The Best of Sixpence None the Richer (2004) (compilation album)

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The Best of Sixpence None the Richer is an official compilation album by the Christian alternative rock band Sixpence None the Richer. It was released by Squint/Word/Curb Records and Reprise/Warner Records on October 26, 2004.

This 18-track collection contains their hit songs from their two Squint releases Sixpence None the Richer and Divine Discontent, as well as rarity tracks from various artists projects and movie soundtracks like "Brighten My Heart" from Exodus, "Breathe" from Streams and "The Ground You Shook" from Roaring Lambs and three new songs that were originally intended to be released on Divine Discontent but were shelved. Sixpence also covers Sam Phillips' "I Need Love" from the 2000 motion picture Here On Earth and Brian Wilson's "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" as recorded by The Beach Boys, taken from the Wilson tribute album Making God Smile.

Also included are three songs from their R.E.X. albums The Fatherless and the Widow and This Beautiful Mess and a Japanese version of "Kiss Me." The Best of Sixpence None the Richer appeared on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, debuting at No. 38 on November 11, 2023 and then dropped off after one week. It re-appeared on its January 27, 2024 issue and this time re-entered at its No. 28 position.

After this release, Sixpence temporarily took a four-year hiatus before reuniting in 2008 to record their next release, the EP My Dear Machine.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted.

1. Loser Like Me (new recording) -3:33

2. Us (new recording) -4:23

3. Too Far Gone (new recording) -6:38

4. The Ground You Shook (from the various artists recording Roaring Lambs)

-4:19

5. Kiss Me (from Sixpence None the Richer) -3:29

6. Breathe Your Name (from Divine Discontent) -3:58

7. Melody For You (from Divine Discontent) -4:51

8. Dancing Queen (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson) (from the

motion picture soundtrack Dick) -4:03

9. Don't Dream It's Over (Neil Finn) (from Divine Discontent) -4:04

10. There She Goes (Lee Mavers) (from Sixpence None the Richer) -2:45

11. I Need Love (Sam Phillips) (from the motion picture soundtrack Here On Earth)

-4:13

12. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) (from the

various artists recording Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of

Beach Boy Brian Wilson) -3:03

13. Breathe (Leigh Nash, Michelle Tumes, John Mallory) (from the various artists

recording Streams) -4:07

14. Brighten My Heart (from the various artists recording Exodus) -4:40

15. Angeltread (from This Beautiful Mess) -3:31

16. Within a Room Somewhere (from This Beautiful Mess) -5:07

17. Trust (from The Fatherless and the Widow) -3:22

18. Kiss Me (Japanese Version) -3:18

Production credits

Paul Fox -producer (tracks 1 -3, 6 and 7)

Matt Slocum -producer (4, 6 -8 and 11)

Steve Taylor -producer (5, 10 -12 and 18)

Armand John Petri -producer (tracks 15 -17)

Ralph Sall -producer on track 8

Rob Cavallo -producer on track 9

Brent Bourgeois and Loren Balman -producers on track 13

Michael W. Smith -producer on track 14

Previous release: Divine Discontent (2002) 

Next release: The Early Years (2005) (compilation album)