Greatest Day
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- "Greatest Day" redirects here. For the Take That song, see Greatest Day (Take That song)Greatest Day (Take That song)"Greatest Day" is the lead single taken from British pop group Take That's fifth studio album, The Circus.-Song information:"Greatest Day" was written by Take That themselves and was produced by John Shanks. The song was written and recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill and was mixed in Los...
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"Greatest Day" is a song by Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...
, released as the fifth single from her album Prodigal Sista
Prodigal Sista
Prodigal Sista is the second studio album by British soul singer, Beverley Knight released in August 1998. The album was the first to be released by Knight under her new contract with Parlophone Records, with whom she had signed a four album deal with in 1997 after leaving her previous label, Dome...
. The track became her biggest charting single up to that point when it peaked at #14 in Britain, and still remaims one of her best known hits. The track, which was re-recorded by Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer is an English record producer.Mike Spencer is primarily known for his production work with successful commercial pop acts such as Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue and Newton Faulkner....
to move the sound away from the original album version to a more disco feel, was nominated for Best Single at the 1999 MOBO
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Awards.
Knight recently performed the song as the final song on her Music City Soul
Music City Soul
Vinyl Edition Released May 7, 2007Side ASide BNotes:* "*" indicates that the song features guitar played by Ronnie Wood.- Personnel :* All tracks engineered and produced by Mark Nevers - mastered by Bunt Stafford Clark...
tour.
The video for the song was shot by director Jake Nava
Jake Nava
Jake Nava was born on 17 August and grew up in northern London. He currently lives in eastern London.He graduated from the University of WestministerJake Nava is an English-born music video and film director.-Filmography:MUSIC VIDEOS...
who also previously shot Beverley's "Made It Back '99" video and has since gone on to become a much sought after video director.
Track list
CD 1- "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
- "Weekend Thing"
- "Greatest Day" (ruffland mix)
CD 2:
- "Greatest Day" (classic mix)
- "Greatest Day" (curtis & moore 12" mix
- "Greatest Day" (two step mix)
- "Greatest Day" (video)
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
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| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
14 |
Personnel
- Written by Beverley Knight, Neville Thomas and Pule Pheto
- Lyrics written by Beverley Knight
- Produced by Mike Spencer
- All vocals performed and arranged by Beverley Knight
- Melody created by Beverley Knight
- Mixed and engineered by Andy Kowalski
Contains a re-recording of "Act Like You Know" by Fat Larry's Band.