The Best of The Proclaimers

The Best of the Proclaimers is a compilation album by Scottish band The Proclaimers released in 2002 and re-released in 2007.

The Best of the Proclaimers
Greatest hits album by The Proclaimers
Released	15 April 2002 2 April 2007
Recorded	1983-2002
Genre	Folk rock, country rock
Label	Persevere
Producer	The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers chronology
Persevere (2001) The Best of the Proclaimers (2002) Born Innocent (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic[1]

Three tracks ("The Doodle Song", "Ghost of Love", and "Lady Luck") were newly recorded for the compilation.

The album's sleeve notes were written by the comedian and Proclaimers fan Matt Lucas.

Critical reception

The Best of The Proclaimers attracted some positive reception. Hal Horowitz of AllMusic asserted the compilation to be "near-faultless", describing it as an almost-perfect "summary of their most significant songs"; acknowledging it to be the "only [Proclaimers album] any but die-hard fans will need".[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Letter from America"	This Is the Story	4:00
2.	"There's a Touch"	Persevere	3:14
3.	"Let's Get Married"	Hit the Highway	4:20
4.	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	Sunshine on Leith	3:37
5.	"The Doodle Song"	Previously unissued
6.	"I'm on My Way"	Sunshine on Leith	3:43
7.	"King of the Road"	Sunshine on Leith	2:46
8.	"Ghost of Love"	Previously unissued
9.	"Throw the 'R' Away"	This Is the Story	2:44
10.	"What Makes You Cry?"	Hit the Highway	2:50
11.	"Sunshine on Leith"	Sunshine on Leith	5:14
12.	"When You're in Love"	Persevere	3:15
13.	"Cap in Hand"	Sunshine on Leith	3:22
14.	"I Want to Be a Christian"	Hit the Highway	2:05
15.	"Act of Remembrance"	Persevere	5:03
16.	"Lady Luck"	Previously unissued
17.	"Make My Heart Fly"	This Is the Story	2:28
18.	"The Light"	Hit the Highway	3:10
19.	"The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues"	This Is the Story	3:04
20.	"Oh Jean"	Sunshine on Leith	5:54
21.	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Comic Relief version) (Bonus track on 2007 version)"	Sunshine on Leith (original)

Chart

Chart (2002)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2]	41
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4]	Platinum	300,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Horowitz, Hal. "The Best of the Proclaimers - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. "Charts.nz – The Proclaimers – The Best of...". Hung Medien.
3. "The Proclaimers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
4. "British album certifications – The Proclaimers – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.