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Singles |  | Artist: Travis
Label: Independiente
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 9496
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099751887720
ASIN: B00065LGOS
Release Date: November 1, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Sing | | • | Driftwood | | • | Writing To Reach You | | • | Why Does It Always Rain On Me? | | • | Re-Offender | | • | Walking In The Sun | | • | Tied To The 90's | | • | Coming Around | | • | Flowers In The Window | | • | Love Will Come Through | | • | More Than Us (Single Version) | | • | Side | | • | U16 Girls | | • | Happy | | • | All I Want To Do Is Rock | | • | The Beautiful Occupation | | • | Turn | | • | The Distance |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Over the last six years or so, Travis have produced some fine pop songs, bringing great tunes back to the UK Top 40. And though not an innovative band nor a radical rock outfit, they have become the kings of the soft-rock-tinged pop song. pMiddle of the road they may well be but, as these 17 ditties illustrate, they can sure get that toe tapping. With their sing-a-long melodies and their catchy hooks, it is little wonder that they have proved to be a refreshing alternative for the 25+ers to the bubble-gum pop of the kind that Robbie Williams makes. All the hits are here, from "Driftwood" (one of their first Top 40 successes) to the new offering (and new single) "Walking in the Sun". With this new recording, Travis have stuck to the same radio-friendly, laid-back, acoustic rock that has been extremely good to them over the years; and why not? The track is likely to become a summer festival favourite for the group, constantly being requested by crowds at Glastonbury or Reading. Such gems as "Flowers in the Window" and "Writing to Reach You" are also present, as a reminder of why the band have been so commercially successful. Long may Travis reign as kings of the soft-rock pop song. I--Jamie Clark/I
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 over the top November 16, 2004
Jim Cosby
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the Amazon review and thought that reviewer covered it pretty well. I have to say, however, that these guys are way more even than really, really good, soft rock. Every one of the songs on this collection is excellent, or better. This is also a reminder why Travis is a must see live, as they are all-heart, and with each of these 20 or so songs to fall back on every night, there is no filler, whatsoever.pFurthermore, "Writing to Reach You," "Driftwood," "Turn," Why Does it Always Rain on Me," "Sing," and "Side" are CLASSICS--*transcendent* even (not to mention "Tied to the 90's," "More Than Us," "Pipe Dreams," "Indefinitely," "Flashing Blue Lights," and, now, "Walking in the Sun.") Their lyrics are "off the hook," as the kids say.
Wonderful music, wonderful album January 4, 2005
Daniel Blake (Surrey)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I received this gift for christmas even though i wasn't really into Travis. I put it and listened to it the whole way through and i have to say, it is a beautiful album to listen to. The music is not threatening in anyway. It's a type of album where you just want to chillout on your sofa, put this album on while reading a book. I recommend this album.
Terrific Travis November 18, 2004
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've just bought and listened to this album, and I have to say its one of the best albums I have heard in recent times. brThe lyrics and music are simply wonderful to listen, and it's probably one of the few albums where I've enjoyed most if not all the songs - great stuff!!brI'd recommend it to anyone.
Brilliant August 25, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
One of my friends bought this for me, although i hadn't really heard much of Travis i imstantly loved it. 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' 'Driftwood' and 'Writing To Reach You' are brilliant songs, every song is great though. Well worth buying.
Possibly the greatest rock album ever recorded June 14, 2005
J. McKay (Falkirk, Scotland)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
The eagerly anticipated greatest hits package from Scots rockers Travis was released in October 2004, and although it enjoyed a fair run on the UK album chart and reached a top position of no. 4, "Singles" unfortunately did not receive the recognition it deserves in my opinion. It brings together all of the Glaswegian group's best work from their four hugely successful studio albums - their solid debut "Good Feeling" from 1997, the groundbreaking "The Man Who", which was the biggest selling British album in 1999, "The Invisible Band" from 2001, and the most recent "12 Memories" from 2003 - and I am delighted to say that every track reflects exactly why Travis have stayed in the hearts of rock and indie followers since the late 1990s. All of my favourite Travis singles have taken pride of place on this stunning album, from the epic "Writing to reach you" to the jaunty pace of "Coming around".pWhat better way to commence the album than with the group's first UK Top 3 hit, "Sing"? This track is trademark Travis, with its laid back yet meaningful melody and the soft strumming of acoustic guitars. More songs that follow this lead in style are the next track "Driftwood", a firm favourite with fans everywhere, and the sadly underrated "Side", which I personally think is one of Travis' greatest tracks. Its lyrics are scarily representative of the majority of people's feelings ("The grass is always greener on the other side, the neighbour's got a new car that you wanna drive, and when time is running out you wanna stay alive"), and the electric guitar ostinatos scattered throughout the song are spine tingling.pAlthough Travis singles can generally be classed as rock or indie, every track on this album is somehow different. There is a slight change in genre provided by the cheery "Flowers in the window", the ray of hope within the otherwise moody aura of its parent album "The Invisible Band", and the grittiness of "Turn". A standout track that I would regard as one of these changes of direction for Travis is the stunning "More than us"; the beautiful string arrangements perfectly compliment Fran Healy's appropriately soft and emotional vocals on this track.pCurious, too, are the band's more recent offerings from the album "12 Memories". "Re-offender" was the group's comeback single following drummer Neil Primrose's accident in 2003, and it haunted me from the very first listen; a song referring to violence in a relationship is not something I would usually embrace. Yet I couldn't get enough of Travis' new, slightly depressing but interesting style, as I found it strange to hear Healy singing of darker subjects than before. The similarly minor key "Love will come through" also displays Healy's recently uncovered raw emotions, and the result is a chilling masterpiece with beautiful vocal overdubs in the chorus. The final track taken from the album "12 Memories" is "The beautiful occupation", which seems slightly out of place among its gloomy peers. This song suggests that the listener should open his arms to the world ("don't need an invitation to drop in upon a nation"), and its happily strummed acoustics are reminiscent of the band's earlier tracks.pI bought this album on my knowledge of Travis' albums "The Man Who" and "The Invisible Band", and as much as I adored those albums I was curious to hear the band's earlier material. I was pleasantly surprised; the four tracks included here from "Good Feeling" are very different from the more recent songs. The group's debut single, "All I want to do is rock" probably took me aback more than its fellows, but this was no bad thing once I had recovered from the initial shock. The song kicks off with a slow bass drum beat accompanying Healy's mournful vocals, which sound somewhat drunken on first listen, and doesn't really move away from this style as the song continues. This track has grown on me immensely, as have the roaring riffs of "U16 girls" (a playfully rude song about women under the age of sixteen, hence the song title) and the delightful "Happy", which, with its major key and innocent lyrics, sounds exactly like its name. "Tied to the 90's" also displays innocence among the band; the boys' enthusiastic shouts of "Hey!" in the introduction inject a slightly humorous aspect to the song.pThe only new track included here is "The distance", the perfect way to end this amazing album. After seventeen superb songs sung pleasantly by Healy, the group's bassist Dougie Payne takes over lead vocals for a surprising change, and he does a fine job. His vocals sound every bit as heartfelt as Healy's and the chorus of this song in particular is very inspiring. This lovely track was also written by Payne, and proves that Healy is not the only major songwriting talent in Travis.p"Singles" is the spectacular result of eight years of dedication to the music industry by the most successful Scottish act to emerge in recent years. I cannot rate this album highly enough. Travis, fellow Scots, I salute you.
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