Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Eurythmics
Released 18 March 1991
Recorded 1982–1989
Genre New Wave, synthpop
Length 63:16
Label RCA, Arista (US)
Producer David A. Stewart, Jimmy Iovine, Adam Williams
Eurythmics chronology
We Too Are One
(1989)		 Greatest Hits
(1991)		 Live 1983–1989
(1993)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Love Is a Stranger"
    Released: 1991 (Re-release)
  2. "Sweet Dreams '91"
    Released: 1991 (Remix)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars1
Robert Christgau A−2

Greatest Hits is a 1991 retrospective compilation album by Eurythmics, containing their successful singles spanning the years 1982 through 1990. It was enormously successful, topping the charts in the UK for a total of 10 weeks and in Australia for 7 weeks. It remains the duo's best-selling album worldwide and has been certified 6× Platinum in the UK and 3× Platinum in the U.S.

The original European version of the album contained 18 tracks while the version released in the United States contained only 14. There were five songs omitted from the U.S. edition which were "Right By Your Side", "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)", "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" and "The Miracle of Love" whilst "The King and Queen of America" was added. The track order also differed. Neither the European nor the U.S. version of Greatest Hits contained their top 30 hits "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)" or "Revival".

This greatest hits collection was largely superseded by Ultimate Collection released in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour. 

No. Title Length
1. "Love Is a Stranger"   3:40
2. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"   4:50
3. "Who's That Girl?"   3:44
4. "Right by Your Side"   3:49
5. "Here Comes the Rain Again"   4:54
6. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"   4:41
7. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) 4:53
8. "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"   3:43
9. "When Tomorrow Comes"   4:15
10. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"   3:46
11. "The Miracle of Love"   4:35
12. "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"   3:52
13. "Thorn in My Side"   4:11
14. "Don't Ask Me Why"   4:13
15. "Angel"   4:47
16. "Would I Lie to You?"   4:22
17. "Missionary Man"   3:45
18. "I Need a Man"   4:21

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart3 1
Austrian Albums Chart4 1
Canadian Albums Chart5 11
Dutch Albums Chart6 1
European Albums Chartcitation needed 1
French Albums Chart7 1
German Albums Chart8 1
Italian Albums Chart9 8
New Zealand Albums Chart10 1
Norwegian Albums Chart11 5
Swedish Albums Chart12 8
Swiss Albums Chart13 2
UK Albums Chart14 1
U.S. Billboard 20015 72

1999 reissue

Chart (1999) Peak
position
German Albums Chart16 56
UK Albums Chart14 11

2005 reissue

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart14 68

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)17 Platinum 50,000x
Canada (Music Canada)18 3× Platinum 300,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)19 Gold 32,80119
France (SNEP)20 Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)21 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)22 Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)23 4× Platinum 60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)24 Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)25 Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)26 2× Platinum 100,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)27 6× Platinum 1,800,000^
United States (RIAA)28 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Video version

A version of the compilation with 21 music videos was also released, on VHS in 1991, and on DVD in 2000. Although it includes three more songs than the European audio version, and seven more than the US audio version, it still omits the videos for the singles "Never Gonna Cry Again", "The Walk", "Shame" and "Revival". In contrast to the audio versions of the compilation, the music videos are presented in chronological order, with short collages (made from snippets from the videos) between the songs.

No. Title Film director Length
1. "Sweet Dreams"   Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart  
2. "Love Is a Stranger"   Mike Brady  
3. "Who's That Girl?"   Duncan Gibbons  
4. "Right by Your Side"   Chris Ashbrook, Jon Roseman  
5. "Here Comes the Rain Again"   Dave Stewart, John Gerschfield, John Roseman  
6. "Sex Crime (1984)"   Chris Ashbrook  
7. "Julia"   Chris Ashbrook  
8. "Would I Lie to You?"   Mary Lambert  
9. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"   Eddie Arno, Mark Innocenti  
10. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"   Eddie Arno, Mark Innocenti  
11. "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"   Willy Smax  
12. "When Tomorrow Comes"   Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart  
13. "Thorn in My Side"   Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart  
14. "Miracle of Love"   Dave Stewart  
15. "Missionary Man"   Willy Smax  
16. "Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)"   Sophie Muller  
17. "I Need a Man"   Sophie Muller  
18. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"   Sophie Muller  
19. "Don't Ask Me Why"   Sophie Muller  
20. "The King & Queen of America"   Willy Smax  
21. "Angel"   Sophie Muller  

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  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
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Preceded by
Out of Time by R.E.M.
Seal by Seal		 UK number one album
30 March 1991 – 31 May 1991
22 June 1991 – 28 June 1991		 Succeeded by
Seal by Seal
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Preceded by
Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
14 April – 1 June 1991		 Succeeded by
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