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The Collection (Ultravox album)

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The Collection
Greatest hits album by
Ultravox
Released2 November 1984 (1984-11-02)[1][2]
Recorded1980–1984
Genre
Length56:51
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Ultravox chronology
Lament
(1984) 		The Collection
(1984) 		U-Vox
(1986)
Singles from The Collection
  1. "Love's Great Adventure"
    Released: 12 October 1984 (1984-10-12)[3][4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]

The Collection is a greatest hits album by British band Ultravox, released on 2 November 1984 on LP and cassette by Chrysalis Records, followed by compact disc on 11 March 1985[6]. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including "Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album on 12 October 1984 as a stand-alone single.

The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, becoming their highest-charting album.[7] It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies.[8]

Track listing

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All titles written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure.[9]

Side one
No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"Lament4:10
2."Hymn"Quartet4:24
3."The Thin Wall"Rage in Eden4:25
4."The Voice"Rage in Eden4:23
5."Vienna"Vienna4:37
6."Passing Strangers"Vienna3:48
7."Sleepwalk"Vienna3:10
Side two
No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Reap the Wild Wind"Quartet3:41
2."All Stood Still"Vienna3:40
3."Visions in Blue"Quartet4:13
4."We Came to Dance"Quartet4:05
5."One Small Day"Lament4:33
6."Love's Great Adventure"Previously unreleased3:04
7."Lament"Lament4:17

The 12″ Collection

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Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled The 12″ Collection, consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-mix)10:02
2."Serenade" (Special Re-mix)6:03
3."One Small Day" (Final Mix)7:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Love's Great Adventure" (Extended Version)5:40
2."We Came to Dance" (Extended Version)7:35
3."Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version)4:45

Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for The Collection
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] 3× Platinum 900,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 27 October 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "News - Ultravox Collect". Record Mirror. 27 October 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
  3. ^ "News - THE NEXT single from Ultravox ..." Record Mirror. 6 October 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
  4. ^ "Bitz". Record Mirror. 11–24 October 1984. p. 21. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via Flickr.
  5. ^ "The Collection > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  6. ^ "New Albums - Compact Discs" (PDF). Music Week. 9 March 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection
  8. ^ a b "British album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". British Phonographic Industry. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ Ultravox The Collection, Chrysalis 1984
  10. ^ Kent 1993, p. 317.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9645". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 8. 25 February 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – The Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ultravox" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ultravox – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Kent 1993, p. 437.
  20. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1985". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  22. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Ultravox – The Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

Bibliography

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