Greatest Hits (Whitesnake album)

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Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Whitesnake
Released4 July 1994 (Europe) [1]
19 July 1994 (North America) [2]
Recorded1983–1989
1983–2011 (2022 reissue)
Genre
Length68:02
Label
Producer Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Keith Olsen, Mike Clink
Whitesnake chronology
Slip of the Tongue
(1989)		Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
(1994)		 Restless Heart
(1997)
Singles from Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
  1. "Is This Love" / "Sweet Lady Luck"
    Released: 25 July 1994 [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)FromLength
1."Still of the Night" David Coverdale, John Sykes Whitesnake , 19876:38
2."Here I Go Again" (1987 Radio Mix)Coverdale, Bernie Marsden 1987 Versions 3:53
3."Is This Love"Coverdale, SykesWhitesnake4:44
4."Love Ain't No Stranger"Coverdale, Mel Galley Slide It In , 19844:17
5."Looking for Love"Coverdale, Sykes 1987 (Whitesnake European version)6:31
6."Now You're Gone"Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg Slip of the Tongue , 19894:12
7."Slide It In"CoverdaleSlide It In3:20
8."Slow an' Easy"Coverdale, Micky Moody Slide It In6:09
9."Judgement Day"Coverdale, VandenbergSlip of the Tongue5:16
10."You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"Coverdale, Sykes19874:11
11."The Deeper the Love"Coverdale, VandenbergSlip of the Tongue4:22
12."Crying in the Rain" ('87 version)CoverdaleWhitesnake5:36
13."Fool for Your Loving '89" (re-recorded version)Coverdale, Marsden, MoodySlip of the Tongue4:11
14."Sweet Lady Luck"Coverdale, VandenbergB-Side of 12" single"The Deeper the Love/Judgment Day", 19904:34

Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered (2022)

The tracklist of the 2022 remix has a different setlist of songs from the preceding 1994 Greatest Hits album. [12]

CD and Blu-ray Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)FromLength
1."Still of the Night" (2022 Remix)  Whitesnake 6:50
2."Here I Go Again" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake4:32
3."Is This Love" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake5:03
4."Give Me All Your Love" (2022 Remix)Coverdale, SykesWhitesnake3:13
5."Love Ain't No Stranger" (2022 Remix) Slide It In4:19
6."Slide It In" (2022 Remix) Slide It In3:19
7."Slow an' Easy" (2022 Remix) Slide It In6:10
8."Guilty of Love" (2022 Remix)CoverdaleSlide It In3:23
9."Fool for Your Loving" (2022 Remix)  Slip of the Tongue 4:11
10."Judgement Day" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue5:23
11."The Deeper the Love" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue4:09
12."Now You're Gone" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue4:10
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) Whitesnake5:48
16."Forevermore" (2022 Remix)Coverdale, Aldrich Forevermore 7:06

Personnel

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.

Management
  • John Kalodner – A&R
  • Debra Shallman – A&R Coordination
  • Jeff Magid – project coordination
  • Howard Kaufman – management
Design
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, emblem design, cover concept development
  • Bernard Boudreau – photography
  • Sal Manna – liner notes
Technical
  • George Marino – remastering
  • David J. Donnelly – mastering supervisor

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [27] Gold21,755 [27]
Japan (RIAJ) [28] Gold100,000^
Japan
2022 release 		—1,906 [29]
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release History

Release formats for Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogueEditionRef.
  • Europe
4 July 1994
EMD 1065Standard
  • North America
19 July 1994
  • cassette
  • CD
GEFD 24620 [14]
  • Japan
21 July 1994SRCS 7440
  • Worldwide
  • 6 May 2022 (Digital)
  • 17 June 2022 (Physical)
  • 17 July 2022 (CD/Blu-ray Set)
  • R1680917 (Vinyl)
  • R2680916 (CD)
Revisited, Remixed, Remastered Edition [12] [32]
  • Japan
  • WPZR-18528 (CD)
  • WPZR-30928/9 (CD/Blu-Ray)

References

  1. ↑ "Ratt Man for the 'Snake?!". Kerrang! . No. 495. London, England: United Newspapers. 21 May 1994.
  2. ↑ Bridenthal, Bryn; Hamm, Roy (1994). "Whitesnake - You can't keep the 'Snake down" (Press release). Los Angeles, California, United States: Geffen Records.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 23 July 1994. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Whitesnake's Greatest Hits review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 499. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary, ed. (1996), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press, p. 728, ISBN   9780787610371
  7. ↑ Jones, Alan (9 July 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 17. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Whitesnake - Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Whitesnake's Greatest Hits Billboard Albums". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "RIAA searchable certification database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Search for Artist Whitenake". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Whitesnake's 'Greatest Hits' Have Been Revisited, Remixed and Remastered for 2022 Collection". Blabbermouth.net . 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Whitesnake - Greatest Hits". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  14. 1 2 Whitesnake's Greatest Hits (booklet). Geffen Records. 1994. 720642462027.
  15. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 3, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  26. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Whitesnake" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  28. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 27 December 2020.Select 1999年10月 on the drop-down menu
  29. ↑ "週間 アルバムランキング – 2022年08月08日付". Oricon. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  30. ↑ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  31. ↑ "American album certifications – Whitesnake – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  32. ↑ "Whitesnake Detail New GREATEST HITS Collection". Rhino. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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