Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Simply Red
Released7 October 1996
Recorded1985–1996
GenrePop
Length63:15
LabelEastWest
ProducerStewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Life
(1995) 		Greatest Hits
(1996) 		Blue
(1998)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Angel"
    Released: 28 October 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Music Week[3]

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in 1996, which contained material from their first five studio albums (Picture Book, Men and Women, A New Flame, Stars and Life) and included a newer track, a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1973 classic, "Angel".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Holding Back the Years"Mick Hucknall, Neil MossPicture Book4:12
2."Money's Too Tight (to Mention)"John Valentine, William ValentinePicture Book4:29
3."The Right Thing"HucknallMen and Women4:22
4."It's Only Love"Jimmy Cameron, Vella CameronA New Flame3:52
5."A New Flame"HucknallA New Flame3:58
6."You've Got It"Hucknall, Lamont DozierA New Flame3:58
7."If You Don't Know Me By Now"Kenny Gamble, Leon HuffA New Flame3:26
8."Stars"HucknallStars4:08
9."Something Got Me Started"Hucknall, Fritz McIntyreStars4:00
10."Thrill Me"Hucknall, McIntyreStars5:04
11."Your Mirror"HucknallStars4:00
12."For Your Babies"HucknallStars4:18
13."So Beautiful"HucknallLife5:00
14."Angel"Carolyn Franklin, Sonny SandersPreviously unreleased4:01
15."Fairground"HucknallLife4:27

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[33] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[34] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[35] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[36] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[37] Platinum 250,000*
France (SNEP)[38] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[39] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[40] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[42] 2× Platinum 80,000*
Portugal — 56,000[43]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[45] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[46] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[48] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*
Worldwide — 4,000,000[49]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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