The Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)

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The Greatest Hits Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Bananarama
ReleasedOctober 1988 (first edition)
Recorded1981–1988 (first edition), 1989, 1991, 1992 – 1993
Genre Pop, dance-pop, new wave
Label London Records
Producer Fun Boy Three, Tony Swain, Steve Jolley, Stock Aitken Waterman, Bananarama
Bananarama chronology
Wow!
(1987)		The Greatest Hits Collection
(1988)		 Pop Life
(1991)
Singles from Greatest Hits Collection
  1. "Love, Truth and Honesty"
    Released: September 1988
  2. "Nathan Jones"
    Released: November 1988
  3. "Help!"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B+ (US CD) [1]
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The Greatest Hits Collection is a compilation album released by Bananarama which features their single releases and greatest hits. It was issued by London Records in 1988, eight months after the departure of group member Siobhan Fahey. The track listing differed between versions released in the United States and Canada, as well as those released throughout Europe and other territories.

Contents

Composition

Except where otherwise noted, all songs are represented on the album in their single or 7" mix variants. The version of I Want You Back (originally on their Wow! album) on this collection is the newer version of the song with vocals re-recorded by Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward with new member Jacquie O'Sullivan, following the departure of Fahey. One new song, Love, Truth and Honesty, was released as a single (which featured O'Sullivan's first credits as a song-writing contributor), and peaked inside the UK top 30. The other new track on the compilation was a re-recorded version of the Supremes track Nathan Jones. Like I Want You Back, this song was originally included on the Wow! album released before Fahey's departure. The new line-up re-recorded the song with new vocal and instrumental arrangements. This new version, now known as the 'Dave Ford Mix', was initially included on vinyl and cassette issues of this compilation, and on the original Canadian CD pressing. It was subsequently remixed by in-house PWL Mixmaster Pete Hammond [3] and released as a single, reaching the UK Top 20 and this version replaced both the earlier 'Psycho 7" Edit' and 'Dave Ford Mix' versions on the compilation. Later re-issues have added on various remixes, as well as a cover of the Beatles hit, Help!.

Critical reception

A review published in Music Week stated the compilation is composed of "a surprising amount of hits" and deemed it "enjoyable, disposable, fair play to them and hard to deny". [4]

Track listing

Original Release

LP and Cassette

Side A

  1. “Venus”
  2. “I Heard a Rumour”
  3. ”Love in the First Degree”
  4. “I Can’t Help It”
  5. “I Want You Back”
  6. “Love, Truth and Honesty”
  7. “Nathan Jones”

Side B

  1. “Really Saying Something” - with Fun Boy Three
  2. “Shy Boy”
  3. “Robert De Niro’s Waiting”
  4. ”Cruel Summer”
  5. “It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It” - with Fun Boy Three
  6. “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)”
  7. “Rough Justice”

CD

As noted above, many variants of the album exist on CD depending on region and edition. On all editions of The Greatest Hits Collection, the included version of "Trick of the Night" is now known as the 'Tricky Mix 7" Edit'. While the 1999 international re-release included the 7" version of Preacher Man from the Pop Life album, most variants of the CD release contain some version of the following track listing:

  1. “Venus”
  2. “I Heard a Rumour”
  3. ”Love in the First Degree”
  4. “I Can’t Help It”
  5. ”I Want You Back”
  6. “Love, Truth and Honesty”
  7. ”Nathan Jones”
  8. “Help!” - with Lananeeneenoonoo
  9. “Really Saying Something” - with Fun Boy Three
  10. “Shy Boy”
  11. ”Robert De Niro’s Waiting”
  12. ”Cruel Summer”
  13. ”It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It” - with Fun Boy Three
  14. ”Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)”
  15. “Rough Justice”
  16. ”Trick of the Night”
  17. “Aie a Mwana”
  18. “Venus (12” Hellfire Mix)”
  19. “Love in the First Degree (Eurobeat Style)”

The Greatest Hits & More More More

In 2008, a reworked version of The Greatest Hits Collection was released. Titled The Greatest Hits & More More More, this release featured an expanded track list incorporating many of the singles not present on the original compilation, most notably those from Pop Life and Please Yourself . This release contains the album version of "More, More, More" and the 'PWL 7" Mix' of "A Trick of the Night".

  1. "Venus"
  2. "Love in the First Degree"
  3. "I Want You Back"
  4. "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
  5. "Cruel Summer"
  6. "Really Saying Something" (with Fun Boy Three)
  7. "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" (with Fun Boy Three)
  8. "Shy Boy"
  9. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)"
  10. "Love, Truth & Honesty"
  11. "Nathan Jones"
  12. "I Heard a Rumour"
  13. "Movin' On"
  14. "More More More"
  15. "I Can't Help It"
  16. "Only Your Love"
  17. "Preacher Man"
  18. "Long Train Running"
  19. "Aie a Mwana"
  20. "A Trick of the Night"
  21. "Rough Justice"
  22. "Cheers Then"

2017 Collector’s Edition

In order to coincide with Siobhan Fahey's return to the group for The Original Line Up Tour in 2017, London Records released an expanded version of the original 1988 edition as a double album. The tracklist was updated to include all of their UK singles released between 1981 and 1988 on disc one and a selection of remixes from the same period on disc two. The cover art from the original release was reused, however, the booklet was updated to include some additional pictures of the group in 2017 along with new liner notes for the additional tracks. [5]

Disc 1 [5] [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Venus" Robbie van Leeuwen Stock Aitken Waterman 3:40
2."I Heard a Rumour"
Stock Aitken Waterman3:25
3."Love in the First Degree"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:33
4."I Can't Help It"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:32
5."I Want You Back"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:47
6."Love, Truth and Honesty"
Stock Aitken Waterman3:25
7."Nathan Jones"
Stock Aitken Waterman3:20
8."Really Saying Something" (with Fun Boy Three)
  • Dave Jordan
  • Fun Boy Three
2:45
9."Shy Boy"
  • Steve Jolley
  • Tony Swain
 Jolley & Swain 3:16
10."Robert De Niro's Waiting"
  • Jolley
  • Swain
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
Jolley & Swain3:43
11."Cruel Summer"
  • Jolley
  • Swain
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
Jolley & Swain3:35
12."It Ain't What You Do" (with Fun Boy Three)
  • Jordan
  • Fun Boy Three
2:54
13."Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)"
Jolley & Swain3:30
14."Rough Justice"
  • Jolley
  • Swain
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
Jolley & Swain3:38
15."Trick of the Night"
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Jolley & Swain4:08
16."Aie a Mwana"
3:38
17."More Than Physical"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:43
18."Do Not Disturb"
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Jolley & Swain3:25
19."Hot Line to Heaven"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Jolley & Swain3:54
20."The Wild Life"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Jolley & Swain3:17
21."Cheers Then"
  • Dallin
  • Fahey
  • John Martin
  • Terry Sharp
  • Woodward
 Barry Blue 3:30
Disc 2
No.TitleProducers [7] Length
1."Really Saying Something" (U.S. Extended Version, with Fun Boy Three)
  • Jordan
  • Fun Boy Three
  • John Luongo (remix)
7:57
2."Shy Boy" (U.S. Extended Version)
  • Jolley & Swain
  • Luongo (remix)
7:20
3."Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (Extended Version)Jolley & Swain4:51
4."Robert De Niro's Waiting" (Extended Version)Jolley & Swain5:42
5."Venus" (12" Hellfire Mix)
9:18
6."More Than Physical" (Garage Mix)Stock Aitken Waterman8:46
7."I Heard a Rumour" (Miami Mix)
7:13
8."Love in the First Degree" (Eurobeat Style)
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Euro-Twins (remix)
7:18
9."I Can't Help It" (The Hammond Version Excusrsion)
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Pete Hammond (remix)
6:33
10."Nathan Jones" (Psycho Mix)
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Hammond (remix)
6:23
11."Cruel Summer '89" (Swing Beat Dub)
  • Jolley & Swain
  • Swain (remix)
5:17

Personnel

Bananarama

Musicians

Additional Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for The Greatest Hits Collection
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [28] Gold50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [29] Platinum57,087 [29]
France (SNEP) [30] 2× Gold200,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [31] Platinum20,000*
Italy
sales 1988–1989 		—100,000 [32]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [33] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [34] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] 3× Platinum900,000^
United States (RIAA) [36]
video 		Gold50,000^

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

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