Ultimate Collection (Anastacia album)
2015 greatest hits album by Anastacia
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Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by American recording artist Anastacia, released on November 6, 2015 by Sony Music.[1] The album includes singles from five of the singer's previous albums Not That Kind (2000), Freak of Nature (2001), Anastacia (2004), It's a Man's World (2012), Resurrection (2014) and songs taken from Anastacia's first greatest hits Pieces of a Dream (2005). Two new songs are also contained in the track list: a cover of Christina Aguilera's "Army of Me" and the lead single, "Take This Chance". Singles from Anastacia's fourth album Heavy Rotation (2008) were excluded from the project.
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| Released | November 6, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2015 | |||
| Length | 62:30 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
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| Singles from Ultimate Collection | ||||
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Background
In August 2015, it was announced that after nine years, Anastacia had reunited with her original label Sony Music Entertainment.[2]
Promotion
On October 31, Anastacia performed at Heaven Night Club. The performance included the new song "Army of Me", as well as "Paid My Dues", "I'm Outta Love" and "Left Outside Alone". On November 4, she went to BBC Breakfast as well as BBC Radio Wales. On November 6, Anastacia was interviewed at ITV's Lorraine. On November 7, she appear and perform 2 songs on BBC Radio 2 and on November 8, she appear on The National Lottery Live.
To further promote the compilation, Anastacia embarked on the accompanying the Ultimate Collection Tour in April 2016.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Outta Love" |
| 4:05 | |
| 2. | "Left Outside Alone" |
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| 4:07 |
| 3. | "Sick and Tired" |
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| 3:32 |
| 4. | "Paid My Dues" |
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| 3:22 |
| 5. | "Stupid Little Things" |
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| 3:55 |
| 6. | "Not That Kind" |
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| 3:23 |
| 7. | "Everything Burns" (Ben Moody featuring Anastacia) |
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| 3:45 |
| 8. | "Welcome to My Truth" |
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| 4:04 |
| 9. | "You'll Never Be Alone" |
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| 4:38 |
| 10. | "Pieces of a Dream" |
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| 4:03 |
| 11. | "Best of You" |
| 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Heavy on My Heart" |
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| 4:28 |
| 13. | "One Day in Your Life" (European version) |
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| 3:29 |
| 14. | "Cowboys & Kisses" |
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| 4:32 |
| 15. | "Why'd You Lie to Me" |
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| 3:45 |
| 16. | "Love Is a Crime" |
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| 3:20 |
| 17. | "I Belong to You (El Ritmo de la Pasión)" (with Eros Ramazzotti) |
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| 4:27 |
| 18. | "Army of Me" |
| Hartman
| 3:25 |
| 19. | "Take This Chance" |
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| 4:20 |
| Total length: | 62:29 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2015–2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 78 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 133 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 69 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 65 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] | 98 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] | 27 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 11 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[11] | 51 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 41 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 10 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[14] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||