Hits (Pulp album)
Hits | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 18 November 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1993–2002 | |||
Genre | Britpop, indie rock | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Ed Buller, Chris Thomas, Scott Walker, Cameron Craig | |||
Pulp chronology | ||||
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Hits is a
Background
As a collection, Hits only covers Pulp's singles from the 1990s when they hit the mainstream, although the band had existed in one form or another since 1978.
Hits includes all of Pulp's A-sides released from "Babies" in 1992 to "Bad Cover Version" in 2002, with the exception of "Mis-Shapes" from Different Class, apparently because, by the time the compilation was released, the band could no longer stand the song.[1] In its place is "Underwear", an album track from Different Class.
The tracklisting is ordered chronologically by release date, with the exception of Pulp's last single "Bad Cover Version", which instead appears between "The Trees" and "Sunrise" (the latter two tracks having originally been released together as a double A-side single).
Two other singles, "
The first and second singles, "Babies" and "Razzmatazz", were originally released on Pulp's previous record label, Gift Records. The rest of the singles were released after the band signed to Island Records.
The band were contractually obligated to record a new song for inclusion on Hits. The resulting song, "Last Day of the Miners' Strike", appears as the last track on the album. It contains a sample of "South American Getaway" by
An accompanying DVD was also released under the same title, featuring the band's promotional videos from the same era, a number of live performances, documentaries and short movies.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | [3] |
NME | [4] |
PopMatters | (favorable)[1] |
Stylus Magazine | (A+)[5] |
Track listing
CD
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Peter Mansell | 6:11 | |
17. | "Last Day of the Miners' Strike" (Previously unreleased) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Richard Hawley, Burt Bacharach | 5:55 |
Note: "Underwear" appears on the UK version of the album only – however it is listed in error on the sleeve of the Canadian version.
DVD
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Babies (original version)" (1992) | Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior | |
2. | "Razzmatazz" (1992) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
3. | "Lipgloss" (1993) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
4. | "Do You Remember the First Time?" (1994) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
5. | "Babies (1994 version)" (1994) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
6. | "Common People" (1995) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
7. | "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (1995) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber | |
8. | "Mis-Shapes" (1995) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber | |
9. | "Disco 2000" (1995) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber | |
10. | "Something Changed" (1996) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber | |
11. | "Help the Aged" (1997) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | |
12. | "This Is Hardcore" (1998) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Thomas | |
13. | "A Little Soul" (1998) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | |
14. | "Party Hard" (1998) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | |
15. | "The Trees" (2001) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | |
16. | "Bad Cover Version" (2002) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Joyriders" (The Beat, ITV, March 1994) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
2. | "59 Lyndhurst Grove" (No Stilletos, BBC2, August 1993) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior | |
3. | "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (The Brits, ITV, February 1996) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber | |
4. | "Dishes" (Later with Jools Holland, BBC2, May 1998) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | |
5. | "Sunrise" (Pulp at the Eden Project, BBC Choice, July 2002) | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Mansell |
Short films
- Do You Remember the First Time? (documentary)
- "Babies" (spoken word version)
- This Is Hardcore (documentary)
Home movies
- TV Madness
- Sheffield Bands
- Home Movies
- Catcliffe
Personnel
- Ed Buller – producer (tracks: 1 to 4), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
- Chris Thomas – producer (tracks: 5 to 13)
- Scott Walker – producer (tracks: 14 to 16)
- Peter Walsh – co-producer (tracks: 14 to 16)
- Cameron Craig – producer (track 17)
- Tim Burrell – mastering
- Jarvis Cocker – art direction
- Peter Saville – art direction
- Simon Periton – cover image
- Howard Wakefield – design
- Willie Seldon – photography
Charts
Chart (2002-2003) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] | 33 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 71 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (13 January 2003). "Pulp: Hits". PopMatters.
- AllMusic. Retrieved on 25 July 2010.
- ^ Luckett, Robert (22 December 2002). "Pulp: Hits". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Dempster, Sarah (28 November 2002). "Pulp : Hits". NME.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (1 September 2003). "Pulp: Hits". Stylus Magazine.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "British album certifications – Pulp – Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2022.