Hatful of Rain (album)

For other uses, see Hatful of Rain (disambiguation).

Hatful of Rain (The Best of Del Amitri) is the first compilation album by Scottish alternative rock band Del Amitri, released in September 1998 by A&M Records. It consists of all the band's British singles released between 1989 and 1998, including the non-album singles "Spit in the Rain" and "Don't Come Home Too Soon", and a new track "Cry to Be Found".^[2]

Hatful of Rain
Greatest hits album by Del Amitri
Released	September 1998
Recorded	1989–98
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	67:07
Label	A&M
Producer	various
Del Amitri chronology
Some Other Sucker's Parade (1997) Hatful of Rain (1998) Can You Do Me Good? (2002)
Singles from Hatful of Rain
"Cry to Be Found" Released: August 1998[1]

Trivia

The single "Don't Come Home Too Soon" was the Official Team Scotland Song for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Great Rock Discography	8/10[6]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Hatful of Rain "an excellent overview of Del Amitri's career", writing, "It may overlook their early independent singles, yet the consistency of their major-label work in the '80s and '90s gives the collection a sense of cohesion, even if it is sequenced out of chronological order. What matters is that Hatful of Rain contains everything that a casual fan could want while reconfirming their stature as a solid singles band to their core constituents."^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Currie, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Cry to Be Found"	Currie Iain Harvie	New track	4:05
2.	"Roll to Me"		Twisted, 1995	2:12
3.	"Kiss This Thing Goodbye"	Currie Harvie Mick Slaven	Waking Hours, 1989	4:28
4.	"Not Where It's At"		Some Other Sucker's Parade, 1997	3:41
5.	"Nothing Ever Happens"		Waking Hours	3:51
6.	"Always the Last to Know"		Change Everything, 1992	4:17
7.	"Here and Now"	Currie Harvie	Twisted	5:18
8.	"Just Like a Man"	Currie Harvie	Change Everything	5:02
9.	"Spit in the Rain"		Non-album single, 1990	3:41
10.	"When You Were Young"		Change Everything	4:03
11.	"Driving with the Brakes On"		Twisted	4:34
12.	"Stone Cold Sober"		Waking Hours	4:59
13.	"Tell Her This"		Twisted	3:13
14.	"Move Away Jimmy Blue"	Currie Harvie	Waking Hours	3:39
15.	"Be My Downfall"		Change Everything	3:30
16.	"Some Other Sucker's Parade"	Currie Jon McLoughlin	Some Other Sucker's Parade	3:12
17.	"Don't Come Home Too Soon"		Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!, 1998	3:22

Special edition bonus CD

Live at Abbey Road

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Like a Man" (live)	Currie Harvie	4:55
2.	"Not Where It's At" (live)		3:43
3.	"Always the Last to Know" (live)		4:34
4.	"Here And Now" (live)	Currie Harvie	5:37
5.	"Move Away Jimmy Blue" (live)	Currie Harvie	5:05
6.	"Nothing Ever Happens" (live)		4:07
7.	"Ace of Spades" (live)	Ian Kilmister Edward Clarke Philip Taylor	3:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.^[7]

Del Amitri

• Justin Currie – vocals, bass
• Iain Harvie – guitar
• Kris Dollimore – guitar
• Andy Alston – keyboards
• Mark Price – drums
• Mick Slaven – guitar (3, 12, 14), mandolin (5)
• David Cummings – guitar (2, 6–11)
• Jon McLoughlin – guitar (4, 16)
• Paul Tyagi – drums (14), percussion (3, 5)
• Brian McDermott – drums (6, 8–10, 15)
• Chris Sharrock – drums (2, 7, 11)
• Ash Soan – drums (4, 16)

Additional musicians

• David McCluskey – hammered dulcimer (9), bodhrán (13)
• Bobsy Mullen – bagpipe chanter (9)
• Nick Clark – bass (10)

Technical

• Kevin Bacon – producer (1)
• Jonathan Quarmby – producer (1)
• Al Clay – producer (2, 7, 11, 13), engineer (2, 7, 9, 11, 13)
• Mark Freegard – producer, engineer (3, 4, 12, 16), additional recording (5, 14)
• Hugh Jones – producer, engineer (5)
• Gil Norton – producer, engineer (6, 8–10, 14, 15)
• Pete Smith – producer (17), engineer, mixing (live at Abbey Road)
• Ben Darlow – engineer (17, live at Abbey Road)
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (2, 7, 11, 13)
• Julian Mendelsohn – mixing (3, 5, 12, 14)
• David Bianco – mixing (4, 16)
• Dave Bascombe – mixing (6)
• Jonathan Glynn-Smith – photography
• Peacock – design

Charts

Chart performance for Hatful of Rain

Chart (1998)	Peak position
European Top 100 Albums[8]	56
Irish Albums[9]	71
Scottish Albums[10]	1
UK Albums Chart[11]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Platinum	300,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Official Del Amitri homepage