Greatest Hits 1977–1990

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Greatest Hits 1977–1990
Greatest hits album by
Released19 November 1990[1]
Recorded1977–1990
Genre
Length53:54
LabelEpic
Producer Roy Thomas Baker
The Stranglers compilations chronology
Singles (The UA Years)
(1989)
Greatest Hits 1977–1990
(1990)
All Twelve Inches
(1992)
Singles from Greatest Hits 1977–1990
  1. "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"
    Released: December 1990[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Greatest Hits 1977–1990 is a compilation album by the Stranglers, released in November 1990 by Epic Records.[3][4] It contains hit singles selected from their back catalogue from both EMI and Epic Records.

The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and proved to be the band's best selling compilation, eventually spending 47 weeks in the chart (their longest UK chart residency with an individual release).[5] It was certified platinum for 300,000 sales in the UK.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Stranglers, except where noted.

  1. "Peaches" from Rattus Norvegicus, 1977
  2. "Something Better Change" from No More Heroes, 1977
  3. "No More Heroes" from No More Heroes
  4. "Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Non-album single, 1978
  5. "Duchess" from The Raven, 1979
  6. "Golden Brown" from La folie, 1981
  7. "Strange Little Girl" (Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield, Hans Wärmling) from The Collection 1977–1982, 1982
  8. "European Female" from Feline, 1983
  9. "Skin Deep" from Aural Sculpture, 1984
  10. "Nice in Nice" from Dreamtime, 1986
  11. "Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) from Dreamtime
  12. "Big in America" from Dreamtime
  13. "All Day and All of the Night" (Ray Davies) from All Live and All of the Night, 1988
  14. "96 Tears" (Rudy Martinez) from 10, 1990
  15. "No Mercy" [3] (CD and cassette bonus track) from Aural Sculpture

Personnel

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See original albums for full credits.

The Stranglers

Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b "BRIT Certified". BPI.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Stranglers - Discography (UK)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Greatest Hits 1977–1990 at AllMusic
  4. ^ "The Stranglers - CD Albums". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.