Greatest Hits (Anna Abreu album)

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Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by
Released22 February 2012
Recorded2007–2010
Genre Pop, R&B, dance
LanguageEnglish, Portuguese
Label RCA
Producer Rauli 'Rake' Eskolin, Teema Brunila, Jukka Immonen, Jussi Nikula, Patric Sarin,
Anna Abreu chronology
Rush
(2011)
Greatest Hits
(2012)
V
(2014)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Finnish singer-songwriter Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on February 22, 2012. The album contains all of the singles released from Abreu's four previous studio albums ( Anna Abreu , Now , Just a Pretty Face? and Rush ) along with several album tracks that were favourites of Abreu's. The album was released in two formats: a CD only version containing eighteen tracks, or a 2-disc CD/DVD version which also includes Abreu's eight music videos and a documentary. The album would be Abreu's final release under her recording contract with RCA, as she moved to Warner Bros. Records later in 2012.

Contents

Commercial performance

Greatest Hits debuted and peaked at number eighteen on the Finnish Top 50 Albums Chart, Abreu's lowest chart position to date. To date it has sold around 5,000 copies.

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Sales
Finnish Albums Chart [1] 185,000

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."End of Love (from Anna Abreu )"Teema BrunilaRauli Eskolin, Teema Brunila03:42
2."Vinegar (from Now )"Patric Sarin, Rauli EskolinRauli Eskolin3:41
3."Music Everywhere (from Just a Pretty Face? )"Sarin, Eskolin, Eva PeijakasRauli Eskolin3:16
4."Stereo (from Rush )"Bryn Christopher, Jukka Immonen, Ali TennantJukka Immonen4:05
5."Hysteria (from Rush)"SarinJukka Immonen4:07
6."Ivory Tower (from Anna Abreu)"EskolinRauli Eskolin3:46
7."Impatient (from Just a Pretty Face?)"Eskolin, Sarin, Anna AbreuRauli Eskolin3:45
8."Worst Part Is Over feat. Redrama (from Rush)"Redrama, Abreu, ImmonenJukka Immonen3:38
9."Silent Despair (from Now)"Sarin, Eskolin, AbreuRauli Eskolin3:57
10."Be With You (from Rush)"Jussi Nikula, Erik Nyholm, Antti RiihimakiJukka Immonen, Jussi Nikula3:31
11."Slam (from Just a Pretty Face?)"Steve Lee, SarinRauli Eskolin, Patric Sarin3:00
12."Are You Ready (from Anna Abreu)"Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Daniel John O'DonoghueRauli Eskolin3:13
13."2nd Chance (from Just a Pretty Face?)"David Astrom, Patrik Berggren, Jonas MyrinRauli Eskolin3:23
14."Something About U (from Now)"Mats Valentin, Johan 'Jones' Wetterberg, Per EklundRauli Eskolin3:56
15."Come Undone (from Now)"EskolinRauli Eskolin4:01
16."Do Avesso (from Just a Pretty Face?)"Abreu, Marina AlbertoRauli Eskolin4:13
17."Everywhere I Go (from Anna Abreu)"Nathan Brent Bennett, Steven StewartRauli Eskolin3:17
18."Stereo (RunAgo 2012 Remix)"Christopher, Immonen, TennantJukka Immonen5:36

Promotion

Over and Out Tour
Tour by Anna Abreu
Associated albumGreatest Hits
Start dateFebruary 20, 2012
End dateApril 27, 2012
Legs1
No. of shows4 in Finland
Anna Abreu concert chronology
  • Rush Tour
    (2011)
  • Over and Out Tour
    (2012)
  • V Tour (2014)

In 2012, Abreu promoted her greatest hits album with the Over and Out Tour throughout Finland. Her Walking On Water Two show, which was a one-off held aboard the M/S Silja Europa in Turku was also used to promote the album.

Setlist

Sources: [2] [3]

Finland - Over and Out
  1. "End of Love"
  2. "Solta-se O Beijo"
  3. "Shame"
  4. "Ivory Tower"
  5. "Everywhere I Go"
  6. "Work It Out"
  7. "Vinegar"
  8. "Junkie For Your Love"
  9. "Come Undone"
  10. "Mr. Perfect"
  11. "7 Days, 7 Nights"
  12. "Slam" (performed at selected venues)
  13. "Capital C" (performed at selected venues)
  14. "2nd Chance"
  15. "Music Everywhere"
  16. "Worst Part Is Over"
  17. "Stereo"
  18. "Hysteria"
Finland - Walking On Water Two
  1. "Vinegar"
  2. "Be With You"
  3. "Hysteria"
  4. "Mr. Perfect"
  5. "Other Side"
  6. "End of Love"
  7. "Ivory Tower"
  8. "Shame"
  9. "Walking On Water"
  10. "Worst Part Is Over"
  11. "Capital C"
  12. "Work It Out"
  13. "Stereo"
  14. "Slam"
  15. "Music Everywhere"
  16. "Come Undone"
  17. "Contigo Corazon"
  18. "No Estragues El Momento"

Tour dates

Date [2] CityCountryVenue
February 20, 2012 Turku Finland M/S Silja Europa
April 11, 2012 Vantaa Konserttitalo Martinus
April 19, 2012 Pieksämäki Poleeni
April 27, 2012 Helsinki The Circus

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References

  1. "finnishcharts.com - Anna Abreu - Greatest Hits".
  2. 1 2 "Search for setlists: artist:(Anna Abreu) tour:(Over & Out) | setlist.fm".
  3. "Search for setlists: artist:(Anna Abreu) tour:(Walking on Water Tour) | setlist.fm".