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Released | November 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1988 | |||
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Length | 39:31 | |||
Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
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Greatest Hits is the title of two compilation albums released by the American rock band Survivor in 1989 and 1993.
The first Survivor Greatest Hits album was released in 1989, after the band went on indefinite hiatus following the commercial failure of their 1988 album Too Hot to Sleep . The album covers 10 of the band's singles from 1981 to 1988. [1]
The package was reissued in 1993 featuring two new songs recorded with original lead vocalist Dave Bickler.
All tracks are written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Eye of the Tiger" | 4:03 | |
2. | "High on You" | 4:07 | |
3. | "I Can't Hold Back" | 3:57 | |
4. | "Is This Love" | 3:41 | |
5. | "Poor Man's Son" | 3:19 | |
6. | "Burning Heart" | 3:50 | |
7. | "The Search Is Over" | 4:11 | |
8. | "Desperate Dreams" | 4:46 | |
9. | "How Much Love" | 3:57 | |
10. | "Man Against the World" |
| 3:34 |
Total length: | 39:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Eye of the Tiger" | 4:09 | |
2. | "You Know Who You Are" | 4:51 | |
3. | "Burning Heart" | 3:49 | |
4. | "The Search Is Over" | 4:13 | |
5. | "High on You" | 4:09 | |
6. | "Is This Love" | 3:42 | |
7. | "I Can't Hold Back" | 3:59 | |
8. | "Hungry Years" |
| 5:12 |
9. | "American Heartbeat" | 4:10 | |
10. | "Poor Man's Son" | 3:19 | |
11. | "The Moment of Truth" | 3:46 | |
12. | "Somewhere in America" | Peterik | 5:13 |
13. | "Caught in the Game" (Japanese bonus track) | 4:47 |
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