Still on Top – The Greatest Hits
| Still on Top - The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Van Morrison | ||||
| Released |
22 October 2007 (UK) 6 November 2007 (U.S./Canada) (Note: Both are for CD releases) | |||
| Recorded | Various | |||
| Genre | Various | |||
| Label |
Exile Productions Ltd./Polydor - UK Exile Productions Ltd./Hip-O - U.S. Universal Music Group - Canada | |||
| Producer | Van Morrison | |||
| Van Morrison chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| bbc.co.uk | (unrated)[1] |
| IndieLondon |  [2] |
| Inthenews.co.uk |  [3] |
| MEN Media | [4] |
| Allmusic | [5] |
Still on Top – The Greatest Hits is the third compilation album to be issued by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison in 2007 (see 2007 in music). It was released 22 October 2007 in the UK in a 2-CD album with 37 tracks and with a 3-CD Digipak limited edition box set also available on initial release of the album in the UK. On 29 October 2007 it was listed at #2 on the UK Official Top 75 Albums, his highest charting ever.[6] The album also charted at #3 on the Top 75 Albums in Ireland, his highest debut in that country.[7] In its second week of release it topped the Swedish albums chart, and has since been certified gold.
It was released on 6 November 2007, in the U.S. and Canada on a single disc with 21 tracks and is also available as an MP3 download. The single disc album charted at #48 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #37 in Canada on the Soundscan charts.
The tracks consist of Morrison's biggest hits from 1964 as leader of the Northern Irish band Them through his 2005 release Magic Time.
Track listing
All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted and were remastered (with the symbol *) unless unspecified.
UK release
Disc 1: 77 minutes
Disc 2: 78 minutes
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Precious Time*" | Back on Top, 1999 | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Domino" | His Band and the Street Choir, 1970 | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Here Comes the Night" (Van Morrison with Them; Bert Berns) | Non-album single, 1965 | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Little Village*" | What's Wrong with This Picture?, 2003 | 4:32 |
| 5. | "And It Stoned Me" | Moondance | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Days Like This*" | Days Like This, 1995 | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Have I Told You Lately*" | Avalon Sunset | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Cleaning Windows*" | Beautiful Vision | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Van Morrison with Them; Big Joe Williams) | Non-album single, 1965 | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Back on Top" | Back on Top | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Vanlose Stairway*" | Beautiful Vision | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Celtic New Year" (Original album version) | Magic Time | 6:11 |
| 13. | "Irish Heartbeat*" | Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, 1983 | 4:39 |
| 14. | "The Healing Game" (Alternate take) | Original version on The Healing Game, 1997 | 5:15 |
| 15. | "Full Force Gale*" | Into the Music | 3:14 |
| 16. | "Warm Love*" | Hard Nose the Highway, 1973 | 3:23 |
| 17. | "Did Ye Get Healed?*" | Poetic Champions Compose | |
| 18. | "Tupelo Honey*" | Tupelo Honey | 6:56 |
| 19. | "Wonderful Remark*" | The Best of Van Morrison, 1990 | 3:59 |
Disc 3 (Limited Edition): 78 minutes
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Mr. DJ*" | Down the Road, 2002 | 3:44 |
| 2. | "In the Forest*" | Too Long in Exile, 1993 | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Queen of the Slipstream*" | Poetic Champions Compose | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Rave On, John Donne*" | Inarticulate Speech of the Heart | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Hymns to the Silence*" | Hymns to the Silence, 1991 | 9:41 |
| 6. | "Crazy Jane on God*" (William Mathieu, William Butler Yeats) | Originally on A Sense of Wonder; alternate take of it | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Rough God Goes Riding*" | The Healing Game | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Steal My Heart Away*" | Down the Road | 4:20 |
| 9. | "One Irish Rover*" | No Guru, No Method, No Teacher | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Listen to the Lion*" | Saint Dominic's Preview | 11:08 |
| 11. | "Streets of Arklow*" | Veedon Fleece, 1974 | 4:23 |
| 12. | "The Beauty of the Days Gone By*" | Down the Road | 5:45 |
| 13. | "Take It Where You Find It*" | Wavelength | 8:40 |
| 14. | "Coney Island*" | Avalon Sunset | 2:00 |
U.S./Canada version (Single disc)
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gloria" (Van Morrison with Them; Stereo version) | The Angry Young Them | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Here Comes the Night" (Van Morrison with Them; Berns) | Non-album single | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Brown Eyed Girl" | Blowin' Your Mind | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Moondance" | Moondance | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Crazy Love" | Moondance | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Domino" | His Band and the Street Choir | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Wild Night" | Tupelo Honey | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" | Saint Dominic's Preview | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Warm Love" | Hard Nose the Highway | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Wavelength" | Wavelength | 5:45 |
| 11. | "Bright Side of the Road" | Into the Music | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Dweller on the Threshold" (Morrison, Murphy) | Live at Grand Opera House Belfest | 3:38 |
| 13. | "Tore Down a la Rimbaud" | A Sense of Wonder | 4:07 |
| 14. | "In the Garden" | No Guru, No Method, No Teacher | 5:46 |
| 15. | "Someone Like You" | Poetic Champions Compose | 4:08 |
| 16. | "Have I Told You Lately" | Avalon Sunset | 4:18 |
| 17. | "Real Real Gone" | Enlightenment | 3:43 |
| 18. | "Days Like This" | Days Like This | 3:13 |
| 19. | "The Healing Game" (Alternate take) | Original version on The Healing Game | 4:25 |
| 20. | "Precious Time" | Back on Top | 3:45 |
| 21. | "Stranded" (Original album version) | Magic Time | 5:32 |
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 2 |
| Norway Albums | 3 |
| Swedish Albums | 1 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Australia | 15 |
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 48 |