Best Hits | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 1995 |
Genre | Eurodance |
Label | Byte Records |
Producer | Jean-Paul de Coster, Phil Wilde |
Best Hits is a greatest hits compilation from 2 Unlimited, a Eurodance project founded in 1991 by Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde and fronted by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth.
This album contains 16 2 Unlimited tracks. Included are hit singles and album tracks from studio albums Get Ready!, No Limits and Real Things.
Best Hits was released in 1995 through record label Byte Records in Sweden. [1]
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