Greatest Hits (The Hooters album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Released Flag of Europe.svg 1992
October 26, 1993
Genre Rock
Length61:45
Label Flag of Europe.svg Columbia
Sony BMG
The Hooters chronology
Zig Zag
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1992)
Out of Body
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band, The Hooters released in 1992.

Contents

Background

Greatest Hits contains songs from The Hooters' three albums on Columbia Records: Nervous Night (1985), One Way Home (1987) and Zig Zag (1989).

Track listing

  1. "All You Zombies" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian) – 5:57
  2. "Satellite" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:15
  3. "And We Danced" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian) – 3:48
  4. "500 Miles" (Hedy West, additional lyrics by Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:24
  5. "Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian) – 4:17
  6. "Day by Day" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 3:25
  7. "Where Do the Children Go" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian) – 5:28
  8. "Johnny B" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 3:59
  9. "Fightin' on the Same Side" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:07
  10. "Brother, Don't You Walk Away" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:27
  11. "Karla With a K" (The Hooters) – 4:40
  12. "Nervous Night" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 3:57
  13. "Give The Music Back" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian) – 5:15
  14. "Mr. Big Baboon'" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 3:54

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Germany GfK Entertainment Charts [2] 21
Sweden Sverigetopplistan [3] 21
Norway VG-lista [4] 6

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