High Times: Singles 1992-2006

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High Times: Singles 1992-2006
High Times: Singles 1992-2006 cover
Greatest hits by Jamiroquai
Released November 6, 2006 (UK)
November 8, 2006 (JP)
Recorded 1992-2006
Genre Funk
Length 75:06
Label Sony
Professional reviews
All Music Guide 4/5 stars link
Okayplayer 4/5 stars link
Jamiroquai chronology
Dynamite
(2005)		 High Times: Singles 1992-2006
(2006)		 Jamiroquai - Live at Montreux 2003
(2007)

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. This album ended Jamiroquai's contract with Sony BMG. Upon release, the album reached the top of the BBC Radio 1 albums chart.[1] Most, if not all of the tracks on this compilation album are "radio" or "single edits".

There are multiple versions of the release, including but not limited to a "regular" edition; a "Deluxe" edition, which includes a disc of remixes; a Japan-only CD/DVD release; and a UK DVD of music videos.[2]

Contents

[edit] Promotion

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

High Times: Singles received relatively heavy promotion for a "Greatest hits" album. Posters promoting the album were found in some cities,[3] 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 performance in the last few years that included wind instruments. The album was also heavily promoted via the internet, most notably via Yahoo! Answers,[4] and a competition to win an MP3 player that contains the new album.

In promotional images, a reflection of the photographer shooting the image can be seen in the hat's surface, however, the cover of the actual release has the photographer erased from the image. Aside from the Dynamite cover, the cover of this album is the only one by Jamiroquai which is a non-photomanipulated photograph, if the fact that the photographer's reflection was removed in the final release is ignored.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1

  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" (4:50)*

[edit] Disc 2

Available in Deluxe releases.

  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)
  11. "Love Foolosophy (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix)"* (4:43)

*Japanese Bonus Tracks

[edit] Bonus DVD

Available in Japan-only combo release.

  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] High Times: Singles 1992-2006 DVD

The cover of Jamiroquai's High Times DVD
The cover of Jamiroquai's High Times DVD
  1. "When You Gonna Learn"
  2. "Too Young To Die"
  3. "Blow Your Mind"
  4. "Emergency On Planet Earth"
  5. "If I Like It I Do It"
  6. "Space Cowboy"
  7. "Half The Man"
  8. "Light Years"
  9. "Stillness In Time"
  10. "Virtual Insanity"
  11. "Cosmic Girl"
  12. "Alright"
  13. "High Times"
  14. "Deeper Underground"
  15. "Canned Heat"
  16. "Supersonic"
  17. "King For A Day"
  18. "Black Capricorn Day"
    • not actually listed on the package
  19. "Little L"
  20. "You Give Me Something"
  21. "Love Foolosophy"
  22. "Corner Of The Earth"
  23. "Feels Just Like It Should"
  24. "Seven Days In Sunny June"
  25. "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance"

Bonus Material:

  • Making Of "Little L"
  • 4 x 8 mins clips from Charlie Lightning
  • Charlie Lightning Mini-Film

[edit] Chart trajectories

Italy Top Albums
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position 5 10 21 27
Sales
Total
United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position 5 5 20 23 32 34
Sales 203.000 156.000 142.000 127.000 124.000 146.000
Total 203.000 359.000 501.000 628.000 752.000 898.000
Uk Top 75 Album Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position 1 2 6 10 10 10
Sales
Total
Colombian Albums Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position 21 23 20 17 13 13 13 16 18 21 24 39
Sales 1.412 976 1.245 1.299 2.447 1.976 1.610 1.600 1.567 1.521 1.502 1.202
Total 1.412 2.388 3.633 4.932 7.379 9.355 10.965 12.565 14.133 15.654 17.156 18.358

[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 its first week. It also reached the top of the UK Album Chart.[1], accessed November 13, 2006.
  2. ^ Funkin.com: High Times: Singles 1992-2006
  3. ^ Funkin.com News: 10 Oct 2006, "High Times advertising campaign"
  4. ^ Funkin.com News: 23 Oct 2006, "Jay asks a question at Yahoo! Answers"
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