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Released | 14 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1991–2008 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Mega/Playground Music (Original) Crimson Productions (Gold) | |||
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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is their second compilation with this title,the first being Arista's 2000 US release Greatest Hits (2000) . It was released by Mega Records and Playground Music on 14 November 2008. [1] The compilation was released in multiple formats,including a single disc edition and a 2-CD+DVD compilation which includes 16 of their hits,13 previously released remixes,and 17 music videos. The set also includes four newly recorded remakes of hit songs. Beside previously unreleased songs included on the 2015 compilation album Hidden Gems ,this is the last Ace of Base album to date with new material to feature vocalist Jenny Berggren.
In 2019,the collection was repackaged with Hidden Gems instead of the DVD and released as Ace of Base –Gold in the United Kingdom. [2] The re-release charted 59 for one week in the UK and thus was Ace of Base's return to the charts since their 2010 album The Golden Ratio worldwide and since the 1999 compilation Singles of the 90s in the UK. [3]
The project was initially conceived as Ace of Base's fifth studio album,to consist of seven new songs and seven re-recordings of hit songs. [4] The remakes were created to give the songs a more modern feel. According to Ulf Ekberg,the compilation was a contract obligation and halted plans for the band's then-upcoming album. [5] Though Linn's image appears on the cover of the compilation,she is not featured on any of the new material.
The set includes re-recorded versions of the songs "Wheel of Fortune" and "Don't Turn Around",while the version released internationally on iTunes includes a remake of "Lucky Love", [6] and the Japanese edition includes a new version of "The Sign". An expanded version of the remixes portion called "Classic Remixes Extended" was later released to iTunes,consisting of 44 previously released remixes.
Greatest Hits
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Sign" (from Happy Nation / The Sign ) |
| 3:08 | |
2. | "All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:30 |
3. | "Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:40 |
4. | "Lucky Love" (from The Bridge ) |
|
| 2:52 |
5. | "Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge) |
|
| 3:39 |
6. | "Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:32 |
7. | "Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers ) |
|
| 3:47 |
8. | "Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:51 |
9. | "Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s ) |
| The Trinity Boys | 2:51 |
10. | "Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/ Cruel Summer ) |
| Ole Evenrude | 3:46 |
11. | "Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)" (from Flowers) |
|
| 4:07 |
12. | "Unspeakable" (from Da Capo ) |
|
| 3:15 |
13. | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/ Greatest Hits ) | Joker |
| 3:27 |
14. | "Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:10 |
15. | "Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo) |
| 3:00 | |
16. | "Da Capo" (from Da Capo) | Joker | 3:10 | |
Total length: | 54:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucky Love 2009" (new recording) |
|
| 3:00 |
2. | "The Sign" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:08 |
3. | "All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:30 |
4. | "Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:40 |
5. | "Lucky Love" (from The Bridge) |
|
| 2:52 |
6. | "Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge) |
|
| 3:39 |
7. | "Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:32 |
8. | "Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers) |
|
| 3:47 |
9. | "Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:51 |
10. | "Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s) |
| The Trinity Boys | 2:51 |
11. | "Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer) |
| Ole Evenrude | 3:46 |
12. | "Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)" (from Flowers) |
|
| 4:07 |
13. | "Unspeakable" (from Da Capo) |
|
| 3:15 |
14. | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/Greatest Hits) | Joker |
| 3:27 |
15. | "Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:10 |
16. | "Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo) |
| 3:00 | |
17. | "Da Capo" (from Da Capo) | Joker | 3:10 | |
18. | "Whenever You're Near Me" (from Cruel Summer) |
| Evenrude | 3:32 |
19. | "Everytime It Rains" (from Cruel Summer) |
| Cutfather & Joe | 3:55 |
20. | "Love in December" (from Singles of the 90s) |
| Soul Poets | 4:00 |
Total length: | 1:09:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Sign" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:09 |
2. | "All That She Wants" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:30 |
3. | "Wheel of Fortune" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:40 |
4. | "Lucky Love" (from The Bridge) |
|
| 2:52 |
5. | "Beautiful Life" (from The Bridge) |
|
| 3:39 |
6. | "Happy Nation (Radio Edit)" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:32 |
7. | "Life Is a Flower" (from Flowers) |
|
| 3:47 |
8. | "Don't Turn Around" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:51 |
9. | "Hallo Hallo" (from Singles of the 90s) |
| The Trinity Boys | 2:51 |
10. | "Always Have, Always Will" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer) |
| Ole Evenrude | 3:46 |
11. | "Cruel Summer" (from Flowers/Cruel Summer) |
|
| 4:07 |
12. | "Unspeakable" (from Da Capo) |
|
| 3:15 |
13. | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (from Singles of the 90s/Greatest Hits) | Joker |
| 3:27 |
14. | "Living in Danger" (from Happy Nation/The Sign) |
|
| 3:10 |
15. | "Beautiful Morning" (from Da Capo) |
| 3:00 | |
16. | "Everytime It Rains" (from Cruel Summer) |
| Cutfather & Joe | 3:55 |
17. | "The Sign (Freedom Bunch Mix)" (new recording) |
|
| 3:19 |
Total length: | 58:49 |
Classic Remixes
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (new recording) |
|
| 3:46 |
2. | "Don't Turn Around 2009" (new recording) |
|
| 3:06 |
3. | "The Sign" (The Remix) |
|
| 5:42 |
4. | "Cruel Summer" (Soul Poets House Bust) |
| 3:46 | |
5. | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Sweetbox Funky Mix) |
|
| 6:47 |
6. | "Life Is a Flower" (Soul Poets Night Club Mix) |
|
| 5:14 |
7. | "All That She Wants" (Madness Version) |
|
| 3:30 |
8. | "Lucky Love" (Raggasol Version) |
|
| 2:53 |
9. | "Travel to Romantis" (Love To Infinity Master Mix) |
|
| 7:22 |
10. | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (Remix) |
|
| 3:58 |
11. | "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix) |
|
| 4:02 |
12. | "Hallo Hallo" (Dub) |
|
| 6:04 |
13. | "Living in Danger" (D-House Mix - Short Version) |
|
| 3:27 |
14. | "Beautiful LIfe" (Lenny B's House of Joy Club Mix) |
|
| 6:57 |
15. | "Megamix" (Long Version) | 7:20 | ||
Total length: | 1:13:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" (new recording) |
|
| 3:46 |
2. | "Don't Turn Around 2009" (new recording) |
|
| 3:06 |
3. | "The Sign" (The Remix) |
|
| 5:42 |
4. | "Cruel Summer" (Soul Poets House Bust) |
| 3:46 | |
5. | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Sweetbox Funky Mix) |
|
| 6:47 |
6. | "Life Is a Flower" (Soul Poets Night Club Mix) |
|
| 5:14 |
7. | "All That She Wants" (Madness Version) |
|
| 3:30 |
8. | "Lucky Love" (Raggasol Version) |
|
| 2:53 |
9. | "Travel to Romantis" (Love To Infinity Master Mix) |
|
| 7:22 |
10. | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (Remix) |
|
| 3:58 |
11. | "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix) |
|
| 4:02 |
12. | "Hallo Hallo" (Dub) |
|
| 6:04 |
13. | "Living in Danger" (D-House Mix - Short Version) |
|
| 3:27 |
14. | "Beautiful LIfe" (Lenny B's House of Joy Club Mix) |
|
| 6:57 |
15. | "Megamix" (Long Version) | 7:20 | ||
16. | "Don't Turn Around" (7" Aswad Mix) |
|
| 4:23 |
17. | "Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base song)" (Clubmix) |
|
| 4:39 |
Total length: | 1:22:56 |
Classic Remixes Extended (iTunes)
1Cruel Summer – Cutfather & Joe Mix is the album version of the song
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Would You Believe" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 2:50 |
2. | "Go Go Go" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 3:29 |
3. | "Into the Night of Blue" (B-side from the single Cruel Summer) |
|
| 4:13 |
4. | "Don’t Stop" (B-side from the single The Juvenile ) |
|
| 2:49 |
5. | "Make My Day" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 2:55 |
6. | "Mercy Mercy" (B-side from the single Always Have, Always Will) |
|
| 3:37 |
7. | "No Good Lover" (B-side from the single Life is a Flower) |
|
| 3:35 |
8. | "Summer Days" (From the Japanese Da Capo release) |
|
| 3:46 |
9. | "Giving It Up (2014 remake)" (Previously unreleased; era: The Sign/Happy Nation) |
|
| 2:46 |
10. | "Come to Me" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 3:54 |
11. | "Prime Time" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 3:14 |
12. | "Look Around Me" (Previously unreleased; era: The Bridge) |
|
| 3:16 |
13. | "Pole Position" (Previously unreleased; era: The Sign/Happy Nation) |
|
| 3:23 |
14. | "Sunset in Southern California" (Remade as "Southern California" on The Golden Ratio ; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 3:12 |
15. | "Moment of Magic" (Previously unreleased; era: Da Capo) |
|
| 2:29 |
Total length: | 49:28 |
1This is not the US version of the video. Instead, it is an alternate edit of the original European video featuring the acoustic version of the song.
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [7] | 59 |
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The album will contain 7 remakes and 7 new songs. The reason why we decided on those remakes is that most of our hits are now 20 years old. Back then we really enjoyed electro music, BUT, electro music was not what the record companies liked and when finally we released our first album the songs were more or less pop-reggae, which we also liked.
We have done a few remakes of our biggest hits and three of those will be released on different AoB Greatest Hits albums. WOF 2009 and Don't Turn Around 2009 being the two first followed by The Sign 2009. We never wanted another Greatest Hits to be released but we had no choice being the last obligation in the contract. This has also changed our original New album release plan.