The Places Between: The Best of Doves | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Doves | ||||
Released | April 5, 2010 (See release history) |
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Recorded | 1998–2010 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | CD1: 1:19:17 CD2: 1:16:43 Total: 2:35:52 |
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Language | English | |||
Label | Heavenly Records | |||
Producer | (See track listings) | |||
Doves chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Places Between: The Best of Doves | ||||
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Deluxe edition
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The Places Between: The Best of Doves is a compilation album from Manchester-based indie rock band Doves. The compilation was released on April 5, 2010 in the UK via Heavenly Records,[1][2] and on April 20, 2010 in North America via Astralwerks Records.[3][4] The album encompasses the band's entire career, collecting from their 2000 debut album Lost Souls, 2002's The Last Broadcast, 2005's Some Cities, and their 2009 album Kingdom of Rust, as well as an assortment of EPs and singles. The compilation was released as a standard single-disc best-of, as well as a deluxe three-disc edition, featuring the best-of album along with a bonus disc of B-sides, rarities, alternate versions, and album cuts, plus a bonus DVD collecting all of the band's music videos from 1998 through 2009.[1] It peaked at #12 on the UK Albums Chart.[5][6]
The best-of was preceded by the single "Andalucia," released to radio stations on March 1, 2010, then as a digital download-only single on April 5, 2010.[2][7]
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In an interview with Spinner.com, Jimi Goodwin stated that the band was "very involved" in selecting tracks to comprise the track listings, stating that "Hopefully, it stands up to things like Songs to Learn & Sing by Echo & the Bunnymen, because I look at those as albums in their own right; you forget that they're compilations."[8] Jez Williams stated in an interview with MusicOMH that track selection was refreshing: "When you finish an album quite often you get out of the studio and just want to get away from it. I thought that it was interesting listening to this, because normally when we finish an album you wouldn't hear it again. It was great hearing the B-sides too. We feel we've written some pretty strong B-sides, but you get that thing where we're described as anthemic a lot, which is great, but I think the B-sides reveal a few other sides to us. It shows a lot more than what we're known for."[9] Goodwin also told The Daily Record that the compilation is "wiping the slate clean – we have nothing else in the vaults now. That is it. Whatever we do from now on will be a new start."[10][11]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [12] |
BBC | (very positive)[13] |
Clash | (9/10)[14] |
Drowned in Sound | (5/10)[15] |
The Fly | [16] |
IndieLondon | [17] |
MusicOMH | [18] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[19] |
PopMatters | (8/10)[20] |
Q | [21] |
The Places Between was met with very positive reviews. PopMatters awarded the compilation an 8 out of 10 rating, noting that "When it comes to the singles they've put out... the consistency has been remarkable, with not a dud in the lot, the band putting out some of the most finely crafted rock songs to come out of the UK of late."[20] Clash awarded the album a 9 out of 10 and called the collection "a beguiling celebration of truly excellent music."[14] IndieLondon gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, calling the album "a best-of collection to savour,"[17] and the BBC hailed The Places Between as "a collection of monumental music to truly cherish."[13]
All songs written and composed by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.
Disc one: The Best of Doves | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Producer | Length | ||||||
1. | "There Goes the Fear" | Doves | 6:55 | ||||||
2. | "Black and White Town" | Doves, Ben Hillier | 4:15 | ||||||
3. | "Snowden" (Rich Costey Mix) | Doves, Ben Hillier | 4:10 | ||||||
4. | "Here It Comes" | Doves | 4:53 | ||||||
5. | "Words" | Doves | 5:44 | ||||||
6. | "Kingdom of Rust" | Doves, Dan Austin | 5:11 | ||||||
7. | "Sea Song" | Doves | 5:17[A] | ||||||
8. | "Pounding" | Doves | 4:45 | ||||||
9. | "10:03" | John Leckie, Doves | 4:04 | ||||||
10. | "Catch the Sun" | Doves, Steve Osborne | 4:48 | ||||||
11. | "Jetstream" | Doves, Dan Austin | 5:31 | ||||||
12. | "The Man Who Told Everything" (Summer Version) | Doves | 5:41 | ||||||
13. | "Andalucia" | Doves, Dan Austin | 4:21 | ||||||
14. | "Caught by the River" | Doves, Steve Osborne | 5:55 | ||||||
15. | "The Cedar Room" | Doves | 7:39 |
All songs written and composed by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams, except where noted.
Disc two: Rarities, B-sides, and Alternate Versions | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length | |||||
1. | "Blue Water" | Doves | 4:31 | ||||||
2. | "Eleven Miles Out" | Doves, Ben Hillier | 4:27 | ||||||
3. | "Rise" | Doves | 5:17[B] | ||||||
4. | "Darker" | Doves | 5:50 | ||||||
5. | "Push Me On" | John Leckie, Doves | 3:54 | ||||||
6. | "Willow's Song" (Bury Version) | Traditional; arranged by Doves | Doves | 3:53 | |||||
7. | "Valley" | Doves | 4:24 | ||||||
8. | "Northenden" | Doves | 3:53 | ||||||
9. | "M62 Song" | Williams, Goodwin, Williams, Fripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield | Doves | 3:42 | |||||
10. | "The Drifter" (featuring Simon Aldred) | Doves, Dan Austin | 3:59 | ||||||
11. | "Friday's Dust" (Capitol Tower Session) | Doves | 3:23 | ||||||
12. | "Almost Forgot Myself" (Demo) | Doves | 4:40 | ||||||
13. | "Your Shadow Lay Across My Life" | Doves | 3:46 | ||||||
14. | "The Last Son" | Doves, Dan Austin | 4:38 | ||||||
15. | "The Sulphur Man" | Doves | 4:37 | ||||||
16. | "At the Tower" (Instrumental Edit) | Williams, Goodwin, Williams, Hazlewood | Doves, Ben Hillier | 3:50 | |||||
17. | "Reprise" | Doves | 1:52 | ||||||
18. | "Ambition" | Doves, Ben Hillier | 3:43[C] | ||||||
19. | "Firesuite" (Noise Version) | Doves | 2:22[D] |
iTunes-only bonus track | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Producer | Length | ||||||
20. | "Brazil" | Doves, Dan Austin | 3:36 |
Disc three: The Music Videos | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
1. | "The Cedar Room" | Matthew Norman | 4:48 | ||||||
2. | "Sea Song" | Rick Myers | 4:36 | ||||||
3. | "Here It Comes" | Rick Myers, Julian Cooper, Rich Mulhearn, and Mat Burhouse | 4:54 | ||||||
4. | "Catch the Sun" | Sophie Muller | 4:19 | ||||||
5. | "The Man Who Told Everything" | Sam Brown | 4:39 | ||||||
6. | "There Goes the Fear" | Julian House and Julian Gibbs | 4:57 | ||||||
7. | "Pounding" | Julian House and Julian Gibbs | 4:19 | ||||||
8. | "Caught by the River" | David Mould | 4:33 | ||||||
9. | "Black and White Town" (Director's Cut) | Lynne Ramsay | 4:21 | ||||||
10. | "Snowden" (Live Edit) | Dominic Leung | 4:12 | ||||||
11. | "Sky Starts Falling" | Reuben Sutherland | 4:00 | ||||||
12. | "Kingdom of Rust" | China Moo-Young | 4:29 | ||||||
13. | "Winter Hill" | David Mould | 3:49 | ||||||
Total length:
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57:00 (approximately) |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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United Kingdom | April 5, 2010 | Heavenly Records/Virgin Records | CD | HVNLP78CD |
2CD/1DVD | HVNLP78CDX | |||
United States | April 20, 2010 | Heavenly/Virgin (distributed by Astralwerks) | 2CD/1DVD | HVNLP78CDX (5099962801423) |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[5] | 12 |
Scottish Albums Chart[6] | 13 |
Irish Albums Chart[22] | 57 |
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All instruments by Doves, except:
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