The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits

The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Black Sorrows
Released 1 November 1993
Recorded 1984-1993
Label Columbia Records
Producer Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Peter Luscombe
The Black Sorrows chronology
Better Times
(1992)		 The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
(1993)		 Lucky Charm
(1994)
Singles from The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
  1. "Stir It Up"
    Released: September 1993

The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Australian blues and roots band, The Black Sorrows. It includes tracks from all but one of their seven studio albums to date. There are no tracks from Rockin' Zydeco (1985).

The album debuted at number 28 on the ARIA Charts and peaked at number 4 on the in January 1994. The album was certified platinum.

The album was re-released on CD in August 2016 as part of Sony Music Australia's 'Gold Series'.[1]

Track listing

CD/ Cassette (Columbia Records – 4748632)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."The Chosen Ones"  
Hold On to Me4:08
2."Come On, Come On"  
  • Camilleri
  • Laurie Polec
Better Times4:35
3."Brown Eyed Girl"  
Sonola3:31
4."Hold On to Me"  
  • Camilleri
  • Smith
Hold On to Me3:52
5."Never Let Me Go"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Harley and Rose4:05
6."Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"  
  • Cameller
  • Polec
Better Times5:50
7."The Crack-Up"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Hold On to Me3:25
8."Chained to the Wheel"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Hold On to Me3:59
9."Daughters Of Glory"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Dear Children4:09
10."Hold It Up To The Mirror"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Harley and Rose5:45
11."Better Times"  
  • Cameller
  • Polec
Better Times4:56
12."Harley + Rose"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Harley and Rose3:55
13."Baby It's a Crime"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Harley and Rose3:58
14."Stir It Up"  Bob Marleynew recording3:36
15."Mystified"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
Dear Children4:33
16."Sons of the Sea"  
  • Camelleri
  • Smith
A Place in the World3:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993/94) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 50
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[5] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 1 November 1993 CD, Cassette Columbia Records 4748632
Australia[7] 26 August 2016 CD Sony Music Australia 88985368072

References

  1. ↑ "The Chosen Ones The GOLD Series". JBHiFi. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Sorrows – The Chosen Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Black Sorrows – The Chosen Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1994 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. ↑ "The Chosen Ones by The Black Sorrows (Gold Series)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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