Singles is the title of the greatest hits album of singer Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...

, released in 1995. The album includes two previously unreleased tracks, Moyet's version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their...

" and "Solid Wood

Solid Wood (song)

"Solid Wood" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second and final UK only single from 1995, being released to promote the UK number one compilation "Singles"....

", as well as a number of hits from the singer's stint in 80s electro-pop band Yazoo

Yazoo (band)

Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...

.

The album was re-released by Sony the following year as a two-disc set, Singles/Live, the second disc being a live recording of Alison on tour, again in 2000 as a one-disc set under the title Best of The Best - Gold and a third time in 2001 as The Essential Alison Moyet

The Essential Alison Moyet

The Essential Alison Moyet was essentially a third re-release of Singles, the 1995 greatest hits album of recordings by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet...

with a slightly revised tracklisting.

Track listing

1. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
   The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
   "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their...
   
   " (Maccoll) - 3:19
   • Previously unreleased
2. "Only You
   Only You (Yazoo song)
   -Track listing:7": Mute/7 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 3:447": Sire/9 2-98447 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Winter Kills" - 4:0112": Mute/12 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 5:20CD: Mute/CD MUTE 20...
   
   " (Clarke) - 3:12
   • Performed by Yazoo
     Yazoo (band)
     Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
     
     , from 1982 album Upstairs at Eric's
     Upstairs at Eric's
     Upstairs at Eric's is Yazoo's first album produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe with assistance from Daniel Miller. It reached # 2 in UK and # 92 in US...
     
     
3. "Nobody's Diary
   Nobody's Diary
   "Nobody's Diary" is a song recorded by British synthpop band Yazoo. It was released as the only single from their 1983 album, You and Me Both. The song was written by Yazoo vocalist Alison Moyet and produced by the band and Eric Radcliffe....
   
   " (Moyet) - 4:31
   • Performed by Yazoo, from 1983 album You and Me Both
     You and Me Both
     You and Me Both is the second, and final, album released by British synthpop duo Yazoo in 1983. As was their debut, the record was produced by Yazoo members Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet along with E.C. Radcliffe...
     
     
4. "Winter Kills" (Clarke, Moyet) - 4:04
   • Performed by Yazoo, from 1982 album Upstairs at Eric's
     Upstairs at Eric's
     Upstairs at Eric's is Yazoo's first album produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe with assistance from Daniel Miller. It reached # 2 in UK and # 92 in US...
     
     . NB: German edition: "Situation" - 2:24, performed by Yazoo
5. "Love Resurrection
   Love Resurrection
   "Love Resurrection" is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for Moyet's debut studio album Alf . Released as the album's first single in June 1984, it reached number 10 in the UK...
   
   " (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) - 3:52
   • From 1984 album Alf
     Alf (album)
     Alf is the debut solo studio album of British singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop duo Yazoo...
     
     
6. "All Cried Out
   All Cried Out
   "All Cried Out" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was written by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf...
   
   " (7" Edit) (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) - 3:42
   • From 1984 album Alf
     Alf (album)
     Alf is the debut solo studio album of British singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop duo Yazoo...
     
     
7. "Invisible
   Invisible (Alison Moyet song)
   "Invisible" is a song recorded by Alison Moyet in 1984, written by Lamont Dozier , from her album Alf....
   
   " (Lamont Dozier
   Lamont Dozier
   Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
   
   ) - 4:08
   • From 1984 album Alf
     Alf (album)
     Alf is the debut solo studio album of British singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop duo Yazoo...
     
     
8. "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Fisher, Roberts) - 3:05
   • 1985 non-album single
9. "Is This Love?
   Is This Love? (Alison Moyet song)
   "Is This Love?" is a song performed by the English singer Alison Moyet and co-written by Moyet and Jean Guiot. The name Jean Guiot is a false one given by Dave Stewart who actually co-wrote and produced the song...
   
   " (Guiot, Moyet) - 4:01
   • From 1987 album Raindancing
     Raindancing
     Raindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love?" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
     
     
10. "Weak in the Presence of Beauty
    Weak in the Presence of Beauty
    "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" is a song written by Michael Ward and Rob Clarke which was first released by their band, Floy Joy, in 1986. The song was later covered by singer Alison Moyet in 1987 and became a hit for her.-Floy Joy version:...
    
    " (Michael Ward, Robert E. Clarke ) - 3:33
    • From 1987 album Raindancing
      Raindancing
      Raindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love?" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
      
      
11. "Ordinary Girl
    Ordinary Girl (Alison Moyet song)
    "Ordinary Girl" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second single of 1987 from the album Raindancing.The single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #43 for a total of four weeks, the first single of Moyet's to fail the top 40 at the time...
    
    " (7" Edit) (Bailey, Driscoll, Moyet) - 3:08
    • From 1987 album Raindancing
      Raindancing
      Raindancing is the title of the second solo music recording/album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album includes four single releases; "Is This Love?" , "Weak in the Presence of Beauty", "Ordinary Girl" and "Sleep Like Breathing", a duet with David Freeman of the band The Lover Speaks...
      
      
12. "Love Letters
    Love Letters (song)
    "Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945....
    
    " (Heyman, Young) - 2:51
    • 1987 non-album single
13. "It Won't Be Long
    It Won't Be Long (song)
    "It Won't Be Long" is vocalist Alison Moyet's first single of 1991 and first single from Moyet since 1987, four years earlier. The song was the lead single from the album Hoodoo....
    
    " (Glenister, Moyet) - 4:09
    • From 1991 album Hoodoo
14. "Wishing You Were Here
    Wishing You Were Here (song)
    "Wishing You Were Here" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second single of 1991. The song was the lead single from the album Hoodoo.Like the previous single "It Won't Be Long", this single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #72 for only one week...
    
    " (Glenister, Moyet) - 3:58
    • From 1991 album Hoodoo
15. "This House
    This House (Alison Moyet song)
    "This House" is vocalist Alison Moyet's third single of 1991 from the album Hoodoo.The single was the most successful single in the UK from the album, peaking at #40 for a total of five weeks. Moyet's previous single "Wishing You Were Here" only peaked at #72 whilst the lead single "It Won't Be...
    
    " (Moyet) - 3:55
    • From 1991 album Hoodoo
16. "Falling
    Falling (Alison Moyet song)
    "Falling" is vocalist Alison Moyet's only single of 1993 and first single from the album Essex.The single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #42 for a total of three weeks...
    
    " (Glenister, Moyet) - 3:39
    • From 1994 album Essex
      Essex (album)
      Essex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album is named after the artist's native Essex, England and includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting into Something" and "Ode to Boy II".Essex was again a source of controversy for the...
      
      
17. "Whispering Your Name
    Whispering Your Name
    "Whispering Your Name" is vocalist Alison Moyet's first single of 1994 and second single from the album Essex.The single became Moyet's eighth single to enter the UK top 40 but also her last to date, peaking at #18 for a total of seven weeks...
    
    " (Single Mix) (Shear) - 3:49
    • From 1994 album Essex
      Essex (album)
      Essex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album is named after the artist's native Essex, England and includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting into Something" and "Ode to Boy II".Essex was again a source of controversy for the...
      
      
18. "Getting Into Something
    Getting into Something (song)
    "Getting into Something" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second of three singles from 1994, appearing on the album Essex. This single was the follow-up to Moyet's first top 20 hit of seven years "Whispering Your Name"....
    
    " (Glenister, Moyet) - 4:15
    • From 1994 album Essex
      Essex (album)
      Essex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album is named after the artist's native Essex, England and includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting into Something" and "Ode to Boy II".Essex was again a source of controversy for the...
      
      
19. "Ode to Boy II" (Moyet) - 2:57
    • From 1994 album Essex
      Essex (album)
      Essex is the title of the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album is named after the artist's native Essex, England and includes the singles "Falling" , "Whispering Your Name", "Getting into Something" and "Ode to Boy II".Essex was again a source of controversy for the...
      
      
20. "Solid Wood
    Solid Wood (song)
    "Solid Wood" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second and final UK only single from 1995, being released to promote the UK number one compilation "Singles"....
    
    " (Moyet) - 4:38
    • Previously unreleased

Production

• Pete Glenister - producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   (tracks: 1, 13, 14, 19)
• Mark Saunders - producer (track: 1)
• Eric Radcliffe - producer (tracks 2-4)
• Yazoo
  Yazoo (band)
  Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
  
   - producers (tracks 2-4)
• Steve Jolley
  Jolley & Swain
  Steve Jolley and Tony Swain were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era....
  
   - producer (tracks: 5-7)
• Tony Swain
  Jolley & Swain
  Steve Jolley and Tony Swain were a successful pop musician, songwriting and record production duo in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, producing some of the top artists and songs of the era....
  
   - producer (tracks: 5-7)
• Pete Wingfield - producer (track: 8)
• Jimmy Iovine
  Jimmy Iovine
  James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
  
   - producer (tracks: 9-11)
• Manu Guiot
  David A. Stewart
  David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
  
  - producer (track: 9)
• Steve Brown - producer (track: 12)
• Dave Dix - producer (track: 15)
• Ian Broudie - producer (tracks: 16-18)

Tracklisting Live (1996)

1. "Getting into Something" (Glenister, Moyet) - 5:16
2. "Chain of Fools" (Covay) - 5:05
3. "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) - 4:43
4. "All Cried Out" (Jolley, Moyet, Swain) - 4:08
5. "Dorothy" (Glenister, Moyet) - 3:24
6. "Falling" (Glenister, Moyet) - 3:44
7. "Ode to Boy" (Moyet) - 3:07
8. "Is This Love?" (Guiot, Moyet) - 3:59
9. "Nobody's Diary" (Moyet) - 4:30
10. "Whispering Your Name" (Shear) - 3:53
11. "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (Casey, Jacobs) - 3:05
    • Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London and The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.

Non-album tracks, Singles era

• "Blue" 2:53
• "First Time (Are You Sure It's Your...)" (Remix of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") - 4:11
• "Our Colander Eyes" - 4:21 (withdrawn 1996 single)