Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits Explained

Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Faithless
Cover:Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits.jpg
Released:16 May 2005
Recorded:Various
Genre:
Length:75:26
Label:
Producer:Rollo Armstrong
Prev Title:Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Faithless - Renaissance 3D
Next Year:2006

Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album from the dance music group Faithless, which was released on 16 May 2005. It features all their released singles (other than "Take the Long Way Home"), plus three additional new tracks ("Fatty Boo", "Reasons (Saturday Night)", and "Why Go?" (2005 remix featuring Estelle).

Chart performance

Forever Faithless was the best selling dance album of 2005. It has sold 1,381,407 copies as of October 2015.[1] After the death of Faithless member Maxi Jazz in December 2022, Forever Faithless entered the UK Album Downloads Chart at number 7.[2]

Track listing

US version

Released on Arista Records, the American version of the Forever Faithless CD does not include "Fatty Boo", but is an enhanced disc with a bonus music video of the 2005 version of "Why Go".

Initial US pressings contained MediaMax CD-3 copy protection, but this was abandoned after the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal.

Song versions

Except "Insomnia" and "Salva Mea", the chart versions of each song are included, not the full-length versions. This was necessary to fit all the tracks into 1 hour 20 minutes.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 10

DVD

Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits
Type:video
Artist:Faithless
Cover:ForeverFaithlessDVD.jpg
Released:16 May 2005
Genre:
Length:59:59
Label:
Producer:Faithless
Prev Title:Live at the Melkweg Amsterdam
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Live at Alexandra Palace
Next Year:2005

Alongside the CD a DVD was also released containing the promotional videos for 12 Faithless singles, but does not include the videos for "Salva Mea '95", "Reverence", "If Lovin' You Is Wrong", "Bring My Family Back" (German version featuring Sabrina Setlur), "Why Go?" (Boy George Version), "Why Go?" (Estelle Version), "Muhammad Ali" (Rollo & Sister Bliss Tuff Love Mix Video) and "Miss U Less, See U More".

Track listing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Charts Analysis: Faithless only need 12,341 sales to top album chart. Jones. Alan. 16 October 2015. Music Week. 17 October 2015. subscription .
  2. Web site: Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 30 December 2022 - 05 January 2023. Official Charts. 30 December 2022. 30 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2005. Ultratop. 6 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2005. Ultratop. 6 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005. dutchcharts.nl. 6 March 2021.
  6. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005. Official Charts Company. 6 March 2021.
  7. Web site: 2006 UK Albums Chart. ChartsPlus. 17 November 2021.