Greatest Hits (The Angels album)

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Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by
Released25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
Genre Hard rock
Length1:19:53
Label Liberation
The Angels chronology
Wasted Sleepless Nights – The Definitive Best Of
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2011)
Take It to the Streets
(2012)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian hard rock band The Angels, released in November 2011. Greatest Hits peaked at number 26 on the ARIA Charts. [1] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association in 2015. [2]

Contents

The album includes nine live songs: "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", "Comin' Down", "Take a Long Line", "I Ain't the One", "Marseilles", "After the Rain", "Be with You", "Shadow Boxer" and "Mr Damage". A deluxe version was released simultaneously containing a DVD with 39 videos by the band. [3] [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bernard Patrick Neeson, John Carrington Brewster-Jones and Richard Brewster-Jones, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (Live) 4:18
2."Comin' Down" (Live) 4:07
3."Take a Long Line" (Live) 4:50
4."I Ain't the One" (Live) 2:31
5."Marseilles" (Live) 10:12
6."After the Rain" (Live) 5:01
7."Be with You" (Live) 4:07
8."Shadow Boxer" (Live) 2:40
9."Mr Damage" (Live) 4:28
10."No Secrets" Graham Bidstrup, Doc Neeson 4:19
11."Face the Day" 5:56
12."Fashion & Fame" 4:38
13."Stand Up" (Jim Hilbun) 3:15
14."Eat City"Richard Brewster, Doc Neeson 3:24
15."Don't Waste My Time" Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster3:52
16."We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 4:39
17."Let The Night Roll On"Richard Brewster, Doc Neeson, Amanda Miller4:04
18."Dogs Are Talking"Richard Brewster, Bob Spencer, Doc Neeson, Brent Eccles, James Morley 3:23
Total length:01:19:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2011-2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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