Carry on Up the Charts: The Best of the Beautiful South was the surprise British hit of 1994, going platinum five times between its late fall release and the summer of 1995. The success was surprising, because while the Beautiful South had been modestly popular, their last few albums were sliding down the charts. However, their hits collection, Carry On Up the Charts, flew to number one and stayed there for weeks. It's nothing more than all their singles, yet compiled together they make the most convincing case for the Beautiful South's sly, cynical sophisticated pop.

This is a definitive best-of from the scathingly satiric, invariably tuneful band that arose from the ashes of The Housemartins. Sadly, Paul Heaton and friends have always been too twee and clever for the colonies, though classics like "My Book" and "Old Red Eyes Is Back" deserved better. A lovely, sing-along new track, "One Last Love Song," sounds like a farewell to arms, while the limited-edition disc of B sides proves that only XTC can match them in terms of high-caliber throwaways. --Jeff Bateman

Sally Patricia Oldfield - is a singer-songwriter, sister of composers Mike and Terry Oldfield.

The Dreams We Have as Children – Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a charity live album by singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. Gallagher recorded the album at a charity concert at the London Royal Albert Hall on 27 March 2007.
Gallagher, best known as guitarist, main songwriter and occasional vocalist of English Britpop band Oasis played a set composing of primarily Oasis songs and was joined by fellow Oasis musician Gem Archer on guitar for the performance. The album's title stems from a lyric in the Oasis song "Fade Away", and Gallagher-penned Oasis songs make up the bulk of the songs recorded on the album. Past collaborator and friend of Gallagher Paul Weller (formerly of The Jam/Style Council) joined Gallagher on stage for two songs during the performance, too.

This generous 26-song collection, which is essentially the same as Raven's 2002 Lightning's Girl: Greatest Hits (there are a couple of minor differences), presents a sharp survey of Nancy Sinatra's commercial high points throughout her career, including a selection of her hits with Lee Hazlewood ("Some Velvet Morning," "Sand," "Jackson," "Down from Dover," "I've Been Down for So Long," "Summer Wine") and her own solo hits ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," "How Does That Grab You," "Sugar Town," "You Only Live Twice," "The Last of the Secret Agents," "Good Time Girl").

It's... Madness est une compilation de Madness, sortie en septembre 1990.

Blue Is the Colour is the fifth studio album from English sophisti-pop band The Beautiful South, released in October 1996 through Go! Discs and in America through Ark 21 Records. Following the two singles "Pretenders to the Throne" and "Dream a Little Dream", which never featured on any album until the release of the second greatest hits Solid Bronze in 2001, it was named after a pub in Sheffield.

Songs of Surrender is an album of re-recorded songs by Irish rock band U2. Produced by guitarist the Edge, it was released on 17 March 2023 on Island Records and Interscope Records. Largely the effort of the Edge and lead vocalist Bono, the album comprises re-recorded and reinterpreted versions of 40 songs from the group's back catalogue, many in stripped-down and acoustic arrangements. The album is a companion to Bono's memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (2022), which was structured into 40 chapters titled after U2 songs. Rearranged versions of the songs were first included in the audiobook edition of the memoir, and were performed by Bono during the book's promotional tour.

"Sunshine on My Shoulders" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Denver, and it was released as a single in 1973. The song was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming one of Denver's signature songs.
The song is a gentle acoustic ballad with a simple melody and lyrics that express gratitude for the beauty and warmth of the natural world. Denver's warm, earnest vocals are accompanied by acoustic guitar and light percussion, creating a relaxing and uplifting atmosphere.
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" is one of the most popular and enduring songs in John Denver's catalog, and it has been covered by many other artists over the years. It is also included on several of Denver's greatest hits collections, including "The Best of John Denver."

This is the fourth release in the last two years or so from The Apaches, an album that sees them maintain an “album a year” pace - since their 2016 debut. This is without a doubt their best yet - if you take surf, spaghetti western and Euro instrumentals, this would have elements of all three, but veer closer towards the spaghetti/Euro sounds. The songs are well-written, melodic and catchy, the members are all masters of their instruments, and the production is spot on. Undoubtedly one of the top releases of 2020!

2007 compilation that celebrates Rod's early '70s Mercury Records output just after the left the Faces. Rod was launched onto the world stage as a member of one of the great rock 'n' roll bands of the early '70s The Faces. Not long after this, Mercury launched him as a solo artist with immediate results and thus began a hugely successful life-spanning career for the mighty Rod Stewart. This is a collection of hits from his Mercury years - not forgetting that Rod is a gifted songwriter ('Maggie May', 'You Wear It Well', 'Mandolin Wind') and a genius at interpreting the songs of masters such as Hendrix, Elton John, Chuck Berry and the Stones - and making them his own. 19 tracks. UMTV.

Peter Straker, concert and cabaret star of stage and screen, and long term confidante of Freddie Mercury, released three hybrid rock / cabaret masterworks. These long out of print and highly sought after cult classic, cross-over albums were originally released between 1977 and 1980 and were all produced by stellar production talents.