The Greatest Hits (Bonnie Tyler album)

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The Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by
Released17 November 1986 [1]
Recorded1976–1986
Genre Pop rock
Label Telstar Records

The Greatest Hits is a 1986 compilation album by Bonnie Tyler. Released by Telstar Records, it was later released by Sony International in 1991.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Parent albumLength
1."Total Eclipse of the Heart" Jim Steinman Faster Than the Speed of Night , 19834:30
2."Holding Out for a Hero"Steinman, Dean Pitchford Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire , 19864:23
3."(The World Is Full of) Married Men"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker The World Is Full Of Married Men (Hits From The Film Soundtrack) , 19793:47
4."A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (Duet with Shakin' Stevens) Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus, Clyde Otis The Bop Won't Stop, 1983 Shakin' Stevens album2:52
5."Here She Comes" Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder Metropolis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 19843:22
6."Band of Gold" Edyth Wayne, Ronald Dunbar Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 19863:47
7."Faster Than the Speed of Night"SteinmanFaster Than the Speed of Night, 19834:40
8."Lovers Again" Desmond Child Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 19864:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Parent albumLength
9."Lost in France" Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe The World Starts Tonight , 19773:53
10."It's a Heartache"Scott, Wolfe Natural Force , 19783:29
11."Getting So Excited"Alan GrunerFaster Than the Speed of Night, 19833:29
12."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" John Fogerty Faster Than the Speed of Night, 19834:05
13."I Believe in Your Sweet Love"Scott, Wolfe Goodbye to the Island , 19813:42
14."If I Sing You a Love Song"Scott, WolfeNatural Force, 19784:46
15."More Than a Lover"Scott, WolfeThe World Starts Tonight, 19774:12
16."Straight From the Heart" Bryan Adams, Eric KagnaFaster Than the Speed of Night, 19833:40

Charts

Chart (1986/87)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 48
Eurocharts European Top 100 Albums [3] 68
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 24
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Finland The Official Finnish Charts [7] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [8] Gold25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [9] Gold31,918 [9]
Netherlands (NVPI) [10] Gold75,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [11] Gold25,000^

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

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