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1990 greatest hits album by the Bangles
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 .
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.
Title Writer(s) Origin 1. "Hero Takes a Fall" (Single Mix) Susanna Hoffs , Vicki Peterson All Over the Place , 19842:55 2. "Going Down to Liverpool " Kimberley Rew All Over the Place 3:40 3. "Manic Monday " Prince Different Light , 19863:06 4. "If She Knew What She Wants " Jules Shear Different Light 3:50 5. "Walk Like an Egyptian " Liam Sternberg Different Light 3:24 6. "Walking Down Your Street " (Single Mix) Louis Gutierrez, Hoffs, David Kahne Different Light 3:17 7. "Following " Michael Steele Different Light 3:21 8. "Hazy Shade of Winter " Paul Simon Less than Zero soundtrack, 19872:47 9. "In Your Room " Hoffs, Tom Kelly , Billy Steinberg Everything , 19883:29 10. "Eternal Flame " Hoffs, Kelly, Steinberg Everything 3:56 11. "Be With You " Walker Igleheart, Debbi Peterson Everything 3:02 12. "I'll Set You Free " (Single Mix) Hoffs, Eric Lowen , Dan Navarro Everything 4:51 13. "Everything I Wanted " Hoffs, Lowen, Navarro Previously unreleased 3:37 14. "Where Were You When I Needed You" Steve Barri , P. F. Sloan B-side of "Hero Takes a Fall" single, 1984 3:05
Band members
The Bangles
Additional musicians
Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
Mitchell Froom , David Kahne – keyboards
Darryl Citizen – "noise"
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars
Tommy Morgan – harmonica
Jim Snodgrass – tabla
David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki , saxophone, Dobro , multi-instruments
Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale , David White – keyboards, programming
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ AllMusic review
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^ Booklet of Greatest Hits .
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^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 27. July 7, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
^ "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" .
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^ "British album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits" . British Phonographic Industry . February 1, 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Bangles – Greatest Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America . June 14, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021 .
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