Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)

Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
Greatest hits album by
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Released11 June 2021
StudioVarious
GenreRock
Length79:09
LabelSour Mash
Producer
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds chronology
Blue Moon Rising
(2020) 		Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
(2021) 		Council Skies
(2023)
Singles from Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)
  1. "We're on Our Way Now"
    Released: 29 April 2021
  2. "Flying on the Ground"
    Released: 7 June 2021

Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) is a compilation album by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. It was released on 11 June 2021 by Sour Mash Records. The album was curated and compiled by Noel Gallagher.[1] The standard 2-CD version of the album includes tracks from the band's first three albums, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011), Chasing Yesterday (2015) and Who Built the Moon? (2017), and the three EPs Black Star Dancing (2019), This Is the Place (2019) and Blue Moon Rising (2020), plus two previously unreleased tracks, "We're on Our Way Now" and "Flying on the Ground", the former of which was released as a single the same day as the announcement of the album, on 29 April 2021.[2] A deluxe edition includes a third CD of alternative versions, instrumental versions and remixes of various tracks.

In an interview with Apple Music, Gallagher said that Best of Bee Gees is one of his favourite albums and that it inspired the cover of Back the Way We Came.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Irish Examiner[6]
The Irish Times[7]

Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody's on the Run" (from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)5:31
2."The Death of You and Me" (from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)3:28
3."AKA... What a Life!" (from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)4:23
4."If I Had a Gun..." (from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)4:09
5."In the Heat of the Moment" (from Chasing Yesterday)3:30
6."Riverman" (from Chasing Yesterday)5:43
7."Lock All the Doors" (from Chasing Yesterday)3:42
8."The Dying of the Light" (from Chasing Yesterday)5:07
9."Ballad of the Mighty I" (from Chasing Yesterday)5:09
10."We're on Our Way Now" (new song)4:07
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Black Star Dancing" (from Black Star Dancing EP)4:22
2."Holy Mountain" (from Who Built the Moon?)3:56
3."A Dream Is All I Need to Get By" (from This is the Place EP)4:08
4."This Is the Place" (from This is the Place EP)4:17
5."It's a Beautiful World" (from Who Built the Moon?)5:19
6."Blue Moon Rising" (from Blue Moon Rising EP)3:44
7."Dead in the Water (Live at RTÉ 2FM Studios, Dublin)" (from Who Built the Moon?)5:21
8."Flying on the Ground" (new song)3:13
Total length:79:09
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."It's a Beautiful World" (Instrumental)5:23
2."If I Had a Gun..." (Acoustic Version)4:07
3."Black Star Dancing" (Skeleton Key Remix)4:14
4."Black Star Dancing" (12" Mix Instrumental)4:38
5."The Man Who Built the Moon" (Acoustic Version)4:31
6."International Magic" (Demo)5:17
7."Blue Moon Rising" (Sons of the Desert Remix)7:05
8."The Dying of the Light" (Acoustic Version)5:13
9."This Is the Place" (Skeleton Key Remix)3:05
10."This Is the Place" (Instrumental)4:17
11."Black Star Dancing" (The Reflex Revision)10:06
12."Be Careful What You Wish For" (Instrumental)5:41
Total length:62:17
Japanese edition bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleLength
13."Everybody's on the Run" (Live at Fuji Rock Festival 2012)5:23
14."Dream On" (Live at Fuji Rock Festival 2012)4:13
15."If I Had a Gun..." (Live at Fuji Rock Festival 2012)4:15
Total length:76:21

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011 - 2021) Double Heavyweight Picture Disc (Exclusive) + A4 Print (Exclusive) on Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Official Store Official Online Store". store.noelgallagher.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Richards, Will (29 April 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds announce Greatest Hits album with new track 'We're On Our Way Now'". NME. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ Noel Gallagher: Evolution Since Oasis, Meeting Bruce Springsteen and Best Of Album | Apple Music, retrieved 13 June 2021
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (11 June 2021). "Back the Way We Came, Vol. 1: 2011-2021 – Noel Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ Hansen, Susan (4 June 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011–2021)". Clash. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Power, Ed (10 June 2021). "Album reviews: Noel Gallagher flies high with greatest hits, while Biig Piig makes her mark". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (4 June 2021). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011–2021) – A bit of a swizz". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "オアシス解散後ソロ始動10周年！ノエル・ギャラガーズ・ハイ・フライング・バーズ、初のベスト盤6月リリース決定&新曲解禁！日本盤はFRF '12ライヴ音源収録＆グッズ付き超豪華盤仕様" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 July 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1635. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 July 2021. p. 6.
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  14. ^ "Top Albums (Week 24, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  17. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 11.6.2021 al 17.6.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/06/16". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-06-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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  24. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  25. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  26. ^ "British album certifications – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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