The Best of Belinda, Volume 1

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The Best of Belinda, Volume 1
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 1992
Recorded1986–1991
Genre Pop
Length62:20
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
Belinda Carlisle - Her Greatest Hits (volume 1).jpg
Her Greatest Hits cover art
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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.

Contents

Track listing

International version

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
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, ShipleyHeaven on Earth3:40
4."Leave a Light On"Nowels, ShipleyRunaway Horses4:14
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 Horses4:11
7."Vision of You"Nowels, ShipleyRunaway Horses4:08
8."Live Your Life Be Free"Nowels, ShipleyLive Your Life Be Free4:22
9."I Get Weak" Diane Warren Heaven on Earth4:14
10."La Luna"Nowels, ShipleyRunaway Horses4:12
11."I Plead Insanity"Nowels, David Munday, Kushla PrasadLive Your Life Be Free4:11
12."World Without You"WarrenHeaven on Earth3:58
13."Do You Feel Like I Feel?"Nowels, ShipleyLive Your Life Be Free4:14
14."Half the World"Feldman, Eric Pressly, ShipleyLive Your Life Be Free4:11
15."Runaway Horses"Nowels, ShipleyRunaway Horses4:13

Australian version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley 4:06
2."(We Want) The Same Thing"Nowels, Shipley4:16
3."Circle in the Sand"Nowels, Shipley3:40
4."Leave a Light On"Nowels, Shipley4:14
5."Little Black Book"Richard Feldman, Marcy Detroit, Belinda Carlisle4:10
6."Summer Rain"Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal 4:11
7."Live Your Life Be Free"Nowels, Shipley4:22
8."I Get Weak" Diane Warren 4:14
9."La Luna"Nowels, Shipley4:12
10."I Plead Insanity"Nowels, David Munday, Kushla Prasad4:11
11."Do You Feel Like I Feel?"Nowels, Shipley4:14
12."Runaway Horses"Nowels, Shipley4:13

US version (Her Greatest Hits)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley 4:06
2."I Get Weak"Warren4:14
3."I Feel the Magic" Charlotte Caffey, Segal3:20
4."Half the World"Feldman, Pressly, Shipley4:11
5."Gotta Get to You"Caffey, Carlisle, Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan4:06
6."Leave a Light On"Nowels, Shipley4:14
7."Circle in the Sand"Nowels, Shipley3:40
8."Mad About You"Brown, Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans3:36
9."I Feel Free" Jack Bruce, Pete Brown 4:49
10."Summer Rain"Seidman, Vidal4:11
11."Live Your Life Be Free"Nowels, Shipley4:22
12."Vision of You"Nowels, Shipley4:08
13."Do You Feel Like I Feel?"Nowels, Shipley4:14

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for The Best of Belinda, Volume 1
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] 2× Platinum600,000^
Australia700,000 [17]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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