The Best of Belinda, Volume 1

The Best of Belinda, Volume 1
Greatest hits album by Belinda Carlisle
Released	September 1992
Recorded	1986–1991
Genre	Pop
Length	62:20
Label	Virgin (UK)/MCA (North America)
Belinda Carlisle chronology
Live Your Life Be Free (1991) The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 (1992) Real (1993)
Alternative cover
Her Greatest Hits cover art

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 (released in the United States as Her Greatest Hits) is the fifth album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1992 by Virgin Records. It is Carlisle's first greatest hits compilation album and includes her hits from 1987 to 1992. It is the only Carlisle album to have topped the UK Albums Chart. The Australian and Japanese cover art differs from the International versions as does the American release.

No new tracks were recorded for the album, with Carlisle having only recently given birth at the time of its release. Instead, "Little Black Book", a track from her most recent studio album, Live Your Life Be Free , was released as a single, serving to promote both albums.

Track listing

International version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley	Heaven on Earth (1987)	4:06
2.	"(We Want) The Same Thing"	Nowels, Shipley	Runaway Horses (1989)	4:16
3.	"Circle in the Sand"	Nowels, Shipley	Heaven on Earth	3:40
4.	"Leave a Light On"	Nowels, Shipley	Runaway Horses	4:14
5.	"Little Black Book"	Richard Feldman, Marcy Detroit, Belinda Carlisle	Live Your Life Be Free (1991)	4:10
6.	"Summer Rain"	Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal	Runaway Horses	4:11
7.	"Vision of You"	Nowels, Shipley	Runaway Horses	4:08
8.	"Live Your Life Be Free"	Nowels, Shipley	Live Your Life Be Free	4:22
9.	"I Get Weak"	Diane Warren	Heaven on Earth	4:14
10.	"La Luna"	Nowels, Shipley	Runaway Horses	4:12
11.	"I Plead Insanity"	Nowels, David Munday, Kushla Prasad	Live Your Life Be Free	4:11
12.	"World Without You"	Warren	Heaven on Earth	3:58
13.	"Do You Feel Like I Feel?"	Nowels, Shipley	Live Your Life Be Free	4:14
14.	"Half the World"	Feldman, Eric Pressly, Shipley	Live Your Life Be Free	4:11
15.	"Runaway Horses"	Nowels, Shipley	Runaway Horses	4:13

Australian version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley	4:06
2.	"(We Want) The Same Thing"	Nowels, Shipley	4:16
3.	"Circle in the Sand"	Nowels, Shipley	3:40
4.	"Leave a Light On"	Nowels, Shipley	4:14
5.	"Little Black Book"	Richard Feldman, Marcy Detroit, Belinda Carlisle	4:10
6.	"Summer Rain"	Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal	4:11
7.	"Live Your Life Be Free"	Nowels, Shipley	4:22
8.	"I Get Weak"	Diane Warren	4:14
9.	"La Luna"	Nowels, Shipley	4:12
10.	"I Plead Insanity"	Nowels, David Munday, Kushla Prasad	4:11
11.	"Do You Feel Like I Feel?"	Nowels, Shipley	4:14
12.	"Runaway Horses"	Nowels, Shipley	4:13

US version (Her Greatest Hits)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley	4:06
2.	"I Get Weak"	Warren	4:14
3.	"I Feel the Magic"	Charlotte Caffey, Segal	3:20
4.	"Half the World"	Feldman, Pressly, Shipley	4:11
5.	"Gotta Get to You"	Caffey, Carlisle, Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan	4:06
6.	"Leave a Light On"	Nowels, Shipley	4:14
7.	"Circle in the Sand"	Nowels, Shipley	3:40
8.	"Mad About You"	Brown, Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans	3:36
9.	"I Feel Free"	Jack Bruce, Pete Brown	4:49
10.	"Summer Rain"	Seidman, Vidal	4:11
11.	"Live Your Life Be Free"	Nowels, Shipley	4:22
12.	"Vision of You"	Nowels, Shipley	4:08
13.	"Do You Feel Like I Feel?"	Nowels, Shipley	4:14

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 14 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [3] 14 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 35 Irish Albums (IFPI) [6] 3 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 26 UK Albums (OCC) [10] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 51

Year-end charts 1992 year-end chart performance for The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 Chart (1992) Position European Albums (Music & Media) [12] 88 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 41 UK Albums (OCC) [14] 33

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for The Best of Belinda, Volume 1

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16]	2× Platinum	600,000^
Australia	—	700,000 [17]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Australiancharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – The Best of Belinda, Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
3. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 41. October 10, 1992. p. 35. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
4. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Belinda Carlisle – The Best of Belinda, Volume 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 41. October 10, 1992. p. 40. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
7. "ベスト・オブ・ベリンダVOL.1" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
8. "Charts.nz – Belinda Carlisle – The Best of Belinda, Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – The Best of Belinda, Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
12. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. December 19, 1992. p. 17. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
13. "Top Selling Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
14. "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1992r". Z archiwum...rocka (in Polish). Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
15. "New Zealand album certifications – Belinda Carisle – The Best of Belinda, Volume 1". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
16. "British album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Best of Belinda Vol I". British Phonographic Industry. October 1, 1994. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
17. Trust, Gary (July 17, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Michael Jackson, Belinda Carlisle, Uncle Kracker". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.