All the Best (Leo Sayer album)
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All the Best is a greatest hits
album
from the English singer-songwriter
, Leo Sayer
, and was released in 1993. The collection reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart
, and marked a return to that chart
after almost a decade's absence. In a period of nearly twenty years, All the Best thus became Sayer's twelfth UK Albums Chart
entry.
According to allmusic, All the Best lives up to its title, offering 17 of Leo Sayer's most popular pop
efforts, including each of his Top 40 singles
. Beginning with "The Show Must Go On
", the set works its way through the years to reveal Sayer's adeptness at singing ballad
s and his effective pop melodramatics. Out of the numerous compilations that have been released from Sayer, All the Best covers the most entertaining ground.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from the English singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
, and was released in 1993. The collection reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, and marked a return to that chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
after almost a decade's absence. In a period of nearly twenty years, All the Best thus became Sayer's twelfth UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
entry.
According to allmusic, All the Best lives up to its title, offering 17 of Leo Sayer's most popular pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
efforts, including each of his Top 40 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
. Beginning with "The Show Must Go On
The Show Must Go On (Three Dog Night song)
"The Show Must Go On" is a song co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney and first recorded by Sayer. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1973, becoming Sayer's first hit record , and was included on Sayer's debut album Silverbird...
", the set works its way through the years to reveal Sayer's adeptness at singing ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
s and his effective pop melodramatics. Out of the numerous compilations that have been released from Sayer, All the Best covers the most entertaining ground.
Track listing
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Giving It All Away"
- "One Man Band"
- "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
- "MoonlightingMoonlighting (song)Moonlighting is a popular single about a young couple eloping to be married at Gretna Green, recorded by Leo Sayer.Written by Sayer and Frank Farrell and co-produced by Adam Faith, "Moonlighting" made Number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1975....
" - "You Make Me Feel Like DancingYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" is a song by the British singer Leo Sayer, taken from his 1976 album Endless Flight. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his first number one single in United States, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart...
" - "When I Need YouWhen I Need You"When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded by Hammond on his 1976 album When I Need You. Produced by Richard Perry, Leo Sayer's version made number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier...
" - "How Much Love"
- "Thunder in my HeartThunder in My Heart (song)"Thunder in My Heart" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for the album Thunder in My Heart . It became a number one hit single in the UK when a remix by Meck was released as a single in 2006 . "Thunder in My Heart Again" stayed at number one for two weeks...
" - "Easy to Love"
- "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"
- "Raining in My HeartRaining in My Heart"Raining in My Heart" is a popular rock and roll ballad recorded by Buddy Holly with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant. It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959, peaking at #88 on the...
" - "More Than I Can SayMore Than I Can Say"More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets and was recorded by their band in 1959 soon after Holly's death and was released in 1960. Their original version hit #42 on British Record Retailer Chart on 5/12/60...
" - "Living in a Fantasy"
- "Have You Ever Been in Love"
- "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)"
- "Orchard RoadOrchard Road (song)"Orchard Road" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for his album Have You Ever Been in Love.The song made number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.Its music was composed by Alan Tarney with the lyrics by Leo Sayer.-Misconception:...
"
Chart
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
26 |