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Greatest Hits | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 22 February 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2010 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B, dance | |||
Language | English, Portuguese | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Rauli 'Rake' Eskolin, Teema Brunila, Jukka Immonen, Jussi Nikula, Patric Sarin, | |||
Anna Abreu chronology | ||||
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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.
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 | Peak position | Sales |
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Finnish Albums Chart [1] | 18 | 5,000 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "End of Love (from Anna Abreu )" | Teema Brunila | Rauli Eskolin, Teema Brunila | 03:42 |
2. | "Vinegar (from Now )" | Patric Sarin, Rauli Eskolin | Rauli Eskolin | 3:41 |
3. | "Music Everywhere (from Just a Pretty Face? )" | Sarin, Eskolin, Eva Peijakas | Rauli Eskolin | 3:16 |
4. | "Stereo (from Rush )" | Bryn Christopher, Jukka Immonen, Ali Tennant | Jukka Immonen | 4:05 |
5. | "Hysteria (from Rush)" | Sarin | Jukka Immonen | 4:07 |
6. | "Ivory Tower (from Anna Abreu)" | Eskolin | Rauli Eskolin | 3:46 |
7. | "Impatient (from Just a Pretty Face?)" | Eskolin, Sarin, Anna Abreu | Rauli Eskolin | 3:45 |
8. | "Worst Part Is Over feat. Redrama (from Rush)" | Redrama, Abreu, Immonen | Jukka Immonen | 3:38 |
9. | "Silent Despair (from Now)" | Sarin, Eskolin, Abreu | Rauli Eskolin | 3:57 |
10. | "Be With You (from Rush)" | Jussi Nikula, Erik Nyholm, Antti Riihimaki | Jukka Immonen, Jussi Nikula | 3:31 |
11. | "Slam (from Just a Pretty Face?)" | Steve Lee, Sarin | Rauli Eskolin, Patric Sarin | 3:00 |
12. | "Are You Ready (from Anna Abreu)" | Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Daniel John O'Donoghue | Rauli Eskolin | 3:13 |
13. | "2nd Chance (from Just a Pretty Face?)" | David Astrom, Patrik Berggren, Jonas Myrin | Rauli Eskolin | 3:23 |
14. | "Something About U (from Now)" | Mats Valentin, Johan 'Jones' Wetterberg, Per Eklund | Rauli Eskolin | 3:56 |
15. | "Come Undone (from Now)" | Eskolin | Rauli Eskolin | 4:01 |
16. | "Do Avesso (from Just a Pretty Face?)" | Abreu, Marina Alberto | Rauli Eskolin | 4:13 |
17. | "Everywhere I Go (from Anna Abreu)" | Nathan Brent Bennett, Steven Stewart | Rauli Eskolin | 3:17 |
18. | "Stereo (RunAgo 2012 Remix)" | Christopher, Immonen, Tennant | Jukka Immonen | 5:36 |
Tour by Anna Abreu | |
Associated album | Greatest Hits |
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Start date | February 20, 2012 |
End date | April 27, 2012 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 4 in Finland |
Anna Abreu concert chronology |
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.
Date [2] | City | Country | Venue |
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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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