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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

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".

Trivia

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Great Rock Discography	8/10

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."

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Currie, except where noted.

Special edition bonus CD

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.

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

Certifications

External links

• Official Del Amitri homepage

Notes

1. "Discography". delamitri.info. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
2. Hatful of Rain (CD liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "the official D E L A M I T R I homepage v2.0 - article". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
4. ^ Allmusic review
5. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Del Amitri". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
6. Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 275. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
7. Hatful of Rain (Media notes). Del Amitri. A&M. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Hatful of Rain" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
9. "Irish compilation albums chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
10. "Hatful of Rain: The Best of". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
12. "British album certifications – Del Amitri – The Best Of - Hatful Of Rain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

• Del Amitri albums
• 1998 greatest hits albums
• A&M Records compilation albums