The Greatest Hits (Babybird album)
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| The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 26 August 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1994 | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi/Indie | |||
| Length | 67:44 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Stephen Jones (Babybird) | |||
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The Greatest Hits is a compilation album self-released by Babybird (aka Stephen Jones) in 1997. When it was released, Atlantic Records helped market a release of the album distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance. It consists of 20 songs, chosen by a vote of British consumers, each taken from one of Babybird's five previous indie albums. Atlantic's goal in marketing the album was to introduce Americans to Jones' numerous songs, none of which had previously been widely available in the United States.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
As AllMusic put it, "Of course, the title is ironic -- irony is one of Stephen Jones/Baby Bird's fortes. It's ironic because the double-disc Greatest Hits doesn't contain "You're Gorgeous," the number two U.K. single that established his career. It's ironic because Greatest Hits is Baby Bird's first U.S. release, meaning that he hasn't had time to have any hits, let alone great ones."[5]