High Times: Singles 1992-2006

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High Times: Singles 1992-2006
Compilation album by Jamiroquai
Released	November 6, 2006 (UK) November 8, 2006 (JP)
Recorded	1992-2006
Genre	Funk
Length	75:06
Label	Sony
Jamiroquai chronology
Dynamite (2005)	High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006)

The Multiquai promo CD, a part of this album's promotion

High Times: Singles 1992-2006 is a collection of Jamiroquai's past hits, and includes two new songs: "Runaway," and "Radio." Most of the band's best known songs are included, with two notable exceptions: "King For A Day" and "You Give Me Something," although a remix of the latter appears on CD2 of the Special Edition release. Upon release, the album reached the top of the BBC Radio 1 albums chart ^[1]

[edit] Promotion

Jason Kay, the lead singer of the band stepped out onto the streets by himself to promote the new album.

High Times: Singles received relatively heavy promotion for a "Greatest hits" album. Posters promoting the album were found in some cities [2], and very many promotional performances were also held, most notable one being the London Jazz Cafe performance, which is notable for being the first Jamiroquai perfomance in the last few years that included wind instruments. The album was also heavily promoted via the internet, most notably via Yahoo! Answers [3], and a competition to win an MP3 player that contains the new album.

[edit] Track listing (UK)

[edit] CD1

1. "When You Gonna Learn" (3:49)
2. "Too Young to Die" (3:23)
3. "Blow Your Mind" (3:56)
4. "Emergency on Planet Earth" (3:37)
5. "Space Cowboy" (3:37)
6. "Virtual Insanity" (3:49)
7. "Cosmic Girl" (3:47)
8. "Alright" (3:42)
9. "High Times" (4:10)
10. "Deeper Underground" (4:46)
11. "Canned Heat" (3:48)
12. "Little L" (3:59)
13. "Love Foolosophy" (3:47)
14. "Corner Of The Earth" (3:56)
15. "Feels Just Like It Should" (4:33)
16. "Seven Days In Sunny June" (4:02)
17. "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance" (5:00)
18. "Runaway" (3:46)
19. "Radio" (4:12)
20. "Half the Man" (Japan only bonus track)

[edit] CD2

1. "Emergency On Planet Earth (Masters At Work remix)" (7:10)
2. "Space Cowboy (David Morales remix)" (7:52)
3. "Love Foolosophy (Knee Deep mix)" (8:27)
4. "Little L (Bob Sinclar mix)" (7:24)
5. "Cosmic Girl (Tom Belton mix)" (7:46)
6. "Dynamite (Phil Asher remix)" (7:40)
7. "Seven Days In Sunny June (Ashley Beedle remix)" (7:54)
8. "Virtual Insanity (Salaam Remi remix)" (5:41)
9. "You Give Me Something (Blacksmith R&B mix)" (4:02)
10. "Supersonic (Restless Souls/Phil Asher remix)" (8:26)

[edit] Track listing (JP)

[edit] BONUS DVD

1. "Too Young to Die"
2. "Emergency on Planet Earth"
3. "Space Cowboy"
4. "Half The Man"
5. "Virtual Insanity"
6. "Cosmic Girl"
7. "Deeper Underground"
8. "Canned Heat"
9. "Little L"
10. "Love Foolosophy"
11. "Feels Just Like It Should"
12. "Seven Days in Sunny June"
13. "Runaway"

[edit] Trivia

• Aside from the Dynamite cover, the cover of this album is the only one which is a non-photomanipulated photograph.

• This album ends Jamiroquai's contract with Sony BMG.

• A reflection of the photographer shooting the image can be seen in the hat's surface.

[edit] References

1. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart - Albums,number 5 in Italy and number 1 in Japan entering the United World Chart at number 5 with strong sales of 203.000 units in it's first week.[1], accessed November 13, 2006.

[edit] Chart trajectories