{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = The Song Diaries | type = compilation | cover = Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The Song Diaries.png | alt = A painting of Ellis-Bextor's face from the side, framed by white, with her name and the album title handwritten around her face | border = yes | artist = Sophie Ellis-Bextor | released = {{start date|2019|03|15|df=y}} | recorded = 2017–2018 | genre = Disco | length = 73:18 | label = {{hlist|EBGB's|Cooking Vinyl}} | producer = {{hlist|Ed Harcourt|Richard "Biff" Stannard|Ash Howes}} | prev_title = Familia | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = Songs from the Kitchen Disco | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Song Diaries | type = compilation | single1 = Love Is You | single1date = 11 August 2018 | single2 = A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed | single2date = 8 March 2019 }} }} '''''The Song Diaries''''' is a compilation album by English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 15 March 2019 by EBGB's. Made in collaboration with Ed Harcourt, the album consists primarily of orchestral versions of Ellis-Bextor's solo singles, including her collaboration with Italian DJ Spiller, "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", and a song from her time as part of Theaudience, "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed". It was called an "orchestral greatest hits" by ''Clash''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/sophie-ellis-bextor-launches-new-album-the-song-diaries|title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor Launches New Album 'The Song Diaries'|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=7 December 2018|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> Ellis-Bextor toured the UK with a full orchestra and band in support of the album from June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/sophie-ellis-bextor-announces-2019-15194983|title=Sophie Ellis Bextor announces 2019 tour with full orchestra and it's coming to Birmingham|work=Birmingham Mail|last=Bentley|first=David|date=24 September 2018|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
==Background== Plans for and the beginning of recording for the album were first announced on PledgeMusic in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/sophie-ellis-bextor-greatest-hits/updates|title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor: The Song Diaries on PledgeMusic|via=PledgeMusic|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> Throughout the recording process, Sophie posted videos and snippets of the songs she was working on plus commentaries on the work in progress, both on PledgeMusic and her social media.
==Concept== The Official Charts Company stated that due to the immediate availability of an artist's back catalogue in the streaming era, "the concept of a greatest hits has changed, with many artists opting to re-work their hits to give them a fresh spin", comparing it to Take That's 2018 greatest hits ''Odyssey''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sophie-ellis-bextor-unveils-orchestral-disco-version-of-murder-on-the-dancefloor__25437/|title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor unveils orchestral disco version of Murder on the Dancefloor|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=29 January 2019|accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== All tracks produced by Ed Harcourt, except "Love Is You" produced by Richard "Biff Stannard and Ash Howes of Biffco.
{{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Groovejet | writer1 = {{hlist|Sophie Ellis-Bextor|Cristiano Spiller|Rob Davis|Vincent Montana Jr.|Ronald Walker}} | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = Take Me Home | writer2 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Bob Esty|Michele Aller}} | length2 = 4:23 | title3 = Murder on the Dancefloor | writer3 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Gregg Alexander}} | length3 = 3:46 | title4 = Move This Mountain | writer4 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Alex James|Ben Hillier}} | length4 = 4:47 | title5 = Music Gets the Best of Me | writer5 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Alexander|Matt Rowe}} | length5 = 3:28 | title6 = Mixed Up World | writer6 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Alexander|Rowe}} | length6 = 3:43 | title7 = Catch You | writer7 = {{hlist|Cathy Dennis|Greg Kurstin|Rhys Barker}} | length7 = 3:58 | title8 = Me and My Imagination | writer8 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Hannah Robinson|Matthew Prime}} | length8 = 3:47 | title9 = Today the Sun's on Us | writer9 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Steve Robson|Nina Woodford}} | length9 = 4:19 | title10 = Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) | writer10 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|James Wiltshire|Russell Small|Richard Stannard}} | length10 = 3:52 | title11 = Bittersweet | writer11 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Wiltshire|Small|Stannard|Robinson}} | length11 = 3:35 | title12 = Not Giving Up on Love | writer12 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Olivia Nervo|Miriam Nervo|Armin van Buuren|Benno de Goeij}} | length12 = 3:14 | title13 = Young Blood | writer13 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Harcourt}} | length13 = 4:39 | title14 = Love Is a Camera | writer14 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Harcourt}} | length14 = 3:57 | title15 = Wild Forever | writer15 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Harcourt}} | length15 = 4:31 | title16 = A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed | writer16 = Billy Reeves | length16 = 4:04 | title17 = Love Is You | note17 = bonus track | writer17 = {{hlist|Vincent Montana Jr.|Walker}} | length17 = 3:15 | title18 = Take Me Home | note18 = orchestral disco version) (bonus track | writer18 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Esty|Aller}} | length18 = 3:14 | title19 = Murder on the Dancefloor | note19 = orchestral disco version) (bonus track | writer19 = {{hlist|Ellis-Bextor|Alexander}} | length19 = 3:26 | total_length = 73:18 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/CF60D26C961677A1DE82A21464F4D403123A6593446E42AF0B776FB2F538A083/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=24|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=25 March 2019|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> | 43 |- {{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20190322|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 March 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|14|date=20190322|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 March 2019}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|3|date=20190322|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 March 2019}} |- !scope="row"|US Classical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sophie-ellis-bextor/chart-history/coa/ |website=Billboard |accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref> |22 |- |}
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