Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released on 18 March 1991 by RCA Records and contains their successful singles spanning the years 1982 through 1990. It was enormously successful, topping the charts in the United Kingdom for a total of 10 weeks and in Australia for seven weeks. It remains the duo's best-selling album worldwide and has been certified six-times platinum in the United Kingdom and triple platinum in the United States.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Eurythmics
Released	18 March 1991
Recorded	1982–1989
Genre	New wave synth-pop pop rock
Length	63:16
Label	RCA
Producer	David A. Stewart Jimmy Iovine Adam Williams
Eurythmics chronology
We Too Are One (1989) Greatest Hits (1991) Live 1983–1989 (1993)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Love Is a Stranger" Released: 1991 (re-release) "Sweet Dreams '91" Released: 1991 (remix)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

The original European version of the album contains 18 tracks, while the version released in the US contains only 14. The five songs omitted from the US edition are "Right by Your Side", "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)", "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" and "The Miracle of Love", while "The King and Queen of America" is added. The track order also differs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except "When Tomorrow Comes" co-written by Patrick Seymour.

International version

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Love Is a Stranger"	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1982)	3:40
2.	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)	4:53
3.	"Who's That Girl?"	Touch (1983)	3:44
4.	"Right by Your Side"	Touch (1983)	3:49
5.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"	Touch (1983)	5:03
6.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"	Be Yourself Tonight (1985)	4:41
7.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin)	Be Yourself Tonight (1985)	4:53
8.	"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"	Be Yourself Tonight (1985)	3:43
9.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	Revenge (1986)	4:15
10.	"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"	Savage (1987)	3:46
11.	"The Miracle of Love"	Revenge (1986)	4:35
12.	"Sex Crime (1984)"	1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984)	3:52
13.	"Thorn in My Side"	Revenge (1986)	4:11
14.	"Don't Ask Me Why"	We Too Are One (1989)	4:13
15.	"Angel"	We Too Are One (1989)	4:47
16.	"Would I Lie to You?"	Be Yourself Tonight (1985)	4:22
17.	"Missionary Man"	Revenge (1986)	3:45
18.	"I Need a Man"	Savage (1987)	4:21
Total length:			76:33

US version

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (12-inch version)	Previously unreleased on CD	4:52
2.	"When Tomorrow Comes" (LP version)		4:25
3.	"Here Comes the Rain Again" (12-inch version)	Previously unreleased on CD	5:03
4.	"Who's That Girl?" (short version)	Previously unreleased on CD	3:44
5.	"Would I Lie to You?" (LP version)		4:22
6.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) (LP version)		5:54
7.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (LP version)		5:19
8.	"Missionary Man" (7-inch version)	Previously unreleased on CD	3:45
9.	"Don't Ask Me Why" (short LP version)		4:13
10.	"I Need a Man" (LP version)		4:21
11.	"Love Is a Stranger" (LP version)		3:40
12.	"Thorn in My Side" (LP version)		4:11
13.	"The King and Queen of America" (LP version)		4:31
14.	"Angel" (Greatest Hits edit)		4:58
Total length:			63:19

Vinyl version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Is a Stranger"	3:40
2.	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"	4:50
3.	"Who's That Girl?"	3:44
4.	"Right by Your Side"	3:49
5.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"	5:03
6.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"	5:22
7.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin)	5:54
8.	"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"	3:43
9.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	4:15
10.	"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"	3:46
11.	"Sex Crime (1984)"	3:52
12.	"Thorn in My Side"	4:11
13.	"Don't Ask Me Why"	4:13
Total length:		56:22

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 1 Belgian Albums (IFPI)[5] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 10 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[5] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 1 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 4 French Albums (IFOP)[10] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI)[5] 2 Irish Albums (IFPI)[5] 1 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[5] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 5 Portuguese Albums (UNEVA)[14] 6 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[14] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 1 US Billboard 200[18] 72 Chart (2001) Peak position Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[22] 46 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 8 European Albums (Music & Media)[24] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 2 Chart (2000) Position UK Albums (OCC)[29] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[31]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[32]	Gold	32,801[32]
France (SNEP)[33]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[34]	2× Platinum	1,000,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[35]	Gold	100,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[36]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	4× Platinum	60,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[38]	Platinum	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39]	Platinum	100,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[40]	Platinum	100,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	6× Platinum	1,800,000^^
United States (RIAA)[43]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Video version

Greatest Hits
Video by Eurythmics
Released	14 May 1991
Recorded	1982–1989
Length	95 minutes
Label	BMG Video
Eurythmics chronology
We Two Are One Too (1990) Greatest Hits (1991) Peacetour (2000)

A version of the compilation with 21 music videos was also released, on VHS in 1991, and on DVD in 2000. Although it includes three more songs than the European audio version, and seven more than the US audio version, it still omits the videos for the singles "Never Gonna Cry Again" (1981), "The Walk" (1982), "Shame" (1987) and "Revival" (1989). In contrast to the audio versions of the compilation, the music videos are presented in chronological order, with short collages (made from snippets from the videos) between the songs.

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Sweet Dreams"	Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart
2.	"Love Is a Stranger"	Mike Brady
3.	"Who's That Girl?"	Duncan Gibbins
4.	"Right by Your Side"	Chris Ashbrook, Jon Roseman
5.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"	Dave Stewart, John Gerschfield, John Roseman
6.	"Sex Crime (1984)"	Chris Ashbrook
7.	"Julia"	Chris Ashbrook
8.	"Would I Lie to You?"	Mary Lambert
9.	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"	Eddie Arno, Mark Innocenti
10.	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"	Eddie Arno, Mark Innocenti
11.	"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"	Willy Smax
12.	"When Tomorrow Comes"	Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart
13.	"Thorn in My Side"	Chris Ashbrook, Dave Stewart
14.	"Miracle of Love"	Dave Stewart
15.	"Missionary Man"	Willy Smax
16.	"Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"	Sophie Muller
17.	"I Need a Man"	Sophie Muller
18.	"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"	Sophie Muller
19.	"Don't Ask Me Why"	Sophie Muller
20.	"The King & Queen of America"	Willy Smax
21.	"Angel"	Sophie Muller

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[44]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[45]	Gold	5,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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