| The Ultimate Collection | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Elaine Paige |
| Cover: | Elaine-paige-the-ultimate-collection-standard-album-artwork.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | 1978–2011 |
| Genre: | Vocal, show tune, pop, adult contemporary, dance-pop |
| Length: | 77:19 |
| Prev Title: | Elaine Paige & Friends |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album from Elaine Paige, released on 12 May 2014 by Rhino UK/Warner Music UK to celebrate her 50th anniversary in show business.
The career-spanning retrospective features songs released between 1978 and 2011, including original hit recordings from Paige's most iconic roles in musical theatre, her favourite LP and single tracks, plus a recently commissioned remix by hit-makers Almighty. The compilation also notably features previously unreleased songs "It's Raining on Prom Night" and "What a Feeling" from the Warner Music vaults – both songs were out-takes from studio albums Paige released during the 1980s.
On 16 May 2014, Paige was a guest on the ITV breakfast show This Morning and later on the day she appeared on the Sky News channel to promote her upcoming farewell tour, The Elaine Paige Show and The Ultimate Collection. In addition to this, she gave a few interviews for the British magazines, including gay magazine The Attitude and Woman's Weekly. Information about the release of this compilation also appeared in a number of TV guides, including TV Times, Total TV Guide and TV & Satellite Week.
In June 2014, Paige appeared on the cover of Saga Magazine. The Gay Times also published an interview with her in June issue.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2014 and debuted at number 76 on the Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 with 1,225 copies sold in the first week.[1]
The track listing for the album was announced on 9 April 2014 via Elaine Paige's official website.[2] The standard edition has 20 tracks and was released on a single CD and worldwide via digital download.
A limited edition 2CD version was also released containing the original album plus a bonus CD of Paige's favourite A and B-side singles (released between 1980 and 2010) – the bonus CD features 4 rare singles which debuted on CD format ("Oh Major", "My Knight in Black Leather", "Rocking" and "He's a Dream").[3]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the standard edition of The Ultimate Collection.[4]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 May 2014 | ||||
| United States | 20 May 2014 |