Greatest Hits (The Bangles album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Bangles
Released	May 8, 1990
Genre	Pop rock, new wave
Length	48:00
Label	Columbia CK 46125
Producer	David Kahne Davitt Sigerson Rick Rubin
The Bangles chronology
Everything (1988) Greatest Hits (1990) Doll Revolution (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	[2]
Record Mirror	4/5 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Select	2/5 [5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10 [6]
The Village Voice	A− [7]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band's contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 on the UK Albums Chart.

Content

The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero , and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of the Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions. ^[8] "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.

Track listing

Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Hero Takes a Fall" (Single Mix)	Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson	All Over the Place , 1984	2:55
2.	"Going Down to Liverpool"	Kimberley Rew	All Over the Place	3:40
3.	"Manic Monday"	Prince	Different Light , 1986	3:06
4.	"If She Knew What She Wants"	Jules Shear	Different Light	3:50
5.	"Walk Like an Egyptian"	Liam Sternberg	Different Light	3:24
6.	"Walking Down Your Street" (Single Mix)	Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David Kahne	Different Light	3:17
7.	"Following"	Michael Steele	Different Light	3:21
8.	"Hazy Shade of Winter"	Paul Simon	Less than Zero soundtrack, 1987	2:47
9.	"In Your Room"	Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg	Everything , 1988	3:29
10.	"Eternal Flame"	Hoffs, Kelly, Steinberg	Everything	3:56
11.	"Be with You"	Walker Igleheart, Debbi Peterson	Everything	3:02
12.	"I'll Set You Free" (Single Mix)	Hoffs, Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro	Everything	4:51
13.	"Everything I Wanted"	Hoffs, Lowen, Navarro	Previously unreleased	3:37
14.	"Where Were You When I Needed You"	Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan	B-side of "Hero Takes a Fall" single, 1984	3:05

Band members

The Bangles

• Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, percussion, vocals
• Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, mandolin, electric sitar, vocals
• Michael Steele – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Debbi Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
• Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
• Mitchell Froom, David Kahne – keyboards
• Darryl Citizen – "noise"
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica
• Jim Snodgrass – tabla
• David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki, saxophone, Dobro, multi-instruments
• Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale, David White – keyboards, programming

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1990-1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 19 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 54 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 13 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [13] 15 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 31 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 6 Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 46 UK Albums (OCC) [18] 4 US Billboard 200 [19] 97 US Cash Box Top 200 Albums [20] 92

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 43 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 98 European Albums (Music & Media) [23] 68 UK Albums (OCC) [24] 46

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25]	Platinum	70,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [26]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27]	Gold	7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA) [30]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits – The Bangles". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
2. Martin, Andrew (July 1990). "The Bangles: Greatest Hits". Q . No. 46.
3. Levy, Eleanor (June 2, 1990). "The Bangles: Greatest Hits". Record Mirror . p. 18.
4. Evans, Paul; Lechner, Ernesto (2004). "The Bangles". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp.  43–44. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8 . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
5. Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Candles in the Wind". Select . No. 1. London. p. 83. ISSN   0959-8367. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2023– via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
6. Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bangles". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 29. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
7. Christgau, Robert (May 7, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
8. Booklet of Greatest Hits.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1267". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
13. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 27. July 7, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
14. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
16. "Charts.nz – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
19. "The Bangles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
20. "Cash Box Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . June 16, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
21. "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
22. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
23. "European Top 100 Albums 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 38. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
24. "1990 Top 100 Albums". Music Week . London. March 2, 1991. p. 39. ISSN   0265-1548.
25. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
26. "Dutch album certifications – The Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved August 28, 2021.Enter Greatest Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1996 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
27. "New Zealand album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
28. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
29. "British album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. February 1, 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
30. "American album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. June 14, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

• The Bangles official website