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, 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

  1. "Holding Back the Years" (Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss) – 4:12 from Picture Book
  2. "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" (John Valentine, William Valentine) – 4:29 from Picture Book
  3. "The Right Thing" (Hucknall) – 4:22 from Men and Women
  4. "It's Only Love" (Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron) – 3:52 from A New Flame
  5. "A New Flame" (Hucknall) – 3:58 from A New Flame
  6. "You've Got It" (Hucknall, Lamont Dozier) – 3:58 from A New Flame
  7. "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:26 from A New Flame
  8. "Stars" (Hucknall) – 4:08 from Stars
  9. "Something Got Me Started" (Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre) – 4:00 from Stars
  10. "Thrill Me" (Hucknall, McIntyre) – 5:04 from Stars
  11. "Your Mirror" (Hucknall) – 4:00 from Stars
  12. "For Your Babies" (Hucknall) – 4:18 from Stars
  13. "So Beautiful" (Hucknall) – 5:00 from Life
  14. "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders) – 4:01 Previously unreleased
  15. "Fairground" (Hucknall) – 4:27 from Life

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Greatest Hits
Region CertificationCertified 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*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[44] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[45] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[47] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*
Worldwide — 4,000,000[48]

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

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits – Simply Red". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Simply Red". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 28 September 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Simply Red – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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  21. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1996". Austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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  34. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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