Collected (Massive Attack album)
Collected is a compilation album by British trip hop collective Massive Attack, released on 27 March 2006. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Live with Me" on 13 March. It collects most of the band's singles up until this point.
Collected | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 27 March 2006 | |||
Genre | Trip hop, electronica | |||
Length | 130:00 (CD audio) 86:17 (DVD video) | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Massive Attack, Jonny Dollar, Cameron McVey, Nellee Hooper, The Insects, Neil Davidge | |||
Massive Attack chronology | ||||
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Singles from Collected | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
BBC Music | favourable[2] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.3/10[3] |
Rolling Stone |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featuring | Length |
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1. | "Safe from Harm" | Cobham, Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Vowles | Shara Nelson | 5:19 |
2. | "Karmacoma" | Del Naja, Locke[5], Marshall, Norfolk[6], Thaws, Vowles | Tricky | 5:14 |
3. | "Angel" | Del Naja, Hinds, Marshall, Vowles | Horace Andy | 6:14 |
4. | "Teardrop" | Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, Vowles | Elizabeth Fraser | 5:28 |
5. | "Inertia Creeps" | Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles | 5:54 | |
6. | "Protection" | Del Naja, Marshall, Thorn, Vowles | Tracey Thorn | 7:45 |
7. | "Butterfly Caught" | Davidge, Del Naja | 5:08 | |
8. | "Unfinished Sympathy" | Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Sharp, Vowles | Shara Nelson | 5:12 |
9. | "Risingson" | Del Naja, Marshall, Reed, Seeger, Vowles | 4:57 | |
10. | "What Your Soul Sings" | Davidge, Del Naja, O'Connor | Sinéad O'Connor | 6:37 |
11. | "Future Proof" | Davidge, Del Naja | 5:42 | |
12. | "Five Man Army" | Del Naja, Marshall, Thaws, Vowles, Williams[7] | Willie Wee, Tricky and Horace Andy | 5:21 |
13. | "Sly" | Del Naja, Goldman, Hooper, Marshall, Suwoton, Vowles | Nicolette | 4:56 |
14. | "Live with Me" | Callier, Davidge, Del Naja | Terry Callier | 4:51 |
Total length: | 78:45 |
Strings arranged by Craig Pruess (track 7), Wil Malone (track 8), Neil Davidge (track 10), Craig Armstrong (track 13), and Michael Jennings (track 14).
- Tracks 1, 8 and 12 are from Blue Lines
- Tracks 2, 6 and 13 are from Protection
- Tracks 3, 4, 5 and 9 are from Mezzanine
- Tracks 7, 10, 11 are from 100th Window
- Track 14 is a single promoting this compilation
- Tracks 7, 12, 13 are edited versions exclusive to this compilation
- Track 11 is slightly longer than the album version.
Disc two
Some editions of the album come with a bonus Dual Disc. The CD layer features rare material, while the DVD layer comprises all the band's music videos to date. Some editions of this special version, such as the Japanese and Argentinian issues, include, instead of the DualDisc, a second, standard audio CD with the rarities' content of the CD layer of the DualDisc, along with a separate DVD containing the music videos.[8] The Argentinian version DVD (catalogue number 50999 5082759 6, distributed by EMI Odeon) contains the Eleven Promos DVD from 2002 (which corresponds to the first 11 videos of the DVD layer on the DualDisc distributed with other versions).
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featuring | Length |
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1. | "False Flags" | Davidge, Del Naja | 5:40 | |
2. | "Incantations" | Davidge, Del Naja, Marshall | Horace Andy | 3:19 |
3. | "Silent Spring" | Davidge, Del Naja, Fraser | Elizabeth Fraser | 3:07 |
4. | "Bullet Boy" | Davidge, Del Naja | 4:04 | |
5. | "Black Melt" | Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, Vowles | Elizabeth Fraser | 5:12 |
6. | "Joy Luck Club" | Clare, Davidge, Del Naja | Debbie Clare | 4:58 |
7. | "Small Time Shoot 'Em Up" | Davidge, Del Naja, Marshall | 2D | 6:44 |
8. | "I Against I" | Davidge, Del Naja, Marshall, Smith | Mos Def | 5:42 |
9. | "I Want You" | Ross, Ware | Madonna | 6:21 |
10. | "Danny the Dog" | Davidge, Del Naja | Lorna Marshall | 6:02 |
Total length: | 51:15 |
- Track 4 from Bullet Boy
- Track 7 is a version of "Small Time Shot Away" from 100th Window
- Track 8 from Blade II
- Track 9 from Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye
- Track 10 from Unleashed
Credits:
- Robert Del Naja sings on tracks 1, 4, and 7, plays keyboards on tracks 3, 5, and 7, and scratches on track 1.
- Neil Davidge plays keyboards on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10, guitar on tracks 1, 4, and 6, bass on track 7, and provides backing vocals on track 4.
- Angelo Bruschini plays guitar on tracks 2, 5, and 7.
- Alex Swift plays guitar on track 5 and keyboards on track 7.
- Damon Reece plays drums on tracks 1 and 7.
- Louise Jeffery plays violin on track 6.
- On track 10 collaborated in addition: Craig Pruess (conductor [strings], strings [scored by]), John Baggot (keyboards), Gavyn Wright (orchestra leader), Isobel Griffiths (orchestra [fixer]), Louise Jeffery (piano, strings [additional scoring]), and Stuart Gordon (violin).
- Track 1 features a sample from Radiohead's "The Bends" towards the end.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Length |
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1. | "Daydreaming" (featuring Shara Nelson) | Badarou, Del Naja, Marshall, Thaws, Vowles | Baillie Walsh | |
2. | "Unfinished Sympathy" (featuring Shara Nelson) | Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Sharp, Vowles | Baillie Walsh | |
3. | "Safe From Harm" (featuring Shara Nelson) | Cobham, Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Vowles | Baillie Walsh | |
4. | "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (featuring Tony Bryan) | DeVaughn[9] | Baillie Walsh | |
5. | "Sly" (featuring Nicolette) | Del Naja, Goldman, Hooper, Marshall, Suwoton, Vowles | Stéphane Sednaoui | |
6. | "Protection" (featuring Tracey Thorn) | Del Naja, Marshall, Thorn, Vowles | Michel Gondry | |
7. | "Karmacoma" (featuring Tricky) | Del Naja, Locke, Marshall, Norfolk, Thaws, Vowles | Jonathan Glazer | |
8. | "Risingson" | Del Naja, Marshall, Reed, Seeger, Vowles | Walter Stern | |
9. | "Teardrop" (featuring Elizabeth Fraser) | Del Naja, Fraser, Marshall, Vowles | Walter Stern | |
10. | "Angel" (featuring Horace Andy) | Del Naja, Hinds, Marshall, Vowles | Walter Stern | |
11. | "Inertia Creeps" | Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles | Wiz | |
12. | "Special Cases" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) | Davidge, Del Naja, O'Connor | H5 | |
13. | "Butterfly Caught" | Davidge, Del Naja | Daniel Levi[10][11] | |
14. | "Live With Me" (featuring Terry Callier) | Callier, Davidge, Del Naja | Jonathan Glazer | |
15. | "Live With Me (alternative version)" (featuring Terry Callier) | Callier, Davidge, Del Naja | Jonathan Glazer | |
16. | "False Flags" | Davidge, Del Naja | Paul Gore | |
Total length: | 86:17 |
Charts
Weekly
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 19 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 1 |
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 5 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 19 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 8 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 24 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] | 1 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 3 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] | 8 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] | 2 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] | 38 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 38 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 4 |
UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 2 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[28] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[29] | 198 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[37] | Gold | 15,000* |
France (SNEP)[38] | Gold | 75,000* |
Ireland (IRMA)[39] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[40] | Gold | 40,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[43] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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- Relic, Peter (5 April 2006). "Massive Attack – Collected". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- Bob Locke, member of The Insects.
- Tim Norfolk, member of The Insects.
- Rapper Claude Williams (Willie Wee) of "The Wild Bunch".
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- Cover of the William DeVaughn song of the same name.
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- "Massive Attack Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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- "Italian album certifications – Massive Attack – Collected" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Collected" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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- "British album certifications – Massive Attack – Collected". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Collected in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2010". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2019.