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''Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics'' is a compilation album of greatest hits by Stereophonics. It features tracks from all six of the band's previous albums, beginning from the 1997 debut release, ''
Word Gets Around ''Word Gets Around'' is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach nu ...
'', all the way through to 2007's '' Pull the Pin'', plus two brand new songs, " You're My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". "You're My Star" was also released as a single. The two-disc album features five songs from ''
Just Enough Education to Perform ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' is the third studio album by Welsh Rock music, rock band Stereophonics. Released on 11 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form o ...
'', seven songs from ''
Performance and Cocktails ''Performance and Cocktails'' is the second studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released by V2 on 8 March 1999. The name of the album comes from lyrics in the album's first song, "Roll Up and Shine", just like the previous a ...
'', seven songs from ''
Word Gets Around ''Word Gets Around'' is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach nu ...
'', four songs from '' Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'', six songs from '' You Gotta Go There to Come Back'', four songs from ''Pull the Pin'', one song from '' Reload'', two b-sides, two non-album singles and two new songs for this album. The one-disc album features five songs from ''
Just Enough Education to Perform ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' is the third studio album by Welsh Rock music, rock band Stereophonics. Released on 11 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form o ...
'', four songs from ''
Performance and Cocktails ''Performance and Cocktails'' is the second studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released by V2 on 8 March 1999. The name of the album comes from lyrics in the album's first song, "Roll Up and Shine", just like the previous a ...
'', four songs from ''
Word Gets Around ''Word Gets Around'' is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach nu ...
'', three songs from '' Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'', one song from '' You Gotta Go There to Come Back'', one song from ''Pull the Pin'' and two new songs for this album.


Critical response

''Decade in the Sun'' received generally favourable reviews. Writing for the
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, Sophie Bruce wrote a positive review. She labelled the album as a "fantastic selection sure to thrill Stereophonics superfans and new recruits alike" but criticised the band's choice of excluding "
Madame Helga "Madame Helga" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics from their fourth studio album, '' You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' (2003). It was inspired by the band's stay at Helga's Folly while they were on tour in Sri Lanka in 2002. The folly ...
" and " Moviestar", two of their greatest hits in the UK. At
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, Alex Lai praised the compilation, particularly disc two's track selection for not "just throw ngin the singles that didn't make the regular release." Lai summarised that the album "act as a good metaphor for Stereophonics." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from
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found the band's evolution "effective" and "entertaining". In the negative however, he called the album "too comprehensive to be entertaining" and described the tracks as dragging "its heels over 20 tracks that all sound huge and hookless." Erlewine concluded the album shows listeners "why Stereophonics never translated across the Atlantic."


Chart performance

The album debuted at number 2 with sales of 67,073 in the UK. The album is available in a 20-track edition, 40-track 2-CD Deluxe edition and DVD edition containing all the band's music videos, best live performances and some extra footage. With sales of 528,000 it was the 13th biggest selling album of 2008 in the UK. As of 16 March 2013, it had sold 1,044,219 copies in the United Kingdom. To date the album has spent 161 weeks in the top 100 UK Albums Chart.


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DVD

''Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics'' is a
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released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, coinciding with their greatest hits album of the same name. The DVD features all music videos from the band's debut album, ''
Word Gets Around ''Word Gets Around'' is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics albums not to reach nu ...
'', up to 2007's '' Pull the Pin'', as well as the video for " You're My Star."


Track listing

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More Life in a Tramps Vest "More Life in a Tramps Vest" is the second single released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from the band's debut album, ''Word Gets Around'' (1997), and was released on 19 May 1997. It reached number 33 on the UK Singles Ch ...
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A Thousand Trees "A Thousand Trees" is the third single released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, '' Word Gets Around'' (1997), and was released on 11 August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The t ...
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Local Boy in the Photograph "Local Boy in the Photograph" is the first single by rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, '' Word Gets Around'' and was released on 17 March 1997. The song reached number 51 in the UK Singles Chart. On 9 February ...
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The Bartender and the Thief "The Bartender and the Thief" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, written by the band in April 1998. The song is the second track on their second album, '' Performance and Cocktails'' (1999). "Bartender" was the first single taken from ...
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Just Looking ''Just Looking'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama film. Directed by Jason Alexander and written by Marshall Karp, it stars Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol, Peter Onorati, and Patti LuPone. The film's plot follows Lenny, a teenage boy from the Bronx ...
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Pick a Part That's New "Pick a Part That's New" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 3 May 1999 as the third single from their second studio album, '' Performance and Cocktails'' (1999). The single reached number four on the UK Singles Char ...
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I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" is the fourth single released from Welsh rock band Stereophonics' second studio album, ''Performance and Cocktails'' (1999), on which the song appears as the seventh track. The single was released in August 1999 an ...
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Mr. Writer "Mr. Writer" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, taken from their third album, ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' (2001). It was released on 19 March 2001, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart, number seven in Ireland, and nu ...
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Step on My Old Size Nines "Step on My Old Size Nines" is the third single from Welsh rock band Stereophonics' third album, ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' (2001). The song is track four on the album. It was released on 24 September 2001, reaching number 16 on the U ...
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Handbags and Gladrags "Handbags and Gladrags" is a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values. ...
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Vegas Two Times "Vegas Two Times" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics from their third studio album, ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' (2001). Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, the song was released as the fifth and final single f ...
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Madame Helga "Madame Helga" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics from their fourth studio album, '' You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' (2003). It was inspired by the band's stay at Helga's Folly while they were on tour in Sri Lanka in 2002. The folly ...
# Maybe Tomorrow # Since I Told You It's Over # Moviestar #
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References


External links


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