Am I the Greatest Now? (2016)
Am I the Greatest Now? is a Jim Lea solo single, released by Wienerworld on 23 September 2016. It was written and produced by Lea.
Background
In 2016, Wienerworld re-released Lea's debut solo album Therapy, which had been released independently in 2007. For the re-release, the label requested some bonus tracks and Lea provided three previously unreleased tracks, one of which was "Am I the Greatest Now?". In a January 2017 interview with 6 Towns Radio, Lea said of the song: "I've got tons and tons and tons of stuff that I've recorded and "Am I the Greatest Now?" was one of them."
To promote the re-release of Therapy, the song was released as a single on the same date of release in September 2016. Described by Lea as a "pop thrash track", the song received its first play on BBC Radio 2 on the Ken Bruce Show on 9 December. Bruce commented that Lea sounded in "good form".
Release
"Am I the Greatest Now?" was released as a digital download single by Wienerworld. The label announced possible plans for a full CD release if the single gained enough airplay, however this did not come to fruition.
Critical reception
Contemporary reviews
Formats
Digital single
Personnel
Background
In 2016, Wienerworld re-released Lea's debut solo album Therapy, which had been released independently in 2007. For the re-release, the label requested some bonus tracks and Lea provided three previously unreleased tracks, one of which was "Am I the Greatest Now?". In a January 2017 interview with 6 Towns Radio, Lea said of the song: "I've got tons and tons and tons of stuff that I've recorded and "Am I the Greatest Now?" was one of them."
To promote the re-release of Therapy, the song was released as a single on the same date of release in September 2016. Described by Lea as a "pop thrash track", the song received its first play on BBC Radio 2 on the Ken Bruce Show on 9 December. Bruce commented that Lea sounded in "good form".
Release
"Am I the Greatest Now?" was released as a digital download single by Wienerworld. The label announced possible plans for a full CD release if the single gained enough airplay, however this did not come to fruition.
Critical reception
Contemporary reviews
- In a review of the re-release of Therapy, R2 described the song as a "delicious pop extravaganza".
- Don Powell, in a review of Therapy, commented that "Am I The Greatest Now?" is a "great song" with Lea providing a "great vocal".
Formats
Digital single
- "Am I the Greatest Now" - 3:51
Personnel
- Jim Lea - vocals, instruments, producer