The Best of Me (Rick Astley album)

The Best of Me
Greatest hits album by
Rick Astley
Released25 October 2019
Label
Producer
Rick Astley chronology
Beautiful Life
(2018) 		The Best of Me
(2019) 		Are We There Yet?
(2023)
Singles from The Best of Me
  1. "Every One of Us"
    Released: 12 September 2019

The Best of Me is a greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 25 October 2019 by RCA Records and BMG.[1][2][3] The album includes the single "Every One of Us", which was released in September 2019. The Best of Me reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 1 on the UK Independent Albums chart.

The album has two discs, a disc of old recordings, and a second disc that consists of new recordings of "reimagined" old songs with new interpretation. It includes a stripped-back, slowed-down version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" accompanied by pianoforte.[4] It also includes a new song, "Every One of Us",[5] which was released on 12 September 2019 as the first single from the album with a post on Twitter from Astley, who also confirmed the title of the album and its release date.[6][7]

  1. ^ "The Best of Me by Rick Astley on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ Sinclair, Paul (11 September 2019). "Rick Astley / New greatest hits 'The Best of Me' / pre-order a signed CD". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Rick Astley Releases New Career-Spanning Compilation The Best Of Me On October 25th". Shore Fire Media. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ Garner, George (6 November 2019). "'It's important not to lose the song': Rick Astley on remaking his hits for his new Best Of collection". Music Week.
  5. ^ Savage, Mark (24 October 2019). "Rick Astley: Inside the home studio where he masterminded his comeback". BBC.
  6. ^ Astley, Rick [@rickastley] (13 September 2019). "My new single 'Every One of Us' is out now! Pre-order the new album 'The Best of Me' here" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Wass, Mike (12 September 2019). "Rick Astley Announces Greatest Hits LP & New Single "Every One Of Us"". Idolator. Retrieved 13 September 2019.