The Greatest is the first compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 from British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 musician Ian Brown

Ian Brown

Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...

, current lead singer of The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...

. It was released September 12, 2005 and covers material from his first four albums plus two new tracks, "All Ablaze

All Ablaze

"All Ablaze" is an original single from Ian Brown's compilation album, The Greatest. Released on September 5, 2005, it placed #20 on the UK Singles Chart...

" and "Return Of The Fisherman". "All Ablaze" was released as a single on September 5, 2005.

The compilation was released in a single disc Standard Edition and two disc Limited Edition; the latter includes extended liner notes

Liner notes

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 in book-sized packaging.

Standard edition

1. "My Star (Album Version)" - 5:23
2. "Corpses in their Mouths (Album Version)" - 4:11
3. "Can't See Me (Bacon & Quarmby Remix)" - 3:57
4. "Be There (UNKLE Featuring Ian Brown)" - 5:16
5. "Love Like a Fountain (Radio Edit)" - 3:32
6. "Dolphins Were Monkeys (New Version)" - 2:57
7. "Golden Gaze (Single Version)" - 3:11
8. "F.E.A.R. (Album Version)" - 4:29
9. "Whispers (Album Version)" - 3:56
10. "Forever and a Day (The Greatest Version)" - 3:03
11. "Keep What Ya Got
    Keep What Ya Got
    "Keep What Ya Got" is the lead single from Ian Brown's fourth solo album, Solarized. Released on September 20, 2004, it placed #18 on the UK Singles Chart....
    
     (Album Version)" - 4:29
12. "Time Is My Everything (Album Version)" - 3:53
13. "Longsight M13 (Album Version)" - 3:12
14. "REIGN (UNKLE Featuring Ian Brown)" - 5:33
15. "Lovebug (The Greatest Version)" - 3:12
16. "All Ablaze (Album Version)" - 4:07
17. "Return of the Fisherman (Album Version)" - 4:19

Limited Edition (Bonus Disc)

1. "Can't See Me (Harvey's Invisible Mix)"
2. "My Star (2002 Version)"
3. "Dolphins Were Monkeys (UNKLE
   UNKLE
   Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
   
    Remix)"
4. "F.E.A.R. (UNKLE
   UNKLE
   Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
   
    Remix)"
5. "Thriller
   Thriller (song)
   "Thriller" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson, composed by Rod Temperton, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album Thriller. It was released on January 23, 1984 by Epic Records...
   
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6. "Billie Jean
   Billie Jean
   "Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and...
   
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7. "Time Is My Everything (Stateside Hombres Over Easy Mix)"
8. "See The Dawn"
9. "Superstar"
10. "Time Is My Everything (Ant Genn Mix)"
11. "Submission - (Indie 103 LA Interview)"
12. "Desire - (Gus Gus Remixed By Ian Brown)"
13. "F.E.A.R. - (The Bulletproof Demo)"