The Greatest (Cat Power album).html



The Greatest
Studio album by Cat Power
Released	January 20, 2006
Recorded	2005, Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:34
Label	Matador
Producer	Stuart Sikes
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Blender link E! Online (B) dead link; view archive here The Guardian 20 Jan 06 Pitchfork (7.9/10) 23 Jan 06 Planet Sound (9/10) PopMatters (6/10) 16 Jan 06 Rolling Stone 23 Jan 06 Spin (A) 24 Jan 06 Stylus (A-) 24 Jan 06
Cat Power chronology
You Are Free (2003) The Greatest (2006) Jukebox (2008)
Alternate covers
All four covers of The Greatest slipcase edition

The Greatest is the seventh studio album by indie rock artist Chan Marshall, a.k.a Cat Power. It debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting album at the time, and is her first album to feature no cover songs. The Memphis Rhythm Band includes 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 won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win the honor. It was also named the number 6 best album of 2006 by RollingStone Magazine.¹

The title track was featured in the Bones episode The Titan on the Tracks.² It was also used in the UK for Garnier hair products advertisements and used in trailers for Wong Kar-Wai's debut English production, My Blueberry Nights.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chan Marshall.

1. "The Greatest" – 3:22
2. "Living Proof" – 3:11
3. "Lived in Bars" – 3:44
4. "Could We" – 2:21
5. "Empty Shell" – 3:04
6. "Willie" – 5:57
7. "Where Is My Love" – 2:53
8. "The Moon" – 3:45
9. "Islands" – 1:44
10. "After It All" – 3:31
11. "Hate" – 3:38
12. "Love & Communication" – 4:34

Bonus tracks

13. "Up and Gone" (hidden track on the limited edition) – 2:15
13. "Dreams" (Japanese bonus track) (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's "All I Have to Do Is Dream") – 2:46

Chart positions

Album

Personnel

• Chan Marshall – vocals, piano, guitar
• Mabon "Teenie" Hodges – guitar on all songs except "Hate"
• Leroy Hodges – bass on #1, #3, #8, #12
• David Smith – bass on #2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #10
• Steve Potts – drums
• Doug Easley – guitar, pedal steel
• Rich Steff – keyboards, clavitone, piano, organ
• Jim Spake – saxophone
• Scott Thompson – trumpet
• Roy Brewer – violin
• Johnathan Kirkscey – cello
• Beth Luscone – viola

External links

• Official website of the album

References

1. ^ The Top 50 Albums of 2006 : Rolling Stone
2. ^ Bones Season 2 Music