Shannon Noll, the first Australian Idol runner-up, is also the first Australian Idol contestant to release a Greatest Hits collection. Since coming to fame in 2003, Shannon has released three successful albums - the multi-platinum #1s "That's What I'm Taking About" (2004), "Lift" (2005) and his latest platinum record "Turn It Up" (2007). Now the most successful of the whole Idol bunch is doing a "Natalie Imbruglia" by releasing a singles collection with an additional five new tracks. Premature? Yes. But rumours suggest there's tension between Shannon and Sony BMG and that this compilation could be a way out of his contract. These are however only RUMOURS and could be totally false.
Unlike Natalie Imbruglia, each of the ten singles that make up "No Turning Back: The Story So Far" have ALL been big hits on the Australian charts and radio alike. Shannon has achieved ten consective Top 10 singles, 3 of which have reached #1. All of these apart from "C'mon Aussie C'mon", a charity single released in 2004, are present. A wise move as "C'mon" remains the most embarassing song of his career.
The track list will include the following, but the orderering of tracks has not been confirmed:
1. What About Me
2. Drive
3. Learn to Fly
4. Shine
5. Lift
6. Now I Run
7. Lonely
8. Don't Give Up (with Natalie Bassingthwaighte)
9. Loud
10. In Pieces
11. Summertime*
12. You're Never Alone*
13. Crash*
14. Tomorrow*
15. No Turning Back*
(*= new track)
Hopefully a limited edition will come with a bonus DVD of all the music videos. It seems to be the trend these days! "No Turning Back: The Story So Far" is released September 27, 2008. The first single "Summertime" will go to radio later this month.
