| 词条 | The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) |
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| name = The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) | type = compilation | artist = Thunder | cover = ThunderTheirFinestHour.png | released = {{start date|1995|9|25|df=yes}} | recorded = 1989–1995 | genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|heavy metal}} | length = {{duration|m=75|s=21}} | label = EMI | producer = {{hlist|Andy Taylor|Luke Morley|Mike Fraser}} | chronology = Thunder compilation album | next_title = Burrn! Presents: The Best of Thunder | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) | type = compilation | single1 = In a Broken Dream | single1date = {{start date|1995|9|11|df=yes}} }}{{italic title|all=yes|noerror}} The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) is the first compilation album by English hard rock band Thunder. Released on 25 September 1995 by EMI Records, it features songs from the band's first three studio albums – Backstreet Symphony, Laughing on Judgement Day and Behind Closed Doors – as well as a re-recorded version of "Higher Ground", 1994 single "Gimme Shelter" and new tracks "In a Broken Dream" and "Once in a Lifetime". Upon its release, Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart, number 3 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 47 on the Scottish Albums Chart. The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), indicating sales of 60,000 units. "In a Broken Dream" reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 28 on the Scottish Singles Chart, and topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. BackgroundOn 11 September 1995, Thunder released a cover version of "In a Broken Dream", originally recorded by Python Lee Jackson with additional vocals from Rod Stewart, as a single.[1] The song debuted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] number 28 on the Scottish Singles Chart,[3] and number 1 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[4] Two weeks later, the band's first compilation album The Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) was released.[1] The album features a selection of tracks from Thunder's first three studio albums – including five from 1990's Backstreet Symphony, four from Laughing on Judgement Day and three from 1995's Behind Closed Doors – as well as "In a Broken Dream", a re-recorded version of "Higher Ground" dubbed "Higher Ground '95", a recording of The Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" (originally released on a various artists single of the same name), and the previously unreleased "Once in a Lifetime".[5] A greatest hits album was originally suggested to Thunder by EMI Records, their record label at the time, which the band's vocalist Danny Bowes interpreted as a sign that they were "about to get dropped" by the company.[6] Recalling the situation in the group's 2016 biography Giving the Game Away: The Thunder Story, Bowes noted that "my first thought was 'That means we're off the label. They're trying to get the money in before they heave us out the door.'"[6] The band recorded the new tracks "In a Broken Dream", "Higher Ground '95" and "Once in a Lifetime" at Wool Hall Studios in Beckington, Somerset.[6] ReleaseThe Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) was released in the UK and Europe by EMI Records on 25 September 1995.[1] The album debuted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart,[2] number 3 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart,[7] and number 47 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[8] It was also certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, indicating sales in the UK of 60,000 units.[9] The album was issued in Japan by Toshiba EMI on 29 November 1995.[10] The album was also reissued in Japan in 2004, featuring the previously unreleased track "Sex Groove".[5] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Doug Odell described Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) as "a well-rounded collection for diehard fans or a perfect introduction for new ones".[11] The compilation was promoted on its own short concert tour dubbed Their Finest Set (And a Bit), which visited five cities in England between 27 September and 2 October 1995.[12]Track listing{{Track listing| total_length = 75:21 | title1 = Dirty Love | writer1 = Luke Morley | length1 = 5:25 | title2 = River of Pain | writer2 = Morley | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Love Walked In | writer3 = Morley | length3 = 6:22 | title4 = Everybody Wants Her | writer4 = {{hlist|Morley|Gary "Harry" James|Danny Bowes|Ben Matthews}} | length4 = 4:29 | title5 = In a Broken Dream | writer5 = David Bentley | length5 = 5:46 | title6 = Higher Ground '95 | writer6 = Morley | length6 = 4:24 | title7 = Backstreet Symphony | writer7 = Morley | length7 = 4:30 | title8 = A Better Man | writer8 = Morley | length8 = 3:40 | title9 = Gimme Shelter | writer9 = {{hlist|Mick Jagger|Keith Richards}} | length9 = 5:25 | title10 = Like a Satellite | writer10 = Morley | length10 = 4:52 | title11 = Low Life in High Places | writer11 = Morley | length11 = 4:09 | title12 = Stand Up | writer12 = {{hlist|Morley|James}} | length12 = 4:00 | title13 = Once in a Lifetime | writer13 = Morley | length13 = 4:45 | title14 = Gimme Some Lovin' | writer14 = {{hlist|Spencer Davis|Steve Winwood|Muff Winwood}} | length14 = 3:49 | title15 = Castles in the Sand | writer15 = Morley | length15 = 4:36 | title16 = She's So Fine | writer16 = {{hlist|Morley|Andy Taylor}} | length16 = 5:32 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = Japanese reissue bonus track | title17 = Sex Groove }}Notes
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}} References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.thunderonline.com/www/band/history |title=History |publisher=Thunder |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22672/thunder/ |title=Thunder Full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19950917/41/ |title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 17 September 1995 - 23 September 1995 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/19950917/111/ |title=Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 17 September 1995 - 23 September 1995 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.thunderonline.com/www/index.php/discog/206-their-finest-hour-and-a-bit |title=Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) |publisher=Thunder |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 6. ^1 2 {{harvnb|McIver|2016|p=214}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/19951001/112/ |title=Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19951001/40/ |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} Note: User must manually define search parameter as "Thunder" and click the 'Search' button in order to yield results. 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nana.or.jp/~yamamoto/thunder/jpn/best01.html |title=Best Album (Their Finest Hour (...And a Bit)) |publisher=Ikuko "Ken-san" Yamamoto |accessdate=10 June 2017 |language=Japanese }} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-of-thunder-their-finest-hour-and-a-bit-mw0000521019 |title=Best of Thunder: Their Finest Hour (And a Bit) - Thunder: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Odell |first=Doug |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thunderonline.com/www/index.php/gigog/250-behind-closed-doors-tour |title=Behind Closed Doors Tour |publisher=Thunder |accessdate=10 June 2017 }} Bibliography
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