A Collection of Great Dance Songs

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A Collection of Great Dance Songs
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Greatest hits album by
Pink Floyd
Released23 November 1981 (1981-11-23)
RecordedJanuary–August 1971; January–July 1975; April–November 1979; 1981
Genre Progressive rock
Length43:01
Label Harvest
Producer
Pink Floyd chronology
The Wall
(1979)		A Collection of Great Dance Songs
(1981)		 The Final Cut
(1983)
Pink Floyd compilation albums chronology
A Nice Pair
(1973)		A Collection of Great Dance Songs
(1981)		 Works
(1983)
Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."One of These Days"
 Meddle 5:50
2."Money" (Re-recorded in 1981 at New Roydonia Studios)  The Dark Side of the Moon 6:46
3."Sheep"  Animals 10:25
Total length:23:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (edit)
  • Gilmour
  • Wright
 Wish You Were Here 10:41
2."Wish You Were Here"
  • Gilmour
Wish You Were Here5:26
3."Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" (edit)  The Wall 3:53
Total length:20:00

8-track cartridge

Program 1
  1. "One of These Days"
  2. "Wish You Were Here"
Program 2
  1. "Sheep"
Program 3
  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edit)
Program 4
  1. "Money" (1981 re-recording)
  2. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (Edit)

Personnel

Pink Floyd
Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for A Collection of Great Dance Songs
Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [9] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 18
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 22
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 36
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [15] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 37
US Billboard 200 [19] 31

Certifications

Certifications and sales for A Collection of Great Dance Songs
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [21] Gold25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [24] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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