The Greatest (Cat Power album)

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The Greatest
Studio album by Cat Power
Released	January 20, 2006
Recorded	2005, Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:34
Label	Matador
Producer	Stuart Sikes
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link E! Online (B) dead link; view archive here The Guardian 20 Jan 06 Pitchfork (7.9/10) 23 Jan 06 Planet Sound (9/10) PopMatters (6/10) 16 Jan 06 Rolling Stone 23 Jan 06 Spin (A) 24 Jan 06 Stylus (A-) 24 Jan 06
Cat Power chronology
You Are Free (2003) The Greatest (2006) Jukebox (2008)
Alternate covers
All four covers of The Greatest slipcase edition

The Greatest is the seventh studio album by indie rock artist Chan Marshall, a.k.a Cat Power. It debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting ever, and is her first album to feature no cover songs. The Memphis Rhythm Band includes Teenie Hodges, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Rick Steff, Doug Easley, Jim Spake, Scott Thompson and Susan Marshall. String arrangements were contributed by Harlan T. Bobo and Jonathan Kirkscey.

The Greatest won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win the honor.

The title track was featured in the Bones episode The Titan on the Tracks.^[1] It was also used in the UK for Garnier hair products advertisements and used in trailers for Wong Kar-Wai's debut English production, My Blueberry Nights.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 2 Chart positions 2.1 Album 3 Personnel 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Chan Marshall.

1. "The Greatest" – 3:22
2. "Living Proof" – 3:11
3. "Lived in Bars" – 3:44
4. "Could We" – 2:21
5. "Empty Shell" – 3:04
6. "Willie" – 5:57
7. "Where Is My Love" – 2:53
8. "The Moon" – 3:45
9. "Islands" – 1:44
10. "After It All" – 3:31
11. "Hate" – 3:38
12. "Love & Communication" – 4:34

[edit] Bonus tracks

13. "Up and Gone" (hidden track on the limited edition) – 2:15
13. "Dreams" (Japanese bonus track) (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's "All I Have to Do Is Dream") – 2:46

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Chart	Peak position
Australia Album Chart	25
Belgium Album Chart	25
France Album Chart	20
Ireland Album Chart	44
Italy Album Chart	37
Norway Album Chart	35
Swiss Album Chart	57
Sweden Album Chart	50
U.K. Album Chart	45
U.S. Billboard 200	34
U.S. Top Independant Albums	1
United World Chart	37

[edit] Personnel

• Chan Marshall – vocals, piano, guitar
• Mabon "Teenie" Hodges – guitar on all songs except "Hate"
• Leroy Hodges – bass on #1, #3, #8, #12
• David Smith – bass on #2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #10
• Steve Potts – drums
• Doug Easley – guitar, pedal steel
• Rich Steff – keyboards, clavitone, piano, organ
• Jim Spake – saxophone
• Scott Thompson – trumpet
• Roy Brewer – violin
• Johnathan Kirkscey – cello
• Beth Luscone – viola

[edit] External links

• Official website of the album

[edit] References

1. ^ Bones Season 2 Music

v • d • e Cat Power Studio albums Dear Sir · Myra Lee · What Would the Community Think · Moon Pix · The Covers Record · You Are Free · The Greatest · Jukebox EPs and live albums eMusic Session EP · Live Session EP DVDs Speaking for Trees Singles "Nude as the News" · "Free" · "He War" · "The Greatest" · "Could We" · "Living Proof" Related articles Dirty Three · Cat Power Albums · Cat Power Songs