A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits

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A Place on Earth:
The Greatest Hits
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ReleasedNovember 30, 1999
Recorded1987–99
Genre Pop
Length71:58
Label Virgin
Belinda Carlisle chronology
A Woman and a Man
(1996)
A Place on Earth:
The Greatest Hits

(1999)
Voila
(2007)
Singles from A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits
  1. "All God's Children"
    Released: November 15, 1999
  2. "A Prayer for Everyone (promo) [1] "
    Released: March 20, 2000
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A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in the UK on November 30, 1999, by Virgin Records. A limited edition was released with a bonus disc featuring remixes and rare b-sides. A European edition was also released with an interview CD featuring Belinda providing answers to over 40 questions sent in by fans.

Contents

Three new tracks were recorded especially for this compilation - "Feels Like I've Known You Forever", "A Prayer for Everyone" and "All God's Children" which was released as a single. A promotional release of an edited version of "A Prayer for Everyone" was issued to Swedish radio stations but went unreleased. All three new tracks would later be released on a re-issue of Carlisle's final Virgin studio album "Real".

The bonus disc included two non-album tracks ("Only a Dream", and "The Air You Breathe") originally released in 1992 as B-sides. These were for the singles "Half the World" and "Little Black Book".

Despite being released only seven years after her previous greatest hits compilation, The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 , the collection was a success in the UK where it made the top 20 and was certified gold.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley 4:08
2."I Get Weak" Diane Warren 4:15
3."Circle in the Sand"Nowels, Shipley3:42
4."Leave a Light On"Nowels, Shipley4:16
5."La Luna"Nowels, Shipley4:12
6."(We Want) The Same Thing"Nowels, Shipley4:17
7."Summer Rain"Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal 4:11
8."Live Your Life Be Free"Nowels, Shipley4:23
9."Do You Feel Like I Feel?"Nowels, Shipley4:15
10."Little Black Book"Richard Feldman, Marcy Detroit, Belinda Carlisle4:12
11."Big Scary Animal" Charlotte Caffey, Carlisle, Ralph Schuckett4:15
12."In Too Deep"Nowels4:00
13."California"Nowels, Billy Steinberg, Vidal2:58
14."Always Breaking My Heart" Per Gessle 3:06
15."Love in the Key of C"Nowels3:51
16."Feels Like I've Known You Forever"David Munday3:49
17."A Prayer for Everyone" Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, Nowels, Steinberg4:21
18."All God's Children"Paul Barry, Billy Lawrie, Mark Taylor 3:47
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Heavenly version)Nowels, Shipley5:58
2."I Get Weak" (12" version)Warren7:32
3."Circle in the Sand" (Beach Party Mix)Nowels, Shipley7:51
4."World Without You" (Extended Worldwide Mix)Warren8:26
5."(We Want) The Same Thing" (Summer Remix)Nowels, Shipley5:08
6."Summer Rain" (Justin Strauss Mix)Seidman, Vidal8:03
7."Live Your Life Be Free" (Club Mix)Nowels, Shipley5:30
8."Only a Dream"Caffey, Carlisle, Feldman3:09
9."The Air You Breathe"Donna Weiss, David White4:27
10."Little Black Book" (Little Black Mix)Feldman, Detroit, Carlisle5:15

Charts

Chart performance for A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits
Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [2] 69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 56

Certifications

Certifications for A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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