Overnight Success (Dave Dobbyn album)

1999 greatest hits album by Dave Dobbyn

Overnight Success (The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection 1979–1999)

Greatest hits album by Dave Dobbyn

Released

1999

Recorded

1979–1999

Genre

Rock

Label

Sony Music Entertainment

Dave Dobbyn chronology

The Islander
(1998)

Overnight Success (The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection 1979–1999)
(1999)

Hopetown
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Overnight Success (The Definitive Dave Dobbyn Collection 1979 – 1999) is a 1999 compilation album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It won an award in the "Film soundtrack/cast recording/compilation" category at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2000, and charted at number 15 in the New Zealand Music Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn unless noted.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Be Mine Tonight (1999)" (Th' Dudes, writing Dobbyn/ Morris)	original on Right First Time	4:14
2.	"Devil You Know" (DD Smash)	Cool Bananas	3:26
3.	"Outlook For Thursday" (DD Smash)	non-album single	4:04
4.	"Magic" (DD Smash)	The Optimist	3:47
5.	"Whaling" (DD Smash)	The Optimist	3:45
6.	"Guilty" (DD Smash)	The Optimist	4:45
7.	"Slice Of Heaven"	Footrot Flats	4:36
8.	"Oughta Be In Love"	Footrot Flats	3:41
9.	"Loyal"	Loyal	4:35
10.	"Love You Like I Should"	Loyal	3:33
11.	"Belle Of The Ball"	Lament for the Numb	3:57
12.	"Lament For The Numb"	Lament for the Numb	3:30
13.	"Language"	Twist	3:29
14.	"Naked Flame"	Twist	4:46
15.	"Hanging In The Wire"	The Islander	3:04
16.	"Beside You"	The Islander	3:42
17.	"Hallelujah Song"	The Islander	4:14
18.	"Madeleine Avenue"	this album only	3:46

References

Overnight Success at AllMusic
"Stellar rule as pop dominates Tuis". The Press. Fairfax Media. 10 March 2000. p. 20.
"NEW ZEALAND TOP 20". The Press. Fairfax Media. 26 November 1999. p. 20.

v t e Dave Dobbyn
Studio albums	Loyal Lament for the Numb Twist The Islander Hopetown Available Light Anotherland
Soundtrack albums	Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Live albums	Together in Concert: Live (with Tim Finn and Bic Runga)
Compilation albums	The Dave Dobbyn Collection Overnight Success Beside You: 30 Years of Hits
Singles	"Slice of Heaven" (with Herbs) "You Oughta Be In Love" "Love You Like I Should" "Loyal" "Language" "Beside You" "Welcome Home"
Guest appearances	"Sailing Away" ENZSO "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)" "Team Ball Player Thing"
Related articles	Th' Dudes DD Smash Tim Finn Bic Runga ENZSO Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

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