| Whitesnake's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 4 July 1994 (Europe) [1] 19 July 1994 (North America) [2] | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1989 1983–2011 (2022 reissue) | |||
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| Length | 68:02 | |||
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| Producer | Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Keith Olsen, Mike Clink | |||
| Whitesnake chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Whitesnake's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| Reissued album cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [5] |
| MusicHound Rock | |
| Music Week | |
Whitesnake's Greatest Hits is a compilation of Whitesnake's most well-known hits from the 1980s during the Geffen years. It features hit singles from their albums Slide It In , Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue . The album also contains three tracks previously unavailable in the USA. It sold over million copies. The compilation was reissued,remixed and remastered in 2022.
The compilation charted in 9 countries,with one charted well at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart staying for 12 consecutive weeks, [8] but however did minimal on the US Billboard 200 charting at No. 161. [9] The album was certified Platinum (1,000,000 sold) in the U.S. in September 1998, [10] and Gold in the UK. [11]
The single "Is This Love" was reissued to promote Whitesnake's Greatest Hits,and featured the song "Sweet Lady Luck" (a B-side from the previous album Slip of the Tongue). This version reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. [8]
On 6 May 2022,vocalist David Coverdale and RHINO Entertainment released the new remix for the Greatest Hits album (under the alias,Greatest Hits:Revisited,Remixed,Remastered),remixed by Chris Collier. It featured three new tracks in the tracklist:"Give Me All Your Love","Guilty of Love",and the band's 2011 album title track,"Forevermore",with the only track "Looking for Love" removed from the remixed version. [12]
The reissue charted on sub-genres of the UK Albums Chart,peaking at No. 7 on the UK Rock &Metal Albums Chart running for a consecutive 7 weeks,No. 39 on Physical Albums,No. 47 on Album Sales,No. 98 on Album Downloads,and No. 33 on the Scottish Albums chart. [13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
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| 1. | "Still of the Night" | David Coverdale, John Sykes | Whitesnake , 1987 | 6:38 |
| 2. | "Here I Go Again" (1987 Radio Mix) | Coverdale, Bernie Marsden | Whitesnake | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Is This Love" | Coverdale, Sykes | Whitesnake | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Love Ain't No Stranger" | Coverdale, Mel Galley | Slide It In , 1984 | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Looking for Love" | Coverdale, Sykes | 1987 (Whitesnake European version) | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Now You're Gone" | Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue , 1989 | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Slide It In" | Coverdale | Slide It In | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Slow an' Easy" | Coverdale, Micky Moody | Slide It In | 6:09 |
| 9. | "Judgement Day" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue | 5:16 |
| 10. | "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" | Coverdale, Sykes | 1987 | 4:11 |
| 11. | "The Deeper the Love" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Crying in the Rain" ('87 version) | Coverdale | Whitesnake | 5:36 |
| 13. | "Fool for Your Loving '89" (re-recorded version) | Coverdale, Marsden, Moody | Slip of the Tongue | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Sweet Lady Luck" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | B-Side of 12" single"The Deeper the Love/Judgment Day", 1990 | 4:34 |
The tracklist of the 2022 remix has a different setlist of songs from the preceding 1994 Greatest Hits album. [12]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
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| 1. | "Still of the Night" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 6:50 | |
| 2. | "Here I Go Again" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Is This Love" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 5:03 | |
| 4. | "Give Me All Your Love" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale, Sykes | Whitesnake | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Love Ain't No Stranger" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 4:19 | |
| 6. | "Slide It In" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 3:19 | |
| 7. | "Slow an' Easy" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 6:10 | |
| 8. | "Guilty of Love" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale | Slide It In | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Fool for Your Loving" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:11 | |
| 10. | "Judgement Day" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 5:23 | |
| 11. | "The Deeper the Love" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:09 | |
| 12. | "Now You're Gone" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:10 | |
| 13. | "Sweet Lady Luck" (2022 Remix) | B-Side of "The Deeper the Love" | 4:36 | |
| 14. | "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake (European Version) | 4:16 | |
| 15. | "Crying in the Rain" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 5:48 | |
| 16. | "Forevermore" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale, Aldrich | Forevermore | 7:06 |
Credits are adapted from the compilation album's liner notes. [14] For original song album credits, see Slide It In, Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [27] | Gold | 21,755 [27] |
| Japan (RIAJ) [28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Japan 2022 release | — | 1,906 [29] |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [30] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) [31] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Edition | Ref. |
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| 4 July 1994 | EMD 1065 | Standard | |||
| 19 July 1994 |
| GEFD 24620 | [14] | ||
| 21 July 1994 |
| SRCS 7440 | |||
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| Revisited, Remixed, Remastered Edition | [12] [32] | ||
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