Greatest Hits (Whitesnake album)

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Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Released4 July 1994 (Europe) [1]
19 July 1994 (North America) [2]
Recorded1983–1989
1983–2011 (2022 reissue)
Genre
Length68:02
Label
Producer Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Keith Olsen, Mike Clink
Whitesnake chronology
Slip of the Tongue
(1989)
Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
(1994)
Restless Heart
(1997)
Singles from Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
  1. "Is This Love" / "Sweet Lady Luck"
    Released: 20 June 1994 [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)FromLength
1."Still of the Night" David Coverdale, John Sykes Whitesnake , 19876:38
2."Here I Go Again" (1987 Radio Mix)Coverdale, Bernie Marsden 1987 Versions 3:53
3."Is This Love"Coverdale, SykesWhitesnake4:44
4."Love Ain't No Stranger"Coverdale, Mel Galley Slide It In , 19844:17
5."Looking for Love"Coverdale, Sykes 1987 (Whitesnake European version)6:31
6."Now You're Gone"Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg Slip of the Tongue , 19894:12
7."Slide It In"CoverdaleSlide It In3:20
8."Slow an' Easy"Coverdale, Micky Moody Slide It In6:09
9."Judgement Day"Coverdale, VandenbergSlip of the Tongue5:16
10."You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"Coverdale, Sykes19874:11
11."The Deeper the Love"Coverdale, VandenbergSlip of the Tongue4:22
12."Crying in the Rain" ('87 version)CoverdaleWhitesnake5:36
13."Fool for Your Loving '89" (re-recorded version)Coverdale, Marsden, MoodySlip of the Tongue4:11
14."Sweet Lady Luck"Coverdale, VandenbergB-Side of 12" single"The Deeper the Love/Judgment Day", 19904:34

Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered (2022)

The tracklist of the 2022 remix has a different setlist of songs from the preceding 1994 Greatest Hits album. [11]

CD and Blu-ray Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)FromLength
1."Still of the Night" (2022 Remix)  Whitesnake 6:50
2."Here I Go Again" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake4:32
3."Is This Love" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake5:03
4."Give Me All Your Love" (2022 Remix)Coverdale, SykesWhitesnake3:13
5."Love Ain't No Stranger" (2022 Remix) Slide It In4:19
6."Slide It In" (2022 Remix) Slide It In3:19
7."Slow an' Easy" (2022 Remix) Slide It In6:10
8."Guilty of Love" (2022 Remix)CoverdaleSlide It In3:23
9."Fool for Your Loving" (2022 Remix)  Slip of the Tongue 4:11
10."Judgement Day" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue5:23
11."The Deeper the Love" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue4:09
12."Now You're Gone" (2022 Remix) Slip of the Tongue4:10
13."Sweet Lady Luck" (2022 Remix) B-Side of "The Deeper the Love"4:36
14."You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake (European Version)4:16
15."Crying in the Rain" (2022 Remix) Whitesnake5:48
16."Forevermore" (2022 Remix)Coverdale, Aldrich Forevermore 7:06

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the complication album's liner notes. [13] For original song album credits, see Slide It In, Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue.

Management
  • John KalodnerA&R
  • Debra Shallman – A&R Coordination
  • Jeff Magid – project coordination
  • Howard Kaufman – management
Design
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, emblem design, cover concept development
  • Bernard Boudreau – photography
  • Sal Manna – liner notes
Technical
  • George Marino – remastering
  • David J. Donnelly – mastering supervisor

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold21,755 [26]
Japan (RIAJ) [27] Gold100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [29] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release History

Release formats for Whitesnake's Greatest Hits
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogEditionRef.
  • Europe
4 July 1994
EMD 1065Standard
  • North America
19 July 1994
  • cassette
  • CD
GEFD 24620 [13]
  • Japan
21 July 1994SRCS 7440
  • Worldwide
  • 6 May 2022 (Digital)
  • 17 June 2022 (Physical)
  • 17 July 2022 (CD/Blu-ray Set)
  • R1680917 (Vinyl)
  • R2680916 (CD)
Revisited, Remixed, Remastered Edition [11] [30]
  • Japan
  • WPZR-18528 (CD)
  • WPZR-30928/9 (CD/Blu-Ray)

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