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 fulfil 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]

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.[4] "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 and certifications

Certifications
Country Certification
US Platinum[14]
United Kingdom Platinum[15]
Netherlands Gold[16]

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. Booklet of Greatest Hits.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bangles – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  9. "Charts.nz – Bangles – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. "The Bangles, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  12. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  13. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  14. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA".
  15. BPI.co.uk Certification "Greatest Hits" Accessed: November 4, 2006
  16. NVPI.nl Archived 2010-01-13 at WebCite Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006
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