The Hits (Will Young album)

The Hits
Greatest hits album by
Will Young
Released16 November 2009
Recorded2002–2009
Label
Producer
Will Young chronology
Let It Go
(2008) 		The Hits
(2009) 		Leave Right Now
(2010)
Singles from The Hits
  1. "Hopes & Fears"
    Released: 8 November 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by British singer-songwriter Will Young. It was released on 16 November 2009.[2] It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, From Now On (2002), Friday's Child (2003), Keep On (2005) and Let It Go (2008), plus two bonus tracks.[2] The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".

The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "Evergreen", the number-one duet with Gareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road" and the single "Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.


Track listing

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The Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Evergreen"
From Now On (2002)4:12
2."Light My Fire"
From Now On3:28
3."You and I"
From Now On4:04
4."Leave Right Now"
Friday's Child (2003)3:34
5."Your Game"
Friday's Child4:10
6."Friday's Child"
  • Steve Lee
  • D. Taylor
Friday's Child8:59
7."Switch It On"
Keep On (2005)3:47
8."All Time Love"
  • Jamie Hartman
Keep On3:56
9."Who Am I"
Keep On4:28
10."Changes"
  • W. Young
  • E. White
Let It Go (2008)4:00
11."Grace"
  • W. Young
  • Matt Prime
Let It Go4:37
12."Let It Go"
  • E. White
  • Jeremy Gregory
  • K. Poole
Let It Go3:41
13."Hopes & Fears"
  • Yolanda Quartey
  • Stew Jackson
Original3:46
14."If It Hadn't Been for Love"
Original3:36

Notes

  • The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for The Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[7] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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The Hits release history
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label Ref.
United Kingdom 16 November 2009 Standard
[9]
Deluxe
  • CD
  • digital download
  • DVD
 [10]

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Review: The Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Will set to release 'The Hits'!". RCA Label Group. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  3. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "End of Year 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Will Young – The Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
  9. ^ "Will Young: The Hits". jpc.de. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Will Young – The Hits". eil.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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