The Best of Me (Rick Astley album)

The Best of Me is a greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 25 October 2019 by BMG.[1][2][3] The album includes the single "Every One of Us", which was released in September 2019.

The Best of Me
Greatest hits album by
Rick Astley
Released25 October 2019
LabelBMG
ProducerRick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Beautiful Life
(2018)		 The Best of Me
(2019)
Singles from The Best of Me
  1. "Every One of Us"
    Released: 12 September 2019

Background

The album has two discs, a disc of old recordings, and a second disc that consists of new recordings of "reimagined" old songs with new interpretation. It includes a stripped-back, slowed-down version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" accompanied by pianoforte.[4] It also includes a new song, "Every One of Us".[5]

"Every One of Us" was released on 12 September 2019 as the first single from the album with a post on Twitter from Astley, who also confirmed the title of the album and its release date.[6][7]

Track listing

Disc 1

All tracks are written by Rick Astley, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every One of Us" 3:06
2."Never Gonna Give You Up"Stock Aitken Waterman3:33
3."Whenever You Need Somebody"Stock Aitken Waterman3:52
4."When I Fall in Love"
2:59
5."Together Forever"Stock Aitken Waterman3:24
6."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"Stock Aitken Waterman3:39
7."She Wants to Dance with Me" 3:14
8."Take Me to Your Heart"Stock Aitken Waterman3:27
9."Hold Me in Your Arms" 4:32
10."Cry for Help" (Single Edit)
4:03
11."Sleeping" (Edit)
3:43
12."Lights Out" 3:12
13."Keep Singing" 3:58
14."Angels on My Side" 3:35
15."Dance" 3:15
16."This Old House" 4:30
17."Beautiful Life" 3:43
18."Try" 3:55
19."She Makes Me" 3:34
20."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Pianoforte)Stock Aitken Waterman3:33

Disc 2 – Reimagined Classics

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Together Forever" (Reimagined)Stock Aitken Waterman4:01
2."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Reimagined)Stock Aitken Waterman4:00
3."When I Fall in Love" (Reimagined)
  • Heyman
  • Young
3:37
4."Beautiful Life" (Reimagined) 3:30
5."She Wants to Dance with Me" (Reimagined) 3:20
6."Hold Me in Your Arms" (Reimagined) 3:43
7."Cry for Help" (Reimagined)
  • Astley
  • Fisher
3:49
8."Keep Singing" (Reimagined) 3:41
9."Angels on My Side" (Reimagined) 3:49
10."Try" (Reimagined) 3:46

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[8] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 76
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 91
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "The Best of Me by Rick Astley on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Sinclair, Paul (11 September 2019). "Rick Astley / New greatest hits 'The Best of Me' / pre-order a signed CD". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Rick Astley Releases New Career-Spanning Compilation The Best Of Me On October 25th". Shore Fire Media. September 12, 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. Garner, George (6 November 2019). "'It's important not to lose the song': Rick Astley on remaking his hits for his new Best Of collection". Music Week.
  5. Savage, Mark (24 October 2019). "Rick Astley: Inside the home studio where he masterminded his comeback". BBC.
  6. Astley, Rick [@rickastley] (13 September 2019). "My new single 'Every One of Us' is out now! Pre-order the new album 'The Best of Me' here" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. Wass, Mike (September 12, 2019). "Rick Astley Announces Greatest Hits LP & New Single "Every One Of Us"". Idolator. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rick Astley – The Best of Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. "Irish Albums Chart: 1 November 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 44: del 25.10.2019 al 31.10.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  15. "British album certifications – Rick Astley – The Best Of Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 13, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Best Of Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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