The Greatest Hits (Eddy Grant album)
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| Released | 2001 | |||
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| Producer | Eddy Grant | |||
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The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and musician Eddy Grant, released in 2001. It includes singles and album tracks mostly taken from seven of Grant's solo studio albums, plus a remix of "Electric Avenue" which was released as a single prior to the release of The Greatest Hits, reaching number five in the UK singles chart.[1]
Critical reception
In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that The Greatest Hits "opens up with a 2001 remix of "Electric Avenue," which signals that it is targeted at a younger, newer audience. He went on to opine that "Perhaps it would have been better if [the album] had been more logically assembled, but this has the hits and is quite entertaining, thereby serving the needs of most listeners."[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Eddy Grant.
| No. | Title | Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electric Avenue" (Ringbang Remix Radio Edit) | new version (2001) | 3:09 |
| 2. | "I Don't Wanna Dance" | Killer on the Rampage (1982) | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Killer on the Rampage" | Killer on the Rampage | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Can't Get Enough of You" | Can't Get Enough (1981) | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Living on the Frontline" | Walking on Sunshine (1978) | 5:56 |
| 6. | "Hello Africa" | Message Man (1975) | 5:47 |
| 7. | "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" | File Under Rock (1988) | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Another Revolutionary" | Killer on the Rampage | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Latin Love Affair" | Killer on the Rampage | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Do You Feel My Love" | Can't Get Enough | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Baby Come Back" | re-recording of song by Grant's band The Equals (1984) | 3:14 |
| 12. | "War Party" | Killer on the Rampage | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Walking on Sunshine" | Walking on Sunshine | 5:18 |
| 14. | "Nobody's Got Time" | Love in Exile (1980) | 7:17 |
| 15. | "Electric Avenue" (original version) | Killer on the Rampage | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Ten Out of Ten" | Hearts and Diamonds (2000) | 3:55 |
Note
- The US version of The Greatest Hits contains 17 tracks, adding "Romancing the Stone" (4:50) as track 4, from the album Going for Broke (1984).
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 19 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 61 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 78 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 2 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 24 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 69 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "ELECTRIC AVENUE". Official Charts. 15 January 1983. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Greatest Hits [EMI] by Eddy Grant | CD | Barnes & Noble®". Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Eddy Grant Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "British album certifications – Eddy Grant – The Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2026. Select albums in the Formats field. Type The Greatest Hits Eddy Grant in the "Search:" field.
External links
- The Greatest Hits at Discogs
- The Greatest Hits (US version) at Discogs