title: The Best of Alison Moyet
text: # The Best of Alison Moyet
  
  The Best of Alison Moyet is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released in 2009. Moyet's first compilation album since 2001's The Essential, The Best of contains twenty tracks, with selections from her seven solo albums.
  
  In addition to the standard edition, a limited edition, two-disc The Best of – 25 Years Revisited version was also released, which features a selection of eleven songs re-interpreted and recorded live.
  
  The album peaked at No. 17 in the UK, remaining in the Top 100 for thirteen weeks. Moyet supported the release with the 25 Years Revisited tour, which spanned 26 venues across the UK and Ireland during November–December 2009.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  James Christopher Monger of AllMusic commented: "The remasters sounds exceptional, and nearly all of her most notable singles are here, but listeners just looking for the Yaz classic "Don't Go" would be better off with 2003's Essential compilation, as it contains the best of both worlds."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Mazen Murad – remastering
  * Geoff Pesche – remastering (Disc 2 of 25 Years Revisited only)
  * Nicole Nodland – cover photo
  * Steve Stacey – sleeve design
  * Andy Hayes – album design, layout
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for The Best of Alison Moyet :
  
  | Chart (2009–2010) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Greek Albums (IFPI) | 25 |
  | Irish Albums (IRMA) | 57 |
  | Scottish Albums (OCC) | 31 |
  | UK Albums (OCC) | 17 |
  