Whitesnake's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | 4 July 1994 (Europe) [1] 19 July 1994 (North America) [2] | |||
Recorded | 1983–1989 1983–2011 (2022 reissue) | |||
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Length | 68:02 | |||
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Producer | Martin Birch, Mike Stone, Keith Olsen, Mike Clink | |||
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Singles from Whitesnake's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [5] |
MusicHound Rock | [6] |
Whitesnake's Greatest Hits is a compilation of Whitesnake's most well-known hits from the 1980s during the Geffen years. It features hit singles from their albums Slide It In , Whitesnake and Slip of the Tongue . The album also contains three tracks previously unavailable in the USA. It sold over million copies. The compilation was reissued,remixed and remastered in 2022.
The compilation charted in 9 countries,with one charted well at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart staying for 12 consecutive weeks, [7] but however did minimal on the US Billboard 200 charting at No. 161. [8] The album was certified Platinum (1,000,000 sold) in the U.S. in September 1998, [9] and Gold in the UK. [10]
The single "Is This Love" was reissued to promote Whitesnake's Greatest Hits,and featured the song "Sweet Lady Luck" (a B-side from the previous album Slip of the Tongue). This version reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. [7]
On 6 May 2022,vocalist David Coverdale and RHINO Entertainment released the new remix for the Greatest Hits album (under the alias,Greatest Hits:Revisited,Remixed,Remastered),remixed by Chris Collier. It featured three new tracks in the tracklist:"Give Me All Your Love","Guilty of Love",and the band's 2011 album title track,"Forevermore",with the only track "Looking for Love" removed from the remixed version. [11]
The reissue charted on sub-genres of the UK Albums Chart,peaking at No. 7 on the UK Rock &Metal Albums Chart running for a consecutive 7 weeks,No. 39 on Physical Albums,No. 47 on Album Sales,No. 98 on Album Downloads,and No. 33 on the Scottish Albums chart. [12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
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1. | "Still of the Night" | David Coverdale, John Sykes | Whitesnake , 1987 | 6:38 |
2. | "Here I Go Again" (1987 Radio Mix) | Coverdale, Bernie Marsden | 1987 Versions | 3:53 |
3. | "Is This Love" | Coverdale, Sykes | Whitesnake | 4:44 |
4. | "Love Ain't No Stranger" | Coverdale, Mel Galley | Slide It In , 1984 | 4:17 |
5. | "Looking for Love" | Coverdale, Sykes | 1987 (Whitesnake European version) | 6:31 |
6. | "Now You're Gone" | Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue , 1989 | 4:12 |
7. | "Slide It In" | Coverdale | Slide It In | 3:20 |
8. | "Slow an' Easy" | Coverdale, Micky Moody | Slide It In | 6:09 |
9. | "Judgement Day" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue | 5:16 |
10. | "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" | Coverdale, Sykes | 1987 | 4:11 |
11. | "The Deeper the Love" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | Slip of the Tongue | 4:22 |
12. | "Crying in the Rain" ('87 version) | Coverdale | Whitesnake | 5:36 |
13. | "Fool for Your Loving '89" (re-recorded version) | Coverdale, Marsden, Moody | Slip of the Tongue | 4:11 |
14. | "Sweet Lady Luck" | Coverdale, Vandenberg | B-Side of 12" single"The Deeper the Love/Judgment Day", 1990 | 4:34 |
The tracklist of the 2022 remix has a different setlist of songs from the preceding 1994 Greatest Hits album. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
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1. | "Still of the Night" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 6:50 | |
2. | "Here I Go Again" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 4:32 | |
3. | "Is This Love" (2022 Remix) | Whitesnake | 5:03 | |
4. | "Give Me All Your Love" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale, Sykes | Whitesnake | 3:13 |
5. | "Love Ain't No Stranger" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 4:19 | |
6. | "Slide It In" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 3:19 | |
7. | "Slow an' Easy" (2022 Remix) | Slide It In | 6:10 | |
8. | "Guilty of Love" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale | Slide It In | 3:23 |
9. | "Fool for Your Loving" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:11 | |
10. | "Judgement Day" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 5:23 | |
11. | "The Deeper the Love" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:09 | |
12. | "Now You're Gone" (2022 Remix) | Slip of the Tongue | 4:10 | |
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) | Whitesnake | 5:48 | |
16. | "Forevermore" (2022 Remix) | Coverdale, Aldrich | Forevermore | 7:06 |
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.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] | Gold | 21,755 [26] |
Japan (RIAJ) [27] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [29] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Edition | Ref. |
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| 4 July 1994 | EMD 1065 | Standard | |||
| 19 July 1994 |
| GEFD 24620 | [13] | ||
| 21 July 1994 |
| SRCS 7440 | |||
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| Revisited, Remixed, Remastered Edition | [11] [30] | ||
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