Best of The Corrs
2001 best-of album by the Corrs
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Best of The Corrs is a compilation album by the Irish pop rock band the Corrs, released in Ireland on 19 October 2001. The album consisted of the band's best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 1995 with "Runaway", up to the Robert John "Mutt" Lange remix of their 2001 single "All the Love in the World", which charted at number twenty-four on the US Adult Contemporary chart.[5] The album also featured the new single "Would You Be Happier?", as well as a new version of the Talk on Corners outtake, "Make You Mine". By the end of 2001, the album had sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide.[6] By 2017, the album has sold 5 million copies.
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| Released | 19 October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–2001 | |||
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| Length | 71:32 | |||
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| Singles from Best of The Corrs | ||||
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In October 2023, the Corrs announced a re-issue of the album on vinyl featuring newly recorded covers of Fleetwood Mac songs "Little Lies", "Everywhere" and "Songbird" to complement their previously released cover of "Dreams". As a tribute to Christine McVie, writer of all three songs, the re-issued vinyl was released on 1 December 2023, a year and a day since McVie's death.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by the Corrs, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Would You Be Happier?" | Previously unreleased, 2001 | 3:26 | |
| 2. | "So Young" (K-Klass remix) | Talk on Corners, 1997 | 4:14 | |
| 3. | "Runaway" (radio edit) | Forgiven, Not Forgotten, 1995 | 3:47 | |
| 4. | "Breathless" | In Blue, 2000 | 3:28 | |
| 5. | "Radio" (unplugged radio edit) | The Corrs Unplugged, 1999 | 4:14 | |
| 6. | "What Can I Do" (Tin Tin Out remix) | Talk on Corners | 4:17 | |
| 7. | "The Right Time" | Forgiven, Not Forgotten | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "I Never Loved You Anyway" (radio edit) |
| Talk on Corners | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Irresistible" |
| In Blue | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" | Forgiven, Not Forgotten | 4:15 | |
| 11. | "Lough Erin Shore" (unplugged version) | Traditional | The Corrs Unplugged | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Only When I Sleep" (radio edit) | Talk on Corners | 3:50 | |
| 13. | "Love to Love You" (radio edit) | Forgiven, Not Forgotten | 3:23 | |
| 14. | "All the Love in the World" (remix) |
| In Blue | 3:56 |
| 15. | "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M. cover) | The Corrs Unplugged | 5:49 | |
| 16. | "Give Me a Reason" | In Blue | 3:30 | |
| 17. | "Dreams" | Stevie Nicks | Talk on Corners | 4:01 |
| 18. | "Make You Mine" | Previously unreleased, 2001 | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 19. | "Lifting Me" | The Corrs | Previously unreleased, 1999 | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 19. | "Una Noche" (featuring Alejandro Sanz) |
| In Blue (Latin American edition) | 5:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 19. | "Little Lies" | Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela | Previously unreleased, 2023 | 3:42 |
| 20. | "Everywhere" | Christine McVie | Previously unreleased, 2023 | 3:33 |
| 21. | "Songbird" | Christine McVie | Previously unreleased, 2023 | 3:23 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[41] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[42] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[43] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[44] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[45] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[46] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[47] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[48] | Gold | 150,000^ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[49] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[50] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[51] | Gold | 75,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[52] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[54] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[56] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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| Europe (IFPI)[57] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||