''Greatest Hits'' is a

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by English singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and a day later in the US. ''Greatest Hits'' contains songs from his first album, ''

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'' in 1993, through to his 2005 album ''

Life in Slow Motion ''Life in Slow Motion'' is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 12 September 2005 in Europe and Sept. 13 in the United States. Following a muted response to his previous album, ''A New Day at Midnight'' ...

'', and includes two new songs: the first single "

You're the World to Me "You're the World to Me" is the first single taken from David Gray's ''Greatest Hits'' album. The single was produced by producer Chris Thomas and released on 5 November 2007. In an interview, Gray described the song as "joyous" and his new ''Gr ...

" and "Destroyer." In interviews, Gray has described the new single "You're the World to Me" as "joyous" and "unselfconscious," and called his ''Greatest Hits'' album "a bag of happy shit". All tracks are the original album versions, except for " Be Mine," which is the single remix; "

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," which is a new mix; and "Shine." Due to record company issues, the original recording of "Shine" could not be used; instead, a live recording from Gray's concert DVD ''Live in Slow Motion'' is featured on the compilation. The Japanese pressing of the CD contains two bonus tracks, while

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released an exclusive version with a bonus disc containing two rare live covers – "One of the Birds" by Will Oldham and "Morning of My Life" by the

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(retitled "In the Morning"), previously only available as a digital download from the compilation album ''

A Thousand Miles Behind ''A Thousand Miles Behind'' is an album by English singer-songwriter David Gray (musician), David Gray. Released in August 2007, it contains twelve live Cover version, covers recorded between 2001 and 2007. The album title comes from a line in Bo ...

'' (2007). As of November 2016, the album has sold 353,936 copies in the UK.

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