Glorious: The Singles 97–07

Glorious: The Singles 97–07 is a compilation album by Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, celebrating ten years since the release of her first album, Left of the Middle. It was released on 10 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and on 22 September 2007 in Australia. The album consists of all nine singles released from Imbruglia's past three studio albums as well as five new songs including the single "Glorious". A limited edition version includes a bonus DVD of Imbruglia's music videos. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified Gold in the UK on 12 October 2007.[4] The lead single "Glorious" was digitally released in the United States on 26 June 2012, but the album itself has yet to receive a release in the country.[5][6]

Glorious: The Singles 97–07
Greatest hits album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released	7 September 2007
Recorded	1997–2007
Label	Brightside Recordings
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
Live from London (2007) Glorious: The Singles 97–07 (2007) Come to Life (2009)
Singles from Glorious: The Singles 97–07
"Glorious" Released: 27 August 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	(positive)[2]
Digital Spy	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Glorious"	Natalie Imbruglia Crispin Hunt	Hunt Gareth Johnson^[a]	3:25
2.	"Counting Down the Days" (from Counting Down the Days, 2005)	Imbruglia Matt Prime	Daniel Johns	4:09
3.	"Torn" (from Left of the Middle, 1997)	Phil Thornalley Scott Cutler Anne Preven	Thornalley	4:06
4.	"Wrong Impression" (from White Lilies Island, 2001)	Imbruglia Gary Clark	Ian Stanley	4:15
5.	"Smoke" (from Left of the Middle, 1997)	Imbruglia Matt Bronleewe	Bronleewe	4:32
6.	"Shiver" (from Counting Down the Days, 2005)	Imbruglia Eg White Sheppard Solomon	Stephen Lipson Ash Howes^[a] Martin Harrington^[a]	3:43
7.	"Wishing I Was There" (from Left of the Middle, 1997)	Imbruglia Thornalley Colin Campsie	Thornalley	3:52
8.	"That Day" (from White Lilies Island, 2001)	Imbruglia Patrick Leonard	Stanley	4:43
9.	"Big Mistake" (from Left of the Middle, 1997)	Imbruglia Mark Goldenberg	Goldenberg	4:34
10.	"Beauty on the Fire" (from White Lilies Island, 2001)	Imbruglia Clark Mat Wilder	Clark Pascal Gabriel	4:15
11.	"Be with You"	Imbruglia Johns Clark	Ben Hillier	3:42
12.	"Amelia"	Imbruglia Hillier Dave McCracken	Hillier	4:23
13.	"Against the Wall"	Imbruglia Johns Clark	Hillier	3:45
14.	"Stuck on the Moon"	Imbruglia Johns Clark	Hillier	3:36

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Identify" (from the Stigmata soundtrack, 1999)	Billy Corgan Mike Garson	Henry Binns Sam Hardaker	4:45

Japan edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"That Girl"	Imbruglia Martin Terefe John Kennedy	Hillier	3:29
16.	"Glorious" (Music video)			3:25
17.	"Torn" (Music video)			4:15

Deluxe edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Torn"	Alison Maclean
2.	"Big Mistake"	Maclean
3.	"Wishing I Was There"	Maclean
4.	"Wishing I Was There" (US version)	Matthew Rolston
5.	"Smoke"	Rolston
6.	"That Day"	John Hillcoat
7.	"Wrong Impression"	Francis Lawrence
8.	"Beauty on the Fire"	Mike Lipscombe
9.	"Shiver"	Jake Nava
10.	"Counting Down the Days"	Giuseppe Capotondi
11.	"Glorious"	Frank Borin

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	37
European Top 100 Albums[10]	16
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11]	14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]	19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13]	88
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	5

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[16]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Label	Catalogue
Ireland	7 September 2007
United Kingdom	10 September 2007
Thailand	13 September 2007
Australia	22 September 2007
Mexico	24 September 2007
Hong Kong	2007	Sony BMG Hong Kong	660678

References

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4. Platinum Awards Content
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15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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17. "British album certifications – Natalie Imbruglia – Glorious: The Singles 97–07". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Glorious: The Singles 97–07 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.