The Best of Cold Chisel

The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You
Greatest hits album by Cold Chisel
Released	14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
Recorded	1978–2011
Genre	Rock, Blues, Classic rock
Length	73.28
Label	Warner Music
Cold Chisel chronology
Covered (2011) The Best of Cold Chisel: All For You (2011) No Plans (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All Music	[1]
The AU Review	[2]

The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You is a greatest hits album released in October 2011 by Australian rock band, Cold Chisel. It debuted at No.2 in Australia ^[3] and has been certified double platinum.

A limited edition includesd a bonus disc that featured a dozen of the band's most loved covers.

Background

Following the death of the group’s drummer, Steve Prestwich in 2011, Jimmy Barnes and company regrouped for their first new compositions in over 13 years. The album includes two new tracks, “All For You” and “HQ454 Monroe” and 18 greatest hits. The greatest hits tracks were chosen by their fans who voted for their favourites on their website.

The album’s full track listing was announced on their website on September 25.^[4]

Reviews

Anna-Maria Megalogenis from The AU Review gave the album 9/10, saying: “It is apparent that Cold Chisel produced some damn good Aussie pub rock songs, rich with lyrical imagery (penned mostly by keyboardist Don Walker), easy to sing along to and songs tinged with melancholia”. She added, “Words fail to capture how damn good this album is”.^[5]

Jon O'Brien from All Music said; “The Adelaide quintet's tales of excess have often overshadowed their musical output, but “All for You” is a labor of love proving that they deserve their legendary status.^[6]

Track listing

CD and Digital Download ^[7]

1. “Standing On The Outside” (2:56) (Don Walker)
2. “Flame Trees” (4:24) (Walker, Steve Prestwich)
3. “Khe Sanh” (4:10) (Walker)
4. “When the War Is Over” (4:25) (Prestwich)
5. “Cheap Wine” (3:25) (Walker)
6. “Bow River” (4:22) (Ian Moss)
7. “Rising Sun” (3:27) (Jimmy Barnes)
8. “Choirgirl” (3:25) (Walker)
9. “All For You” (4:57)
10. “Saturday Night” (4:21) (Walker)
11. “Forever Now” (4:27) (Prestwich)
12. “Breakfast At Sweethearts” (4:10) (Walker)
13. “Yakuza Girls” (2:26)
14. “Four Walls” (2:26) (Walker)
15. “You Got Nothing I Want” (3:16) (Barnes)
16. “My Baby” (4:02) (Phil Small)
17. “Shipping Steel” (3:24) (Walker)
18. “Ita” (3:35) (Walker)
19. “Hq454 Monroe” (3:11)
20. “Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)” (2:50) (Walker, Barnes)

Limited edition bonus disc

1. “Knockin' on Heaven's Door”
2. “Georgia On My Mind”
3. “Wild Thing”
4. “Long As I Can See the Light”
5. “Don’t Let Go”
6. “It's Only Make Believe”
7. “River Deep – Mountain High ”
8. “Let’s Go Get Stoned”
9. “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”
10. “Big River”
11. “Cry Me A River”
12. “Sunshine”

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

In 2011, it was the third-highest selling album by an Australian artist after Gotye's Making Mirrors and Reece Mastin's Reece Mastin. It was No. 17 over-all.

Certifications

Credits

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• Bass – Phil Small
• Drums – Steve Prestwich
• Keyboards – Don Walker
• Management – John Watson & John O'Donnell
• Mastered By – Don Bartley
• Mixed By – Kevin Shirley (tracks: 9, 19)
• Producer – Cold Chisel (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11, 13 to 16, 18), Kevin Shirley (tracks: 19), Mark Opitz (tracks: 1, 4to 8, 11, 14 to 16, 10), Nash Chambers (tracks: 9), Peter Walker (tracks: 3), Richard Batchens (tracks: 12, 17, 20)
• Vocals, Guitar – Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes

References