Greatest Hits (The Bangles album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band's contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 in the UK Albums Chart.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
the Bangles
ReleasedMay 8, 1990
GenrePop
Length48:00
LabelColumbia
CK 46125
Producer
The Bangles chronology
Everything
(1988)		 Greatest Hits
(1990)		 Doll Revolution
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Select[4]

Content

The album features the single remixes of "Hero Takes a Fall", "Walking Down Your Street" and "I'll Set You Free". It also includes the group's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter", which was released on the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero, and had not been included on a Bangles album. It also contains the non-album B-side cover of The Grass Roots' "Where Were You When I Needed You" and the previously unreleased song "Everything I Wanted" from the Everything album sessions.[5] "Everything I Wanted" was released as a single in the Netherlands and Australia to promote the release. In the UK, a new remix of "Walk Like an Egyptian" was released instead, peaking at #73.

Track listing

Tracks are included in chronological order by album, except the last track.

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Hero Takes a Fall" (Single Mix)Susanna Hoffs, Vicki PetersonAll Over the Place, 19842:55
2."Going Down to Liverpool"Kimberley RewAll Over the Place3:40
3."Manic Monday"PrinceDifferent Light, 19863:06
4."If She Knew What She Wants"Jules ShearDifferent Light3:50
5."Walk Like an Egyptian"Liam SternbergDifferent Light3:24
6."Walking Down Your Street" (Single Mix)Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David KahneDifferent Light3:17
7."Following"Michael SteeleDifferent Light3:21
8."Hazy Shade of Winter"Paul SimonLess than Zero soundtrack, 19872:47
9."In Your Room"Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergEverything, 19883:29
10."Eternal Flame"Hoffs, Kelly, SteinbergEverything3:56
11."Be With You"Walker Igleheart, Debbi PetersonEverything3:02
12."I'll Set You Free" (Single Mix)Hoffs, Eric Lowen, Dan NavarroEverything4:51
13."Everything I Wanted"Hoffs, Lowen, NavarroPreviously unreleased3:37
14."Where Were You When I Needed You"Steve Barri, P. F. SloanB-side of "Hero Takes a Fall" single, 19843:05

Band members

The Bangles

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Greatest Hits
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: the bangles". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone the bangles album guide.
  4. Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Reviews. The New Discs: Candles in the Wind. The Bangles – Greatest Hits". Select. No. 1. London: EMAP Metro. p. 83. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
  5. Booklet of Greatest Hits.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1267". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 27. July 7, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  11. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  13. "Charts.nz – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  15. "The Bangles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  16. "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  18. "European Top 100 Albums 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 38. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  19. "1990 Top 100 Albums". Music Week. London. 2 March 1991. p. 39. ISSN 0265-1548.
  20. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
  21. "Dutch album certifications – The Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved August 28, 2021. Enter Greatest Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1996 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  22. "New Zealand album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. October 21, 1990. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bangles; 'Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  24. "British album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. February 1, 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  25. "American album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. June 14, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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