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| Released | November 1983 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 – October 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released in November 1983.
This was the first singles collection by Bucks Fizz - released just under three years after their formation.
By this time, the group had accumulated 11 hit singles - 3 of them No.1s and 9 of them top 20 hits. The album featured new singles, "When We Were Young", "London Town", "Rules of the Game" and a new song, "Oh Suzanne". [2]
The album fared disappointingly on the charts compared to previous albums as it fought against other albums in the Christmas rush. Originally on its run up to Christmas it had stalled at No. 38, but later rose again - to No.25 - in January. The album remained on the charts for 13 weeks. [3] The album was backed by an advertising campaign, which included TV.
The album was released on CD a few months later in 1984 and became one of the earliest CD releases by RCA. [4]
| # | Side One | Time |
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| 1. | "My Camera Never Lies" Writers: Andy Hill / Nichola Martin Producer: Andy Hill | 3:47 |
| 2. | " London Town " Writer: Andy Hill Producer: Andy Hill | 3:11 |
| 3. | " Piece of the Action " Writer: Andy Hill Producer: Andy Hill | 3:37 |
| 4. | " Now Those Days Are Gone " Writers: Andy Hill / Nichola Martin Producer:Andy Hill | 3:32 |
| 5. | " Making Your Mind Up " Writers: Andy Hill / John Danter Producer: Andy Hill | 2:38 |
| 6. | " When We Were Young " Writer: Warren Bacall Producers: Brian Tench / Andy Hill | 4:05 |
| # | Side Two | Time |
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| 7. | " The Land of Make Believe " Writers: Andy Hill / Pete Sinfield Producer: Andy Hill | 3:45 |
| 8. | " One of Those Nights " Writers: Steve Glen / Mike Burns / Dave Most Producer: Andy Hill | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Oh Suzanne" Writers: Andy Hill / Warren Bacall Producers: Brian Tench / Andy Hill | 4:45 |
| 10. | " If You Can't Stand the Heat " Writers: Andy Hill / Ian Bairnson Producer: Andy Hill | 3:33 |
| 11. | " Run for Your Life " Writers: Andy Hill / Ian Bairnson Producer: Andy Hill | 4:08 |
| 12. | " Rules of the Game " Writer: Warren Bacall Producers: Brian Tench / Andy Hill | 4:03 |
| Release date | Single title | UK Chart position |
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| June 1983 | "When We Were Young" | 10 |
| September 1983 | "London Town" | 34 |
| November 1983 | "Rules of the Game" | 57 |
| Release date | Album title | UK Chart position |
| November 1983 | Greatest Hits | 25 |
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