| The Greatest | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Cat_Power_The_Greatest.png) Standard cover. Slipcover editions feature a picture of Marshall on each one. | ||||
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| Released | January 20, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 2005 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis | |||
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| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Stuart Sikes | |||
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The Greatest is the seventh studio album by Cat Power, the stage name and eponymous band of American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall. All tracks on the album were written by Marshall, making it her first album not to include any cover songs. The Memphis Rhythm Band includes Roy Brewer, Teenie Hodges, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Rick Steff, Doug Easley, Jim Spake, Scott Thompson and Susan Marshall. String arrangements were contributed by Harlan T. Bobo and Jonathan Kirkscey.
The Greatest debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting album at the time. It also won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win the honor. It was also named the 6th best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone, as well as the 26th best album of the decade.[1][2]