The Very Best of Richie explained

The Very Best of Richie
Type:	compilation
Artist:	The Twelfth Man
Cover:	The_Very_Best_of_Richie.jpg
Released:	27 November 2015
Recorded:	1984–2006
Genre:	Spoken word, comedy music
Label:	Little Digger Productions / Universal Music Australia
Producer:	Billy Birmingham, David Frogatt
Prev Year:	2013

The Very Best of Richie is the second compilation album released by The Twelfth Man and was released in November 2015. Billy Birmingham says The Very Best of Richie is a tribute to Richie Benaud "the greatest commentator of them all" who died in April 2015.

The album peaked at number four on the ARIA Charts.

Reception

Dylan Marshall of The Music AU gave the album 7.5 out of 10 saying "It’s quite funny listening to the evolution of the Richie character. From the earliest material... it’s pretty obvious that the emphasis of The 12th Man’s material goes from being very match commentary-centric to then focusing on the interactions between the commentary team in later material" adding "All in all, The Very Best Of Richie truly is the very best: a classic catch."^[1]

Track listing

1. "It's Just Not Cricket" - 5:24
2. "Typical Stinkin'...." - 3:38
3. "Bit Stuffy in Here" - 2:55
4. "Chappell's to Open" - 4:49
5. "Australian v Pakistan" - 6:59
6. "That's My Pen!" - 3:21
7. "Brekky, and Carbide" - 3:26
8. "How about an Autograph?" - 2:47
9. "Post Hijack" - 11:20
10. "The Lunch" - 5:58
11. "Richie's Big Announcement" - 6:44
12. "The Office Update" - 4:05
13. "Early Perth Flight" - 3:18
14. "Chappelli's Shakespeare " - 2:31
15. "Oh F..k It!" - 4:08
16. "Hotel Check-In" - 8:14
17. "Bill's Nose Job" - 6:22
18. "Tony's Rug Advice" - 5:24
19. "The Wrong Hair Hat!!" - 13:44
20. "England v Sri Lanka" - 4:59
21. "Alan Jones Radio Show" - 4:19
22. "Martin Place Petition" - 3:13
23. "Call the P.M.!!" - 9:35
24. "Marvellous '06 (Horns Up!)" - 6:00
25. "Henri Porte - Les Insects!" - 2:15
26. "Old Fossils / Bormy Ormy" - 5:06

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)^[2]	20
Australian artist (ARIA Charts) ^[3]	4

See also

• List of top 25 albums for 2015 in Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Album Review: The 12th Man – The Very Best Of Richie (2015 LP). The Music AU. 2 December 2015. 24 December 2017.
2. Web site: 2015ARIA ALBUMS CHART. ARIA. 23 December 2017.
3. Web site: 2015ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART. ARIA. 24 December 2017.
4. Web site: The Very Best of Ritchie by 12th Man. iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. 24 December 2017.
5. Web site: The Very Best of Richie by The 12th Man – CD. JB HiFi. 24 December 2017.