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The Best of Alison Moyet
The Best of Alison Moyet
Compilation album by Alison Moyet
Released	19 October 2009
Genre	Pop
Length	77:59
Label	Sony Music
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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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Resurrection"	Alison Moyet, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain	3:52
2.	"All Cried Out"	Moyet, Jolley, Swain	3:41
3.	"Invisible"	Lamont Dozier	4:00
4.	"Where Hides Sleep"	Moyet, Jolley, Swain	3:49
5.	"That Ole Devil Called Love"	Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher	3:05
6.	"Is This Love?"	Moyet, Jean Guiot	3:58
7.	"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"	Michael Ward, Rob Clarke	3:46
8.	"Ordinary Girl"	Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll	3:25
9.	"Love Letters"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	2:50
10.	"It Won't Be Long"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	4:15
11.	"This House"	Moyet	3:56
12.	"Hoodoo"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	4:41
13.	"Footsteps"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	5:00
14.	"Whispering Your Name"	Jules Shear	3:28
15.	"Should I Feel That It's Over"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	4:01
16.	"More"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	3:59
17.	"Yesterday's Flame"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	4:28
18.	"The Windmills of Your Mind"	Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand	3:50
19.	"Almost Blue"	Elvis Costello	3:53
20.	"One More Time"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	4:02

25 Years Revisited edition – Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All Cried Out"	Moyet, Jolley, Swain	4:52
2.	"Ski"	Moyet, David Ballard, Grant Clarke, Bruce Gray, John Lewis	4:40
3.	"Hoodoo"	Moyet, Glenister	4:04
4.	"Ordinary Girl"	Moyet, Bailey, Driscoll	3:17
5.	"Midnight"	Moyet	4:39
6.	"This House"	Moyet	3:48
7.	"Find Me"	Moyet, Gerry Colvin	4:46
8.	"Footsteps"	Moyet, Glenister	3:32
9.	"Is This Love?"	Moyet, Guiot	3:54
10.	"Situation"	Moyet, Vince Clarke	2:09
11.	"Wishing You Were Here"	Moyet, Glenister	3:40

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

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

External links

Alison Moyet's official website

[45worlds.com-1] "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.

[allmusic.com-3] "The Best Of: 25 Years Revisited – Alison Moyet – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[officialcharts.com-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.

[ac_Ireland2_Alison_Moyet-7] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Alison Moyet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[ac_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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+*[https://www.alisonmoyetmusic.com/ Alison Moyet's official website]
 {{Alison Moyet}}

v t e Alison Moyet
With Yazoo/Yaz	Upstairs at Eric's You and Me Both
Studio albums	Alf Raindancing Hoodoo Essex Hometime Voice The Turn The Minutes Other Key
Compilation albums	Singles The Essential Alison Moyet The Best of Alison Moyet
Live releases	One Blue Voice Minutes and Seconds – Live The Other Live Collection
Singles	"Love Resurrection" "All Cried Out" "Invisible" "That Ole Devil Called Love" "For You Only" "Is This Love?" "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" "Ordinary Girl" "Sleep Like Breathing" "Love Letters" "It Won't Be Long" "Wishing You Were Here" "This House" "Falling" "Whispering Your Name" "Getting into Something" "Ode to Boy" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Solid Wood" "Should I Feel That It's Over" "Do You Ever Wonder" "More" "The Windmills of Your Mind" "Almost Blue"/"Alfie" "Slipping Away" "One More Time" "A Guy Like You" "When I Was Your Girl" "Love Reign Supreme" "Changeling" "Reassuring Pinches" "The Rarest Birds"
Other related articles	Discography Songs "Honey for the Bees"