The Collection (Ultravox album)

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The Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Released2 November 1984
Recorded1980–1984
Genre
Length56:51
Label Chrysalis
Producer
Ultravox chronology
Lament
(1984)
The Collection
(1984)
U-Vox
(1986)
Singles from The Collection
  1. "Love's Great Adventure"
    Released: 12 October 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Collection is a greatest hits album by British band Ultravox, released on 2 November 1984 [2] by Chrysalis Records. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including "Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album on 12 October 1984 as a stand-alone single.

Contents

The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, becoming their highest-charting album. [3] It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies. [4]

Track listing

All titles written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure. [5]

Side one
No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" Lament 4:10
2."Hymn" Quartet 4:24
3."The Thin Wall" Rage in Eden 4:25
4."The Voice"Rage in Eden4:23
5."Vienna" Vienna 4:37
6."Passing Strangers"Vienna3:48
7."Sleepwalk"Vienna3:10
Side two
No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Reap the Wild Wind"Quartet3:41
2."All Stood Still"Vienna3:40
3."Visions in Blue"Quartet4:13
4."We Came to Dance"Quartet4:05
5."One Small Day"Lament4:33
6."Love's Great Adventure"Previously unreleased3:04
7."Lament"Lament4:17

The 12″ Collection

Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled The 12″ Collection, consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-mix)10:02
2."Serenade" (Special Re-mix)6:03
3."One Small Day" (Final Mix)7:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Love's Great Adventure" (Extended Version)5:40
2."We Came to Dance" (Extended Version)7:35
3."Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version)4:45

Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Collection
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] 3× Platinum900,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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