''Greatest Hits'' is a
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
by the British pop group
Five Star released in 1989. It was the group's first 'greatest hits' collection after a run of successful singles and albums since 1985. It contains all of the band's UK Top 50 singles including the non-album single, "With Every Heartbeat", which was released earlier in the year (although that track was not included on the
LP version). Another new track, "Something About My Baby", was included on the CD and cassette versions of the album but was not released as a single. This track was composed by
David Gamson of the synthpop trio
Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, England, by Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside. He is the only member of the band to have remained throughout the group's history.
Beginning as a punk-inspired collect ...
.
The release of ''Greatest Hits'' marked the end of the group's association with
RCA Records. However, the album proved to be Five Star's least successful release up to that point, selling only 15,500 copies and peaking at a lowly #53 on the
UK Albums Chart, highlighting the band's rapid decline in popularity.
After the release of ''Greatest Hits'', the group signed to
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
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and immediately began planning a new album for the following year, the ''
Five Star'' album. However, this new album was not released in the UK.
Track listing
# "
Can't Wait Another Minute" (7" edit) 4:30
from '' Silk & Steel''
# "
Whenever You're Ready" (7" edit) 4:18
from '' Between the Lines''
# "
Rain or Shine" (7" single) 4:00
from ''Silk & Steel''
# "
Find the Time
"Find the Time" is a 1986 single by the British pop group Five Star. It was the second single to be taken from their million-plus selling second album, '' Silk & Steel,'' and peaked at #7 in the UK in July 1986.
The single was written by Nick ...
" (7" remix edit) 3:58
from ''Silk & Steel''
# "
System Addict
"System Addict" is a 1985 single by the British pop group Five Star. It was the group's first Top 10 hit, reaching #3 in 1986. It is also their second biggest-selling single, being certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales ...
" 4:04
from ''Luxury of Life
''Luxury of Life'' is the debut album by the British pop group Five Star. Though not a great success when it was first released in the summer of 1985, the album eventually peaked at number 12 in early 1986, and spent a total of 70 weeks in the U ...
''
# "
Stay Out of My Life
"Stay Out Of My Life" is a 1987 hit single by British pop group Five Star. It was the fifth release from their number one selling LP '' Silk & Steel'', and reached no.9 in the UK singles chart.
The song's B-side, "How Dare You (Stay Out Of My L ...
" (7" edit) 3:51
from ''Silk & Steel''
# "
Let Me Be the One" (7" edit) 3:40
from ''Luxury of Life''
# "
Rock My World" (7" edit) 4:06
from '' Rock the World''
# "
With Every Heartbeat
"With Every Heartbeat" is a song by Swedish record producer Kleerup and Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn. It was first released on 10 January 2007 in Sweden and later on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the second single f ...
" (CD and cassette only) 4:11
Non-album single
# "
The Slightest Touch
"The Slightest Touch" is a 1987 single by the British pop group Five Star. It reached No. 4 in the UK singles chart, becoming the group's final Top 10 hit to date.
Taken from their second album, '' Silk & Steel'', Five Star chose legendary remix ...
" (7" remix) 4:19
from ''Silk & Steel''
# "
All Fall Down" 3:30
from ''Luxury of Life''
# "
If I Say Yes
"If I Say Yes" is a 1986 single by British pop group Five Star, and was the follow-up to their biggest-ever UK single, the #2 ranked " Rain or Shine". It was the fourth release from the group's '' Silk & Steel'' album. A 3:43 remixed version of t ...
" (U.S. 7" remix) 3:43
from ''Silk & Steel''
# "
Somewhere Somebody" (7" edit) 4:06
from ''Between the Lines''
# "
R.S.V.P." (7" edit) 3:28
from ''Luxury of Life''
# "
Strong as Steel
''Strong as Steel'' is the second studio album by Australian pop music, pop singer Tina Arena, released in 1990 by EMI.
Album information
The album has a very light tone and a pop rock feel to it compared to Arena's subsequent albums, which we ...
" (7" edit) 4:27
from ''Between the Lines''
# "
Love Take Over
"Love Take Over" is a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star. The single was written and produced by Rob Van Schaick and Bernard Oates (a.k.a. The Limit). "Love Take Over" was a UK Top 30 success, peaking at #25 and also at #9 in the Ho ...
" 3:49
from ''Luxury of Life''
# "
Another Weekend" (7" edit) 4:10
from ''Rock the World''
# "Something About My Baby" (CD and cassette only) 3:43
Previously unreleased
References
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Five Star compilation albums
1989 greatest hits albums