The Essential (Will Young album)

2013 greatest hits album by Will Young

The Essential

Greatest hits album by

Will Young

Released| 14 October 2013
Recorded| 2002–2011
Genre|

* Pop
* synthpop
* dance-pop

Label|

* 19 Recordings
* RCA
* Sony Music

Will Young chronology
| Echoes
(2011)  | The Essential
(2013)  | 85% Proof
(2015)

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The Essential is a compilation album by English recording artist Will Young. Completing his contract with his record company, it was released by 19 Recordings in association with RCA Records and Sony Music on 14 October 2013, marking Young's final release with the label.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Jealousy" (from Echoes)|

* Will Young
* Jim Eliot
* Mima Stilwell

* Richard X
* Eliot
* Pete Hofmann

| 4:07
2.| "Leave Right Now" (from Friday's Child)| Eg White| Stephen Lipson| 3:34
3.| "Evergreen" (from From Now On)|

* Jörgen Elofsson
* Per Magnusson
* David Kreuger

* Magnusson
* Kreuger

| 4:12
4.| "Light My Fire" (from From Now On)|

* Jim Morrison
* Ray Manzarek
* John Densmore
* Robby Krieger

| Absolute| 3:28
5.| "Your Game" (from Friday's Child)|

* Young
* Blair MacKichan
* Taio Cruz

* Lipson
* MacKichan

| 4:10
6.| "Don't Let Me Down" (Single release only)|

* Young
* Richard Stannard
* Julian Gallagher
* D. Morgan
* Simon Hale

* Stannard
* Gallagher

| 4:46
7.| "You and I" (from From Now On)|

* Mike Peden
* Ed Johnson
* Henry Johnson

| Peden| 4:04
8.| "Friday's Child" (from Friday's Child)|

* Steve Lee
* Dina Taylor

| Lipson| 8:59
9.| "Come On" (from Echoes)|

* Stilwell
* Eliot

* Richard X
* Eliot
* Hofmann

| 3:11
10.| "Switch It On" (from Keep On)|

* Young
* Lipson
* Ronnie Peterson
* Karen Poole
* Steven Wolf

| Lipson| 3:48
11.| "All Time Love" (from Keep On)| Jamie Hartman|  | 3:56
12.| "Who Am I" (from Keep On)|

* White
* Lucie Silvas

|  | 4:28
13.| "Changes" (from Let It Go)|

* Young
* White

|  | 4:00
14.| "Grace" (from Let It Go)|

* Young
* Matt Prime

* Stannard
* Ash Howes

| 4:37
15.| "Anything Is Possible" (from From Now On)|

* Chris Braide
* Cathy Dennis

* Dennis
* Oskar Paul

| 3:41
16.| "Let It Go" (from Let It Go)|

* White
* Jeremy Gregory
* Poole

| White| 3:41
17.| "Hopes & Fears" (from The Hits)|

* Yolanda Quartey
* Stew Jackson

| Robot Club| 3:46
18.| "The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates (from From Now On)| Lennon–McCartney|

* Lipson
* Steve Mac

| 3:32

## Charts

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums (OCC)[1] | 15

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[2] | Gold  | 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Will Young | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
2. ^ "British album certifications – Will Young – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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Will Young

Discography

Studio albums|

* From Now On
* Friday's Child
* Keep On
* Let It Go
* Echoes
* 85% Proof
* Lexicon
* Crying on the Bathroom Floor
* Light It Up

Compilation albums|

* The Hits
* Leave Right Now
* The Essential
* 20 Years: The Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen"
* "Light My Fire"
* "The Long and Winding Road"
* "Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I"
* "Leave Right Now"
* "Your Game"
* "Friday's Child"
* "Switch It On"
* "All Time Love"
* "Who Am I"
* "Changes"
* "Grace"
* "Let It Go"
* "Hopes & Fears"
* "Jealousy"
* "Come On"
* "Losing Myself"
* "Love Revolution"
* "What the World Needs Now"
* "All the Songs"
* "My Love"
* "Daniel"

Live releases|

* Live in London

Concert tours|

* Echoes Tour
* Love Revolution Tour

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