''Singles'' is the first and only compilation album from
Scottish alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Travis. The album was released on 1 November 2004. The album consists of all of the band's singles from 1997–2004, as well as including two new tracks, "Walking In The Sun" and "The Distance". The album charted at #4 on the
UK Albums Chart
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, performing considerably better than ''12 Memories'', actually selling the required 300,000+ copies that were shipped to make it a platinum album.
Track listing
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Sing
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Driftwood
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Writing to Reach You
"Writing to Reach You" is the first single (music), single taken from Scottish rock band Travis (band), Travis's second studio album, ''The Man Who'' (1999).
Background
The song was written by Fran Healy (musician), Fran Healy, who admitted th ...
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Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, '' The Man Who''. The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the w ...
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Re-Offender"
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Walking in the Sun"
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Tied to the 90's
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Coming Around"
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Flowers in the Window"
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Love Will Come Through"
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More Than Us"
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Side
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U16 Girls
"U16 Girls" is the second single released from Indie band Travis' debut album, '' Good Feeling''. The single was released on 1 April 1997 in the United Kingdom.
Background
In an interview with NME, Fran Healy described the song as, "A tongue- ...
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Happy"
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All I Want to Do Is Rock"
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The Beautiful Occupation
"The Beautiful Occupation" is the second single from Scotland, Scottish indie rock band Travis (band), Travis' fourth studio album, ''12 Memories''. The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date ...
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Turn"
# "The Distance"
# "Bring Me Round"
(Japanese Bonus Track)
*Tracks 7, 11, 13, 14 & 15 are from the 1997 album
Good Feeling
*Tracks 2, 3, 4 and 17 are from the 1999 album
The Man Who
''The Man Who'' is the second studio album by the Scottish rock band Travis. The album was released on 24 May 1999 through Independiente. It saw a change in musical direction for the band, moving away from the rockier tone of their debut '' ...
*Tracks 1, 9 and 12 are from the 2001 album
The Invisible Band
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*Tracks 5, 10 and 16 are from the 2003 album
12 Memories
*Tracks 6, 8, 18 and 19 are all stand-alone singles.
; Japanese Bonus DVD
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U16 Girls
"U16 Girls" is the second single released from Indie band Travis' debut album, '' Good Feeling''. The single was released on 1 April 1997 in the United Kingdom.
Background
In an interview with NME, Fran Healy described the song as, "A tongue- ...
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All I Want to Do Is Rock"
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Tied to the 90's
Tied may mean:
*of a game, with the score equal or inconclusive, see Tie (draw)
*of goods, sold as a mandatory addition to another purchase, see Tying (commerce)
*of foreign aid, granted on the condition that it is spent in a given country, see T ...
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Happy"
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More Than Us"
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Writing to Reach You
"Writing to Reach You" is the first single (music), single taken from Scottish rock band Travis (band), Travis's second studio album, ''The Man Who'' (1999).
Background
The song was written by Fran Healy (musician), Fran Healy, who admitted th ...
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# "
Driftwood
__NOTOC__
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves.
In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and fo ...
"
# "
Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, '' The Man Who''. The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the w ...
"
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Turn"
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Coming Around"
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Sing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
"
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Side
Side or Sides may refer to:
Geometry
* Edge (geometry) of a polygon (two-dimensional shape)
* Face (geometry) of a polyhedron (three-dimensional shape)
Places
* Side (Ainis), a town of Ainis, ancient Thessaly, Greece
* Side (Caria), a town of an ...
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Flowers in the Window"
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Re-Offender"
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The Beautiful Occupation
"The Beautiful Occupation" is the second single from Scotland, Scottish indie rock band Travis (band), Travis' fourth studio album, ''12 Memories''. The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date ...
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Love Will Come Through"
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Walking in the Sun"
Personnel
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Fran Healy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
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Andy Dunlop – lead guitar, backing vocals, banjo
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Dougie Payne
Douglas Payne (born 14 November 1972) is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band Travis.
Career
Payne was born in the south side of Glasgow, and was educated at Woodfarm High School. He was also a member of the local 28th Glasg ...
– bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "The Distance"
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Neil Primrose – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Travis (band) albums
2004 greatest hits albums
Epic Records compilation albums
Independiente Records compilation albums