The Best of Cold Chisel
The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Cold Chisel | ||||
Released | 14 October 2011 | |||
Recorded | 1978–2011 | |||
Genre | Rock, Blues, Classic rock | |||
Length | 73.28 | |||
Label | Warner Music | |||
Cold Chisel chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
All Music | [1] |
The AU Review | [2] |
The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You is a greatest hits album released in October 2011 by Australian rock band, Cold Chisel. It debuted at No.2 in Australia [3] and has been certified double platinum.
A limited edition includesd a bonus disc that featured a dozen of the band's most loved covers.
Background
Following the death of the group’s drummer, Steve Prestwich in 2011, Jimmy Barnes and company regrouped for their first new compositions in over 13 years. The album includes two new tracks, “All For You” and “HQ454 Monroe” and 18 greatest hits. The greatest hits tracks were chosen by their fans who voted for their favourites on their website.
The album’s full track listing was announced on their website on September 25.[4]
Reviews
Anna-Maria Megalogenis from The AU Review gave the album 9/10, saying: “It is apparent that Cold Chisel produced some damn good Aussie pub rock songs, rich with lyrical imagery (penned mostly by keyboardist Don Walker), easy to sing along to and songs tinged with melancholia”. She added, “Words fail to capture how damn good this album is”.[5]
Jon O'Brien from All Music said; “The Adelaide quintet's tales of excess have often overshadowed their musical output, but “All for You” is a labor of love proving that they deserve their legendary status.[6]
Track listing
- CD and Digital Download [7]
- “Standing On The Outside” (2:56) (Don Walker)
- “Flame Trees” (4:24) (Walker, Steve Prestwich)
- “Khe Sanh” (4:10) (Walker)
- “When the War Is Over” (4:25) (Prestwich)
- “Cheap Wine” (3:25) (Walker)
- “Bow River” (4:22) (Ian Moss)
- “Rising Sun” (3:27) (Jimmy Barnes)
- “Choirgirl” (3:25) (Walker)
- “All For You” (4:57)
- “Saturday Night” (4:21) (Walker)
- “Forever Now” (4:27) (Prestwich)
- “Breakfast At Sweethearts” (4:10) (Walker)
- “Yakuza Girls” (2:26)
- “Four Walls” (2:26) (Walker)
- “You Got Nothing I Want” (3:16) (Barnes)
- “My Baby” (4:02) (Phil Small)
- “Shipping Steel” (3:24) (Walker)
- “Ita” (3:35) (Walker)
- “Hq454 Monroe” (3:11)
- “Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)” (2:50) (Walker, Barnes)
Limited edition bonus disc
- “Knockin' on Heaven's Door”
- “Georgia On My Mind”
- “Wild Thing”
- “Long As I Can See the Light”
- “Don’t Let Go”
- “It's Only Make Believe”
- “River Deep – Mountain High ”
- “Let’s Go Get Stoned”
- “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”
- “Big River”
- “Cry Me A River”
- “Sunshine”
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 2 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 5 |
Year-end charts
In 2011, it was the third-highest selling album by an Australian artist after Gotye's Making Mirrors and Reece Mastin's Reece Mastin. It was No. 17 over-all.
Chart (2011) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[10] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 35 |
Chart (2012) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[11] | 44 |
Chart (2015) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 51 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[13] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Credits
- Bass – Phil Small
- Drums – Steve Prestwich
- Keyboards – Don Walker
- Management – John Watson & John O'Donnell
- Mastered By – Don Bartley
- Mixed By – Kevin Shirley (tracks: 9, 19)
- Producer – Cold Chisel (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11, 13 to 16, 18), Kevin Shirley (tracks: 19), Mark Opitz (tracks: 1, 4to 8, 11, 14 to 16, 10), Nash Chambers (tracks: 9), Peter Walker (tracks: 3), Richard Batchens (tracks: 12, 17, 20)
- Vocals, Guitar – Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes
References
- ↑ "The Best of Cold Chisel – All For You". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cold Chisel – The Best of Cold Chisel All For You Warner 2011". Anna-Maria Megalogenis. www.theaureview.com. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "COLD CHISEL - THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU (ALBUM)". www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Best Of – All For You". www.coldchisel.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cold Chisel – The Best of Cold Chisel All For You Warner 2011". Anna-Maria Megalogenis. www.theaureview.com. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Best of Cold Chisel – All For You". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Best of Cold Chisel – All For You Limited Edition". www.sanity.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Cold Chisel – The Best of Cold Chisel: All For You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cold Chisel – The Best of Cold Chisel: All For You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ McCabe, Kathy. "ARIA chart for 2015 reveal the most popular music that Australia loves to turn up the volume on". The Advertiser. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cold Chisel – The Best of Cold Chisel – All For You". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.