Greatest Hits Live (Tina Arena album)
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Greatest Hits Live is a live album
by Australian singer Tina Arena
which was recorded during her 2004 Greatest Hits
Australian tour and released in late 2005. It was Arena's first live album to be released in her native Australia because Vous Êtes Toujours Là
(2003) was only released in France
. The album contains a CD
and DVD
featuring her concert recorded on December 7, 2004 at the Sydney State Theatre.
The DVD track listing is identical to the CD except "Italian Love Song" is replaced with "Now I Can Dance" (Arena, Tyson).
Greatest Hits Live was certified gold in 2009, 4 years after its release.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Australian singer Tina Arena
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
which was recorded during her 2004 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
Australian tour and released in late 2005. It was Arena's first live album to be released in her native Australia because Vous Êtes Toujours Là
Vous Êtes Toujours Là
Vous êtes toujours là is a 2003 live album by Australian singer Tina Arena. It includes the studio duet with Jay, "Je te retrouve un peu" which was the only single released from the album.-Track listing:...
(2003) was only released in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The album contains a CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
featuring her concert recorded on December 7, 2004 at the Sydney State Theatre.
Track listing
- "Soul Mate #9" (Peter Amato, Tina ArenaTina ArenaFilippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
, Desmond ChildDesmond ChildDesmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
) – 4:47 - "Take Me Apart" (Fiona Kernaghan) – 4:00
- "If I Didn't Love You" (Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 4:47
- "That's the Way a Woman Feels" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 5:53
- "I Want to Know What Love IsI Want to Know What Love Is"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...
" (Mick JonesMick Jones (Foreigner)Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
) – 6:09 - "Wasn't It Good" (Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde) – 5:09
- "Les Trois Cloches (The Three BellsThe Three Bells"The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B...
)" (Jean Villard) – 4:50 - "BurnBurn (Tina Arena song)"Burn" was covered by American country singer Jo Dee Messina for her third studio album Burn. It was released as the second single in October 2000, and peaked at #2 on the US Country charts in February 2001.-Music video:...
" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 5:08 - "You Made Me Find Myself" (Arena, Child, Ty Lacy) – 3:50
- "Italian Love SongItalian Love Song"Italian Love Song" is a pop song written by Tina Arena, Francesco De Benedittis, Davide Esposito and Paul Manners, produced by Manners for Arena's sixth album Greatest Hits 1994-2004...
" (Arena, Francesco De Benedettis, Davide Esposito, Paul Manners) – 3:55 - "Symphony of Life" (Arena, Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
) – 4:51 - "Sorrento Moon" (Arena, David Tyson, Christopher WardChristopher Ward (songwriter)Christopher William Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were among the first video jockeys in 1984...
) – 4:57 - "Heaven Help My Heart" (Arena, Dean McTaggartDean McTaggartDean McTaggart is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer. He was lead vocalist in the Canadian band The Arrows from 1981 to 1986. The Arrows produced two albums and one EP and had popular hits in Canada including "Meet Me in the Middle", "Say It Isn't True","Heart of the City" and "Talk...
, Tyson) – 6:27 - "Chains" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 7:03
- "Dare You to Be Happy" (Arena, Vettese) – 6:16
The DVD track listing is identical to the CD except "Italian Love Song" is replaced with "Now I Can Dance" (Arena, Tyson).
Charts & Certification
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Music DVD Chart | 26 |
Greatest Hits Live was certified gold in 2009, 4 years after its release.
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia | Gold (Music DVD) |
Personnel
- Tina ArenaTina ArenaFilippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Paul GrayPaul Gray (songwriter)Paul Gray is an Australian songwriter, pianist, singer and record producer. He met with early success as the lead vocalist for the 1980s funk/pop band. Wa Wa Nee....
- pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Musical Director - Kere Buchanan - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Nick Sinclair - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Kamzelas - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Chris E Thomas - guitar, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Angie Bekker - backing vocals