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Released | 9 October 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1984–89 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 71:51 | |||
Label | RCA/BMG, Tent | |||
Producer | Buster Pearson | |||
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British pop group Five Star released in 1989. It was the group's first 'greatest hits' collection after a run of successful singles and albums since 1985. It contains all of the band's UK Top 50 singles including the non-album single, "With Every Heartbeat", which was released earlier in the year (although that track was not included on the LP version). Another new track, "Something About My Baby", was included on the CD and cassette versions of the album but was not released as a single. This track was composed by David Gamson of the synthpop trio Scritti Politti. [1] [2]
The release of Greatest Hits marked the end of the group's association with RCA Records. However, the album proved to be Five Star's least successful release up to that point, selling only 15,500 copies and peaking at a lowly No. 53 on the UK Albums Chart, highlighting the band's rapid decline in popularity.
After the release of Greatest Hits, the group signed to Epic Records and immediately began planning a new album for the following year, the Five Star album. However, this new album was not released in the UK.
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1988 | |||
Length | 64 minutes | |||
Label | BMG Video | |||
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A version of the compilation with 15 music videos was also released, on VHS in 1989. In contrast to the audio versions of the compilation, the music videos are presented in chronological order, with short intros (made from a snippet from the videos) between the songs.
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "All Fall Down" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
2. | "Let Me Be the One" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
3. | "Love Take Over" | Sebastian Harris | |
4. | "R.S.V.P." | Sebastian Harris | |
5. | "System Addict" | Sebastian Harris | |
6. | "Can't Wait Another Minute" | Chris Gabrin | |
7. | "Find the Time" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
8. | "Rain or Shine" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
9. | "If I Say Yes" | Brian Ward | |
10. | "Stay Out of My Life" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
11. | "The Slightest Touch" | Dominic Orlando | |
12. | "Whenever You're Ready" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
13. | "Strong As Steel" | Christopher Robin Collins | |
14. | "Another Weekend" | Geoff Wonfor | |
15. | "Rock My World" | Geoff Wonfor |
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