"Greatest Day" is a song by British singer
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, ''The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and ...
, released as the fifth single from her second studio album, ''
Prodigal Sista
''Prodigal Sista'' is the second studio album by British R&B singer-songwriter Beverley Knight. It was released by Parlophone on 17 August 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was the first to be released by Knight under her new contract with l ...
'' (1998), on 5 July 1999. The track contains a re-recorded sample of "Act Like You Know" by American
R&B group
Fat Larry's Band
Fat Larry's Band was an American R&B and funk band from Philadelphia, which enjoyed some commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Career
Formed by drummer and vocalist "Fat" Larry James (August ...
. "Greatest Day" became Knight's highest-charting single up to that point when it peaked at number 14 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. The music video for the song was shot by director
Jake Nava
Jake Nava is a British director, mostly known for his work in music videos for Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Britney Spears and The Rolling Stones. He also directs TV commercials, notably for Guinness and Levi Strauss & Co.
Early life and ed ...
, who had previously shot Beverley's "Made It Back '99" video.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
# "Weekend Thing"
# "Greatest Day" (Ruffland mix)
UK CD2
# "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
# "Greatest Day" (Curtis & Moore 12-inch mix)
# "Greatest Day" (two step mix)
UK cassette single
# "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
# "Greatest Day" (Ruffland mix)
Dutch CD single
# "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
# "Weekend Thing"
Personnel
Personnel are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes.
* Beverley Knight – writing, vocals
* Pule Pheto – writing
* Neville Thomas – writing
* Mark Birts – writing ("Act Like You Know")
* Terry Price – writing ("Act Like You Know")
* Nicholas J. Martinelli – writing ("Act Like You Know")
* Rob Harris – guitar
* Derrick McIntyre – bass
*
Mike Spencer
Michael Spencer is an English record producer and recording engineer, who has worked with pop acts ranging from Newton Faulkner to Emeli Sandé. Many of his productions have achieved platinum certification, and have won MOBO and Brit Awards, a ...
– keyboards, production
* Shane Meehan – drums
*
The Horny Horns The Horny Horns were a horn section associated with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band led by trombonist Fred Wesley. The group also featured saxophonist Maceo Parker and Rick Gardner and Richard "Kush" Griffith on trumpets.
While the ...
– horns
* Elisa – strings
* Andy Kowalski – mixing
* Dillon Gallagher – initial programming
* Simon de Winter – initial programming
Charts
References
1998 songs
1999 singles
Beverley Knight songs
Music videos directed by Jake Nava
Songs written by Beverley Knight
Songs written by Neville Thomas
Songs written by Pule Pheto
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