Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics

Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics
Greatest hits album by Stereophonics
Released	10 November 2008
Recorded	Late 1992–Early 2008
Genre	Rock
Label	V2 [Vox Populi Records] RMG Chart (Ireland) Sony Music (France) Rough Trade (Germany) Universal Music (Indonesia)
Producer	Bird & Bush, Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe
Stereophonics chronology
Pull the Pin (2007) Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics (2008) Keep Calm and Carry On (2009)
Alternative covers
Deluxe Edition Cover
Singles from Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics
"You're My Star" Released: 27 October 2008

Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics is a compilation album of greatest hits by Stereophonics. The album debuted at number 2 with sales of 67,073 in the UK. It features tracks from all six of the band's previous albums, beginning from the 1997 debut release, Word Gets Around all the way through to 2007's Pull The Pin, plus two brand new songs, "You’re My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". "You're My Star" was also released as a single. The album is available in 20-track edition, 40-track 2CD Deluxe edition and DVD edition containing all the band's music videos, best live performances and some extra footage. With sales of 528,000 it was the 13th biggest selling album of 2008 in the UK. It has gained double platinum status, having sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide and over 850,000 in the UK.^[1] To date the album has spent 94 weeks in the top 100 UK Album Chart.

The two-disc album features; 5 songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, 7 songs from Performance and Cocktails, 7 songs from Word Gets Around, 4 songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, 6 songs from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, 4 songs from Pull the Pin, 1 song from Reload, 2 B-Sides, 2 Non-Album Singles and 2 new songs for this album. The one-disc album features: 5 songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, 4 songs from Performance and Cocktails, 4 songs from Word Gets Around, 3 songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, 1 song from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, 1 song from Pull the Pin and 2 new songs for this album

Tracklist

CD 1

1. Dakota (4:57)
2. The Bartender and the Thief (2:54)
3. Just Looking (4:13)
4. Have a Nice Day (3:24)
5. Local Boy in the Photograph (3:22)
6. Maybe Tomorrow (4:33)
7. Superman (Single Edit) (3:52)
8. Pick a Part That's New (3:34)
9. My Own Worst Enemy (3:35)
10. I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio (3:50)
11. You're My Star (4:05)
12. Mr. Writer (5:19)
13. Step on My Old Size Nines (4:00)
14. Devil (4:40)
15. It Means Nothing (3:49)
16. A Thousand Trees (3:03)
17. Vegas Two Times (4:27)
18. Traffic (4:54)
19. More Life in a Tramps Vest (2:20)
20. Handbags and Gladrags (4:37)

CD 2 (Deluxe Edition only)

1. Madame Helga (3:55)
2. Bank Holiday Monday (3:15)
3. Rewind (4:46)
4. My Friends (3:35)
5. Climbing the Wall (4:55)
6. Mama Told Me Not to Come (with Tom Jones) (3:00)
7. Since I Told You It's Over (4:43)
8. Moviestar (4:14)
9. Not Up To You (4:38)
10. Getaway (4:09)
11. I Stopped to Fill My Car Up (4:29)
12. Carrot Cake and Wine (4:37)
13. Billy Davey's Daughter (3:45)
14. Raymond's Shop (3:05)
15. Stone (4:17)
16. I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back) (4:37)
17. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (with Jools Holland) (3:55)
18. Same Size Feet (4:00)
19. She Takes Her Clothes Off (3:15)
20. Hurry Up and Wait (4:40)

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
UK Albums Chart[1]	2	2x Platinum	863,000
Irish Albums Chart[2]	32	Gold	7,500

DVD

Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics
Video by Stereophonics
Released	November 10, 2008
Genre	Rock music, Indie
Length	195:00

Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics is a DVD released by Welsh Rock band, Stereophonics, coinciding with their greatest hits album of the same name. The DVD features all music videos from the band's debut album Word Gets Around up to 2007's Pull The Pin, and also includes the video You're My Star.

Track listing

1. Local Boy in the Photograph (1997 Version)
2. More Life in a Tramps Vest
3. A Thousand Trees
4. Traffic
5. Local Boy in the Photograph (1998 Version)
6. The Bartender and the Thief
7. Just Looking
8. Pick a Part That's New
9. I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
10. Hurry Up and Wait
11. Mama Told Me Not to Come
12. Mr. Writer
13. Have A Nice Day
14. Step on My Old Size Nines
15. Handbags and Gladrags
16. Vegas Two Times
17. Madame Helga
18. Maybe Tomorrow
19. Since I Told You It's Over
20. Moviestar
21. Dakota
22. Superman
23. Devil
24. Rewind
25. It Means Nothing
26. My Friends
27. You're My Star

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "DING DONG! IT'S KELL'S BELLES", The Sun, 2008-12-22, http://www.stereophonics.com/viewImage.php?id=ec87a72d4103ff2b13a6b6f03efabe6e.jpg 
2. ^ "TOP 75 ARTIST ALBUM, WEEK ENDING 19 November 2009". GfK. 2009-11-19. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=47. Retrieved 2010-02-28.