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Compilation album

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A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work,[1] but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set.[2] If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks,[3][4] or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album.[5] When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology.[6]

  1. ^ McDonald, Heather (30 April 2018). "A Definition of, and Look at, Compilation Albums". The Balance Careers. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ Marc Burrows (20 November 2013). "Why a greatest hits album can be the band's greatest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Definition of 'compilation album'". Collins Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ Jupp, Emily; White, Lucy; Carr, Candia (25 September 2015). "32 years of NOW music compilations: Kodaline, Gabrielle Aplin and more share what the series means to them". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ Michael Hann (9 April 2018). "Covered in glory: the tribute albums that saved careers and changed lives". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Definition of retrospective in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

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