Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits

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Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by
Helen Reddy
Released1975
Genre Vocal
Pop, rock [1]
Length32:11
Label Capitol
Producer Tom Catalano
Larry Marks
Jay Senter
Joe Wissert
Helen Reddy chronology
No Way to Treat a Lady
(1975)		Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits
(1975)		 Music, Music
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard positive [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [3]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [4]

Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy. It was released in 1975 by Capitol Records.

Contents

Release and reception

On December 5, 1975, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States, and both Platinum and Double Platinum certifications were issued on February 5, 1992. [5] The album debuted on Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated the day following Gold certification, December 6, 1975, and made it to number five during its 51 weeks there. [6] In Canada's RPM magazine it reached number 9, [7] and on the album chart in the UK (where it was renamed The Best of Helen Reddy) it matched its number five US showing. [8]

In 1987 an expanded edition that was given the title Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (And More) was the first release of the original compilation on compact disc, [9] and on April 14, 1997, that edition was reissued with the title Love Songs. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am Woman" (from I Am Woman , 1972)
3:24
2."I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from I Don't Know How to Love Him , 1971)
3:15
3."Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (from Long Hard Climb , 1973) Linda Laurie 3:26
4."Delta Dawn" (from Long Hard Climb)
3:26
5."You and Me Against the World" (from Love Song for Jeffrey , 1974)
3:08
6."Angie Baby" (from Free and Easy , 1974) Alan O'Day 3:29
7."Emotion" (from Free and Easy)
2:52
8."Keep on Singing" (from Love Song for Jeffrey)
3:03
9."Peaceful" (from I Am Woman) Kenny Rankin 2:50
10."Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" (from No Way to Treat a Lady , 1975) Harriet Schock 3:26
1987 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere in the Night" (from No Way to Treat a Lady)
3:31
2."I Can't Hear You No More" (from Music, Music , 1976)
2:48
3."You're My World" (from Ear Candy , 1977)
2:45
4."The Happy Girls" (from Ear Candy)
4:00
5."Make Love to Me" (from Reddy , 1979)
  • Michael Tinsley
  • Steven Voice
  • Peter Yellowstone
3:49

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [20] Gold10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

LP release
CD bonus tracks

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard . 15 November 1975. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 10 March 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Hull, Tom (22 June 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy Archived 2015-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Whitburn 2010 , p. 646.
  7. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . 11 January 1975. p. 13.
  8. ↑ "Helen Reddy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (And More) - Helen Reddy - Releases". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Love Songs - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 248. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  12. ↑ "Helen Reddy Album Discography". RPM . RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Helen Reddy – Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Helen Reddy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Helen Reddy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Helen Reddy – Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Helen Reddy's Awards Multiply" (PDF). Cash Box . 10 July 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2021– via World Radio History.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Helen Reddy – Greatest hits". Music Canada . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1977". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Gold from Down Under" (PDF). Cash Box . 22 November 1975. p. unknown. Retrieved 15 November 2021– via World Radio History.
  22. ↑ "British album certifications – Helen Reddy – best Of Helen Reddy". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – Helen Reddy – Greatest hits". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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