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''The Greatest'' is the seventh studio album by indie rock artist Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. It debuted at #34 on the ''Billboard'' 200, her highest charting album at the time. The Memphis Rhythm Band includes Teenie Hodges, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Rick Steff, Doug Easley, Jim Spake, Scott Thompson and Susan Marshall. String arrangements were contributed by Harlan T. Bobo and Jonathan Kirkscey. ''The Greatest'' won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win the honor. It was also named the number 6 best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine.〔(The Top 50 Albums of 2006 : Rolling Stone )〕 The title track was featured in the ''Bones'' episode The Titan on the Tracks.〔(Bones Season 2 Music )〕 It was also used in the UK for Garnier hair products advertisements. The song was featured in the film and in the trailers for Wong Kar-Wai's debut English production, ''My Blueberry Nights''. In 2009 the song was featured in the movies ''Mammoth'' by Lukas Moodysson and ''Ricky'' by Francois Ozon. In 2008, the song "Hate" was featured in the second episode of the second season of the teen UK drama ''Skins''. In 2013, the title track was featured in Season 4, Episode 13 of Covert Affairs. All tracks on the album were written by Marshall, making it her first album not to include any cover songs. ==Critical reception== ''The Greatest'' has received universal critical acclaim since its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Greatest – Cat Power )〕 ''Rhapsody'' ranked the album #6 on its "Alt/Indie’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.〔("Alt/Indie’s Best Albums of the Decade" ) Retrieved 12 January 2010.〕 "The mercurial Chan Marshall returned to her Southern roots and recorded this blissful album in Memphis. The Greatest glows with a new ease, and the music itself -- which features many of the greatest soul musicians in history -- is sunny and open. There's a sense of joy coming through here that you'll want to share with friends." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Greatest (Cat Power album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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