The Greatest Hits (Wet Wet Wet album)
The Greatest Hits is the second Greatest Hits compilation album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 8 November 2004, it was the band's first release since disbanding seven years earlier. The album reached #13 in the UK Albums Chart, and spawned the single "All I Want", which peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 8 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1986—2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Wet Wet Wet | |||
| Wet Wet Wet chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album contains a selection of singles from across the band's ten-year career, as well as three previously unreleased tracks. A limited edition double-disc version of the album, containing further singles plus five previously unreleased live recordings, was also made available for a limited time from the day of release.[2]
All I Want was one of five new songs recorded for the campaign; two further new recordings, "Hear Me Now" and "(Feels Like I'm) Walking on Water", appear on the album itself, and "Learn from Each Mistake" and "I Don't Wanna Fight Anymore" appear as B-sides on the All I Want single release.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "With a Little Help from My Friends", by Lennon–McCartney and "Love is All Around" by Reg Presley
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Want" (previously unreleased) | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Temptation" (edited version†) | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Lip Service" (Greatest Hits version) | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Love Is All Around" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Julia Says" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Wishing I Was Lucky" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Sweet Surrender" (7" version) | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Hear Me Now" (previously unreleased) | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Sweet Little Mystery" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Somewhere Somehow" | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Can't Stand the Night" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "If I Never See You Again" | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Angel Eyes" (single version) | 4:30 |
| 15. | "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" | 2:55 |
| 16. | "She's All on My Mind" | 3:55 |
| 17. | "Morning" (Greatest Hits version) | 3:52 |
| 18. | "Strange" (radio edit) | 3:36 |
| 19. | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 2:37 |
| 20. | "(Feels Like I'm) Walking on Water" (previously unreleased) | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Broke Away" (short version) | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Yesterday" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Maybe I'm In Love" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Cold Cold Heart" (radio edit) | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "More Than Love" | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Hold Back the River" | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Shed a Tear" | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Blue for You" | 4:51 |
| 11. | "This Time" | 4:16 |
| 12. | "East of the River" (Memphis Sessions version) | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Get Ready" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "I Can Give You Everything" (live in Glasgow) | 5:06 |
| 15. | "Temptation" (live at Adam Street, London) | 4:33 |
| 16. | "Goodnight Girl" (live at Adam Street, London) | 4:07 |
| 17. | "Love Is All Around" (live at Adam Street, London) | 4:11 |
| 18. | "With a Little Help from My Friends" (live in Kuala Lumpur) | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Learn from Each Mistake" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "I Don't Wanna Fight Anymore" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Goodnight Girl" (Live in Newcastle) | 4:17 |
| 4. | "All I Want" (radio mix) | 3:48 |
Charts
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
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| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | |||
| 2004 | The Greatest Hits
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13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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References
- The Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- "The Greatest Hits [+ Bonus Disc]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "UK Charts > Wet Wet Wet". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- Australian chart peaks:
- "Sweet Little Mystery" and "Popped In Souled Out" (Kent Music Report) peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Wet Wet Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016. N.B. "Sweet Little Mystery" peaked at #33 on the Kent Music Report chart two weeks before the ARIA-produced chart commenced.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Shed a Tear" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Feb 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "Austrian Charts > Wet Wet Wet". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Chartverfolgung / Wet Wet Wet / Longplay". musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Dutch Charts > Wet Wet Wet". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "New Zealand Music Charts > Wet Wet Wet". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Norwegian Charts > Wet Wet Wet". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Swedish Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Swiss Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Wet Wet Wet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
