Greatest Hits (Eternal album)

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Greatest Hits
Eternal Greatest Hits.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Eternal
Released20 October 1997
Recorded1992–1997
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Eternal chronology
Before the Rain
(1997)		Greatest Hits
(1997)		 Eternal
(1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Angel of Mine"
    Released: 29 September 1997
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Greatest Hits (released internationally as The Best) is the first compilation album by the British girl group Eternal, released in October 1997. The album contains their fourteen consecutive Top 15 hit singles, which at the time was an unprecedented record for a British girl group. The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 3× Platinum by the BPI for sales of over 900,000 copies.

Contents

In January 2014, following the announcement of the group's reformation for the second series of ITV reality show The Big Reunion , the album entered at number 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop chart.

Track listing

#TitleLength
1."Angel of Mine" - new song4:21
2."Stay" - Always & Forever 4:01
3."Save Our Love" - Always & Forever3:46
4."Just a Step from Heaven" - Always & Forever3:57
5."So Good" - Always & Forever3:49
6."Oh Baby I" - Always & Forever4:33
7."Crazy" - Always & Forever3:57
8."Power of a Woman" (Radio Edit) - Power of a Woman 3:57
9."I Am Blessed" - Power of a Woman4:22
10."Good Thing" (Radio Mix) - Power of a Woman3:51
11."Someday" (Eric Clapton version) - Before the Rain 4:21
12."Secrets" (Remix) - Power of a Woman3:06
13."Don't You Love Me" (Radio Mix) - Before the Rain3:49
14."I Wanna Be the Only One" (featuring Bebe Winans) (Radio Edit) - Before the Rain3:38
15."Who Are You?" - Power of a Woman3:16
16."Finally" - Before the Rain (Japanese Version)3:20
17."Might as Well Be Me" - New Song4:02
18."Think About Me" - Before the Rain (Included on Japanese version)4:39
19."Talk About It" - New Song (Included on Japanese version and "Angel of Mine" single)4:49

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [28] Gold100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [29] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [31] Platinum50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] 3× Platinum900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [33] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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