Hits Unlimited

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Hits Unlimited
2 Unlimited Hits Unlimited cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
2 Unlimited
Released30 October 1995
Recorded1995
Genre Eurodance
Length59:44
Label PWL
2 Unlimited chronology
Real Things
(1994)		Hits Unlimited
(1995)		 II
(1998)
Singles from Hits Unlimited
  1. "Do What's Good for Me"
    Released: 2 October 1995
  2. "Jump for Joy"
    Released: 29 January 1996
  3. "Spread Your Love"
    Released: 6 June 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 5/10 [3]
Select U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svg [4]

Hits Unlimited is the fourth album from Dutch/Belgian band 2 Unlimited and the last to feature Ray Slijngaard and Anita Doth. It was a greatest hits package featuring 16 songs: 13 previous singles and 3 new ones. The album, released by PWL, was certified gold in the Netherlands. [5] Ray Slijngaard's raps on the verses were not cut on any of the songs on the UK release of this album.

Contents

Critical reception

Music Week wrote, "A storming 16-track collection of pop/rave classics cataloguing the incredible impact Dutch duo Anita and Ray have had since 1991. The inclusion of European versions, with added rap will be a bonus for fans." [6] Stephen Dalton from NME said, "These songs are about clean, controlled fun and strict discipline — 'Jump for Joy', 'Workaholic', 'Let the Beat Control Your Body' — booted along by stormtrooper hardcore beats designed to encourage Eurokids to work hard and use leisure time constructively. [...] This is the sound of robotic consumerism triumphing over everything else — forever. And pretty damn catchy it is, too." He concluded, "Buy this album now and be happy forever." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Do What's Good for Me" – 3:49
  2. "No Limit" – 3:30 (from No Limits )
  3. "Get Ready for This" – 3:42 (from Get Ready! )
  4. "Twilight Zone" – 4:10 (from Get Ready!)
  5. "No One" – 3:26 (from Real Things )
  6. "Jump for Joy" – 3:42
  7. "Tribal Dance" – 3:40 (from No Limits)
  8. "The Magic Friend" – 3:44 (from Get Ready!)
  9. "Workaholic" – 3:33 (from Get Ready!)
  10. "Let the Beat Control Your Body" – 3:38 (from No Limits)
  11. "Nothing Like the Rain" – 3:59 (from Real Things)
  12. "Spread Your Love" – 4:43
  13. "The Real Thing" – 3:39 (from Real Things)
  14. "Here I Go" – 3:16 (from Real Things)
  15. "Maximum Overdrive" – 3:41 (from No Limits)
  16. "Faces" – 3:32 (from No Limits)

Charts

Chart performance for Hits Unlimited
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 24
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 27
US Billboard 200 [16] 107

Certifications

Certifications for Hits Unlimited
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [17] Gold25,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [18] Gold100,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 1995-10-21. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. 1 2 Dalton, Stephen (1995-11-04). "Long Play". NME . p. 49. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ↑ Male, Andrew (December 1995). "New Old Albums". Select . p. 119. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. ↑ NVPI.nl Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006
  6. ↑ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 1995-10-21. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 288.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "2 Unlimited: Hits Unlimited" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Japanese album archives" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "2 Unlimited | Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1996". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – 2 Unlimited – Hits Unlimited" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 2 February 2024.Select 1995年11月 on the drop-down menu


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