The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 1 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1993 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Producer | Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Peter Luscombe | |||
The Black Sorrows chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits | ||||
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The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Australian blues and roots band, The Black Sorrows. It includes tracks from all but one of their seven studio albums to date. There are no tracks from Rockin' Zydeco (1985).
The album debuted at number 28 on the ARIA Charts and peaked at number 4 in January 1994. The album was certified platinum.
The album was re-released on CD in August 2016 as part of Sony Music Australia's 'Gold Series'.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- CD/ Cassette (Columbia Records – 4748632)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "The Chosen Ones" |
| Hold On to Me | 4:08 |
2. | "Come On, Come On" |
| Better Times | 4:35 |
3. | "Brown Eyed Girl" | Sonola | 3:31 | |
4. | "Hold On to Me" |
| Hold On to Me | 3:52 |
5. | "Never Let Me Go" |
| Harley and Rose | 4:05 |
6. | "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" |
| Better Times | 5:50 |
7. | "The Crack-Up" |
| Hold On to Me | 3:25 |
8. | "Chained to the Wheel" |
| Hold On to Me | 3:59 |
9. | "Daughters Of Glory" |
| Dear Children | 4:09 |
10. | "Hold It Up To The Mirror" |
| Harley and Rose | 5:45 |
11. | "Better Times" |
| Better Times | 4:56 |
12. | "Harley + Rose" |
| Harley and Rose | 3:55 |
13. | "Baby It's a Crime" |
| Harley and Rose | 3:58 |
14. | "Stir It Up" | Bob Marley | new recording | 3:36 |
15. | "Mystified" |
| Dear Children | 4:33 |
16. | "Sons of the Sea" |
| A Place in the World | 3:52 |
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 1 November 1993 | CD, Cassette | Columbia Records | 4748632 |
Australia[8] | 26 August 2016 | CD | Sony Music Australia | 88985368072 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Chosen Ones The GOLD Series". JBHiFi. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – The Chosen Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Black Sorrows – The Chosen Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
- ^ "The Chosen Ones by The Black Sorrows (Gold Series)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 2 September 2016.