Away
#What Makes You Cry?
#Sunshine On Leith
#When You're in Love
#Cap in Hand
#I Want To Be A Christian
#Act of Remembrance
#Lady Luck
#Make My Heart Fly
#The Light
#The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
#Oh Jean
#I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief version) (Bonus track on 2007 version)


== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Original release
| title1 = [[Letter from America (song)|Letter from America]]
| extra1 = ''[[This Is the Story]]''
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = There's a Touch
| extra2 = ''[[Persevere]]''
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Let's Get Married
| extra3 = ''[[Hit the Highway]]''
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = [[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]
| extra4 = ''[[Sunshine on Leith (album)|Sunshine on Leith]]''
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = The Doodle Song
| extra5 = Previously unissued
| length5 =
| title6 = [[I'm on My Way (The Proclaimers song)|I'm on My Way]]
| extra6 = ''Sunshine on Leith''
| length6= 3:43
| title7 = [[King of the Road (song)|King of the Road]]
| extra7 = ''Sunshine on Leith''
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = Ghost of Love
| extra8 = Previously unissued
| length8 =
| title9 = Throw the 'R' Away
| extra9 = ''This Is the Story''
| length9 = 2:44
| title10 = What Makes You Cry?
| extra10 = ''Hit the Highway''
| length10 = 2:50
| title11 = Sunshine on Leith
| extra11 = ''Sunshine on Leith''
| length11 = 5:14
| title12 = When You're in Love
| extra12 = ''Persevere''
| length12 = 3:15
| title13 = Cap in Hand
| extra13 = ''Sunshine on Leith''
| length13 = 3:22
| title14 = I Want to Be a Christian
| extra14 = ''Hit the Highway''
| length14 = 2:05
| title15 = Act of Remembrance
| extra15 = ''Persevere''
| length15 = 5:03
| title16 = Lady Luck
| extra16 = Previously unissued
| length16 =
| title17 = Make My Heart Fly
| extra17 = ''This Is the Story''
| length17 = 2:28
| title18 = The Light
| extra18 = ''Hit the Highway''
| length18 = 3:10
| title19 = The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
| extra19 = ''This Is the Story''
| length19 = 3:04
| title20 = Oh Jean
| extra20 = ''Sunshine on Leith''
| length20 = 5:54
| title21 = I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief version) (Bonus track on 2007 version)
| extra21 = ''Sunshine on Leith'' (original)
| length21 =
}}

== Chart ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (2002)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|41|artist=The Proclaimers|album=The Best of...}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|5|artist=The Proclaimers|album=The Best of}}
|-
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=The Proclaimers|title=The Best Of|award=Platinum|access-date=29 December 2019|relyear=2002|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=1116-1498-2}}
{{certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{The Proclaimers}}
{{The Proclaimers}}


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Latest revision as of 09:53, 8 July 2024

The Best of the Proclaimers
Greatest hits album by
The Proclaimers
Released15 April 2002
2 April 2007
Recorded1983–2002
Genre
LabelPersevere
ProducerThe Proclaimers
The Proclaimers chronology
Persevere
(2001) 		The Best of the Proclaimers
(2002) 		Born Innocent
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Best of the Proclaimers is a greatest hits compilation album by Scottish folk rock duo The Proclaimers, first released in April 2002. The album reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom, where it has been certified Platinum, while also charting in New Zealand.

Compiling the duo's singles and several album tracks from the four studio albums they released between 1987 and 2001, the release also featured three newly-recorded songs; "Ghost of Love", "Lady Luck" as well as a cover of Frankie Miller's "The Doodle Song" (1977). The album's sleeve notes were written by the English comedian and Proclaimers fan Matt Lucas.

Critical reception

[edit]

The Best of The Proclaimers attracted some positive reception. Hal Horowitz of AllMusic asserted the compilation to be "near-faultless", describing it as an almost-perfect "summary of their most significant songs"; acknowledging it to be the "only [Proclaimers album] any but die-hard fans will need".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Letter from America"This Is the Story4:00
2."There's a Touch"Persevere3:14
3."Let's Get Married"Hit the Highway4:20
4."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"Sunshine on Leith3:37
5."The Doodle Song"Previously unissued 
6."I'm on My Way"Sunshine on Leith3:43
7."King of the Road"Sunshine on Leith2:46
8."Ghost of Love"Previously unissued 
9."Throw the 'R' Away"This Is the Story2:44
10."What Makes You Cry?"Hit the Highway2:50
11."Sunshine on Leith"Sunshine on Leith5:14
12."When You're in Love"Persevere3:15
13."Cap in Hand"Sunshine on Leith3:22
14."I Want to Be a Christian"Hit the Highway2:05
15."Act of Remembrance"Persevere5:03
16."Lady Luck"Previously unissued 
17."Make My Heart Fly"This Is the Story2:28
18."The Light"Hit the Highway3:10
19."The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues"This Is the Story3:04
20."Oh Jean"Sunshine on Leith5:54
21."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief version) (Bonus track on 2007 version)"Sunshine on Leith (original) 

Chart

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "The Best of the Proclaimers - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Charts.nz – The Proclaimers – The Best of...". Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "The Proclaimers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – The Proclaimers – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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