Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | May 8, 1990 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 48:00 | |||
Label | Columbia CK 46125 | |||
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The Bangles chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Select | [4] |
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The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero , and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of The Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions. [5] "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.
Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Hero Takes a Fall" (Single Mix) | Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson | All Over the Place , 1984 | 2:55 |
2. | "Going Down to Liverpool" | Kimberley Rew | All Over the Place | 3:40 |
3. | "Manic Monday" | Prince | Different Light , 1986 | 3:06 |
4. | "If She Knew What She Wants" | Jules Shear | Different Light | 3:50 |
5. | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | Liam Sternberg | Different Light | 3:24 |
6. | "Walking Down Your Street" (Single Mix) | Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David Kahne | Different Light | 3:17 |
7. | "Following" | Michael Steele | Different Light | 3:21 |
8. | "Hazy Shade of Winter" | Paul Simon | Less than Zero soundtrack, 1987 | 2:47 |
9. | "In Your Room" | Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg | Everything , 1988 | 3:29 |
10. | "Eternal Flame" | Hoffs, Kelly, Steinberg | Everything | 3:56 |
11. | "Be With You" | Walker Igleheart, Debbi Peterson | Everything | 3:02 |
12. | "I'll Set You Free" (Single Mix) | Hoffs, Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro | Everything | 4:51 |
13. | "Everything I Wanted" | Hoffs, Lowen, Navarro | Previously unreleased | 3:37 |
14. | "Where Were You When I Needed You" | Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan | B-side of "Hero Takes a Fall" single, 1984 | 3:05 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [21] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [22] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [24] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [26] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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