compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from either a single or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes.) The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter. When the tracks are all essentially by the same recording artist, a compilation album is often referred to as a retrospective album. Compilation albums may employ traditional product bundling strategies.
Common types
Some common types of compilation are:
Single-artist "greatest hits", "best of", or "singles collection" LPs, gathering together an artist's best-known songs. If the artist or group is still recording, it is common practice to include one or more previously unreleased tracks as an incentive for fans of the artist to buy the album, even if they already have the other material on the compilation.
Other single-artist compilations, such as rarities or B-side collections, albums compiled from radio sessions, songs performed by an artist exclusively for a film soundtrack or collections that combine multiple releases, such as LPs and EPs together on one or more compact discs. These are generally aimed at existing fans of the artist and have little mainstream appeal, though postmortem compilations of unreleased materials from recently deceased artists have significant popularity.
Box sets, elaborate multi-disc collections often covering the entire breadth of an artist's career or the full sweep of an entire record label or genre . Many anthologies are released in this format.
Various artist themed compilations, e.g. love songs, Christmas songs, songs featuring a particular instrument (such as saxophone or piano), and countless other variations.
Various artist genre compilations, e.g. jazz, synthpop, rock, etc. These may be from the same time period (Year, decade or era, for example), or may incorporate a common theme. An example is a soundtrack.
Various artist hit compilations. This has been a very successful part of the album market since the early 1970s. Recent hit singles are gathered together in one place. In the 1970s, these were often single vinyl LPs with 10 to 12 tracks or more. In the 1980s, a double album with 6 or 8 tracks on each side became the norm. Now that CDs are the dominant format, these compilations are usually released on one, two, or three CDs.
Promotional compilations or Samplers. These are creative, successful forms of promotion for artists and/or record labels to promote their music. Generally, these types of releases are free or cost very little for the consumer or end listener.
Private label promotional compilations. Promotional compilation CDs can be private labeled for products, retail outlets, or commercial organizations or non-profit organizations. Artists and labels like to co-brand themselves with well-known brands for marketing purposes, and transversely well-known brands like to co-brand themselves with artists.
Business-to-business promotional compilations. Other types of promotional compilations are used within the music industry in a business-to-business capacity to promote artists to media concerns (radio stations, music supervisors for TV, film or video games for synchronization)
Composer/producer albums. Many hip hop and reggaeton producers will release a compilation album, which feature various artists. Every track on the album will be composed by the same producer.
Budget cover albums
A budget cover album is an album of cheap, often poorly made covers of popular songs (also known as sound-alikes). The budget albums had their heyday in the 1970s. One of the most famous cover labels was Embassy, operated by Woolworths. To distinguish between the original artists and the covers, the albums often featured small print next to the name of the original artists eg. as made famous by. Some cover album series are still going, eg. Kidz Bop, but many are now so-called "novelty records".
Current, 1990s–2000s, budget artists include The Countdown Singers, The Hit Crew, Kidz Bop and Stars at Studio 99. Although these groups are listed on multiple albums they are names for any number of studio musicians. Although the albums are budget covers, they are titled as tributes, but are not akin to tribute albums to name artists with covers by other name artists. The albums are sold at discount prices, mainly in department stores and often end up at a dollar store.
A famous series of cover albums in the UK was the Top of the Pops series, which were released between 1968 and 1985. The pin-up girl covers of these albums now have a cult following of their own.
EMI Songbook Series (EMI, 1999, spotlight of favorite music of featured artist)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection ((Universal Music Group, 1999–present))
Have a Nice Day (CD series) - 70s music (Rhino Records, 1990 - 1996, 25 volumes)
Billboard Top Hits/Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits - each covers 10 songs compiled by Joel Whitburn based on chart performance and genre covering the years 1955 - 1995; similar CDs were issued in pop, R&B, country, rock, and the dance charts (Rhino Records, 1990 - 2000)
2000s
The Essential (Sony BMG, 2000–present)
Gold (Universal Music Group, 2005–present)
House of Om (Om Records), 2004–present) – genre (dance music)
Defected in the House (Defected Records, 2003–present) – genre (dance music)
Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café, (2001–present) – genre nu jazz/deep house
Simply the Best..., (Warner Music) – genre & themed (e.g. Simply The Best Movie Album)
Pop Party, (2003–present)
Journals of New Music, (2004–present) – indie rap/indie rock
The United State of Americana, (2002–present) – Americana/Alt. Country
Hi Chris...
Stopping By To Send You My Best Wishes In All Of Your Work To This New Year Who's On Right Now!!!
Hope Your Stuff Will Be Growing Up & Growing Up & Growing Up...!
Keep It Up!
Cordially!!!
Nicolas/LCDO
Hi Chris, Happy New Year to you and your family
Did you have a good night last night?
All the best for 2009, let's hope it is a better year for you than 2008. Take care,
Darren
Hi Chris, with Christmas just around the corner I thought I would write before I forget!!!
Just to wish you and your family a happy Christmas and all the very best of luck in the New Year. I hope 2009 is a much better year for you all. Take care my friend!
Hey I also see you are friends with Donna Marie, she is fantastic, look out for Darnell in her new video coming soon!! he! he! It was great fun shooting the video.
Also a big thank you for adding Darnell songs to you player, we really do appreciate the support!
Peace,
Darren
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Hi Daren and Junior. Just wanted to say I am still alive. Alex is back from clinic now and we are trying to find a school for him right now. I be gone 'till 15.12., write you when I am back.
Wish you a wonderfull week coming, hugs and all the best to the family.
Cheers Chris
Hi Chris, is Alex doing ok now? I hope all is well with you and your family. Good news that you have the school thing sorted out. Hope all is sorted out between you and the authorities.
I am glad you have found my friend Donna Marie, her music is fantastic!
Will speak when you get back on the 15th take care Chris
he he... endless playlists at least will never bore you ;)
:)
MusicAidPromotion wrote:
You know dreams always come true if you realy believe. How did the wise Mr.Muji (that`s me!) say: Obstacles are those terrible things we see if we take our eyes from our goal.
Well, Daren and I are friends...didn`t you know?
Have a real wonderfull week and enjoy what you did here!!!!
Chris (-
hey, found a pretty cool band on here called '/darkbeforedawn liked them.. special attitude in them. check em out if you have a sec;)
dreams are brilliant ;)
I guess I will have an endless playlist if I take all the good bands into it, sigh....I updated with dark b d
You know dreams always come true if you realy believe. How did the wise Mr.Muji (that`s me!) say: Obstacles are those terrible things we see if we take our eyes from our goal.
Well, Daren and I are friends...didn`t you know?
Have a real wonderfull week and enjoy what you did here!!!!
Chris (-
hey, found a pretty cool band on here called '/darkbeforedawn liked them.. special attitude in them. check em out if you have a sec;)
Hi my dear. I added a lot of songs and movies, maybe you find the time to look at them.
Hugs
Chris
hello hello. really liked the videos! i say that you added darnell too :) i think those boys could really do something with the right help!
im really impressed by the musicians on the site this early. many of them are very good. i hope this can help them. we're working really hard to make this dream work! ;)
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