Greatest Hits is a compilation of the British synthpop band The Human League , released in 1988 by Virgin Records .
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| Date of issue | November 1988 November 1995 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1978 - 1995 | ||||||
| Genres | Electonic music Syntipop | ||||||
| Label | Virgin records | ||||||
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Content
About the album
The album includes 13 singles from the group's albums, recorded before the 1990 album Romantic? The CD was reissued in 1995, and its release included 2 new singles released by the group in 1995. The first single “ Tell Me When ” was originally recorded for their seventh studio album Octopus , but it was included in the compilation, and the second single “ Stay with Me Tonight ” along with “Tell Me When” was included in the 1995 Greatest Hits , and was later published as a separate single.
In the UK Albums Chart, the collection took third place [3] [4] , and in New Zealand it took forty-eighth position [5] . In 1995, the British Association of Phonogram Manufacturers assigned the disc a golden status [6] .
Song List
1988 edition
| No | Title | Author | Original album | Duration |
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| one. | Mirror Man | Burden, Collis, Okie | Fascination! | 3:49 |
| 2. | " (Keep Feeling) Fascination " | Collis, Okie | Fascination! | 3:43 |
| 3. | " The Sound of the Crowd " | Burden, Okie | Dare | Three to four |
| four. | " The Lebanon " | Collis, Okie | Hysteria | 3:43 |
| five. | " Human " | Jam, Lewis | Crash | 3:46 |
| 6. | " Together in Electric Dreams " | Moroder, Okie | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder Electric dreams | 3:53 |
| 7 | " Don't You Want Me " | Collis, Okie, Wright | Dare | 3:57 |
| eight. | " Being Boiled " | March, Okie, Ware | Travelogue | 3:38 |
| 9. | “ Love Action (I Believe in Love) ” | Burden, Okie | Dare | 3:50 |
| ten. | " Louise " | Collis, Okie, Wright | Hysteria | 4:55 |
| eleven. | " Open Your Heart " | Collis, Okie | Dare | Three to five |
| 12. | Love Is All That Matters | Jam, Lewis | Crash | 4:06 |
| 13. | " Life on Your Own " | Collis, Okie, Wright | Hysteria | 4:05 |
1995 edition
| No | Title | Author | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Don't You Want Me" | Collis, Okie, Wright | 3:57 |
| 2. | “Love Action (I Believe in Love)” | Burden, Okie | 3:50 |
| 3. | Mirror Man | Burden, Collis, Okie | 3:49 |
| four. | Tell Me When (from Octopus ) | Beckett, Okie | 4:43 |
| five. | " Stay with Me Tonight " | Okie, Stanley | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Open Your Heart" | Collis, Okie | Three to five |
| 7 | "Keep Feeling Fascination" | Collis, Okie | 3:43 |
| eight. | "The Sound of the Crowd" | Burden, Okie | Three to four |
| 9. | "Being Boiled" | March, Okie, Ware | 3:38 |
| ten. | "The Lebanon" | Collis, Okie | 3:43 |
| eleven. | Love Is All That Matters | Jam, Lewis | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Louise" | Collis, Okie, Wright |
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| 13. | "Life on Your Own" | Collis, Okie, Wright | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Together in Electric Dreams" | Moroder, Okie | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Human" | Jam, Lewis | 3:47 |
| sixteen. | “Don't You Want Me ( Snap! 7 Remix)” | Two to four |
Record Members
- Philip Oakey - vocals , composer
- Susan Ann Sally , Joan Catherall - backing vocals , vocals
- Philip Adrian Wright - keyboards , synthesizer , composer
- Ian Burden - bass , keyboards, composer
- Joe Collis - guitar , composer
- Martin Ware - synthesizer, composer
- Ian Craig Marsh - synthesizer, composer
Notes
- ↑ Griffifth, JT. Greatest Hits - The Human League: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . Allmusic. Date of treatment August 3, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide Reviews: Human League robertchristgau.com. Date of treatment August 3, 2012. Archived on September 30, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League . Chart Archive. The appeal date is August 3, 2012.
- ↑ Human League. Artist Official Charts The Official Charts Company. Date of treatment October 8, 2012. Archived December 14, 2012.
- ↑ The Human League - Greatest Hits . Hung Medien. Date of treatment August 3, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Certified Awards Search . BPI The appeal date is August 3, 2012.