''The Hits'' is a
greatest hits compilation album
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by
British singer-songwriter
Will Young
William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 Pop Idol (series 1), inaugural series of the ITV (TV network), ITV talent contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the f ...
. It was released on 16 November 2009.
It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, ''
From Now On
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* ''From Now On'' (Jaki Graham album) or the title song, 1989
* ''Fro ...
'' (2002), ''
Friday's Child'' (2003), ''
Keep On'' (2005) and ''
Let It Go
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'' (2008), plus two bonus tracks.
The first is new single "
Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".
The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "
Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "
Evergreen
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", the number-one duet with
Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is ...
, "
The Long and Winding Road" and the single "
Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.
Track listing
Notes
*The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2009 greatest hits albums
Will Young albums
19 Recordings compilation albums
Albums produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Albums produced by Mike Peden