''Best of The Corrs'' is a compilation album by the Irish
pop rock
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band
the Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish family band consisting of siblings Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Caroline (drums, percussion, piano, bodhrán, vocals) and Jim (guitar, piano, keyboards, v ...
, 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
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", up to the
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange ( ; born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer. He is known for his work in rock music as well as co-writing and producing various songs for Shania Twain, his ex-wife. Her 1997 album ''Come On Over'', whic ...
remix
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of their 2001 single "
All the Love in the World", which charted at number twenty-four on the
US Adult Contemporary
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chart. The album also featured the new single "
Would You Be Happier?", as well as a new version of the ''
Talk on Corners
''Talk on Corners'' is the second studio album by Irish family pop rock band the Corrs. It was released on 17 October 1997 by 143, Lava and Atlantic Records. Preceded by lead single " Only When I Sleep", which became a top ten hit internation ...
'' outtake, "Make You Mine". By the end of 2001, the album had sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide.
By 2017, the album has sold 5 million copies.
In October 2023, the Corrs announced a re-issue of the album on
vinyl
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featuring newly-recorded covers of
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1967 by the singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of the drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and the bassis ...
songs "
Little Lies
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", "
Everywhere
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* ''Everywhere'' (Roswell Rudd album), 1966
* ''Everywhere'' (Gerald Wilson album), 1968
* ''Everywhere'' (Tim McGraw album), 1997
** "Everywhere" (Tim McGraw song), title track from the album
* "E ...
" and "
Songbird
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" to complement their previously-released cover of "
Dreams
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". As a tribute to
Christine McVie
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McVie was a member of several bands, notably Chic ...
, writer of all three songs, the re-issued vinyl was released on 1 December 2023, a year and a day since McVie's death.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of the Corrs
The Corrs albums
2001 greatest hits albums
Albums produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Albums produced by Mitchell Froom
Albums produced by David Foster
143 Records compilation albums