''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album released by American singer

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. It was issued by

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in 1983, shortly after the release of Manchester's biggest hit, the new wave top 10 hit "

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". The compilation spans 10 songs, which cover the years 1975 to 1983, starting with Manchester's first Arista single (and first top 10 hit) "

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", from her third album ''

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'' up to two new songs recorded specifically for this record: "Nice Girls" and a medley of two 60's covers: " My Boyfriend's Back" and " Runaway", both produced by

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, who had produced Manchester's previous record ''

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''. While the compilation includes her three Billboard top 10 singles, "

", " Don't Cry Out Loud" and "

", it is fairly incomplete, as it only includes three more songs that became hits for her in the USA, including the

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-nominated 1979 song "

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", from the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', which had not been included on any of Manchester's albums up to that point. No material from Manchester's Arista albums ''Help Is On The Way'' (1976), ''Singin (1977) and ''For The Working Girl'' (1980) is included, while her 1979

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album is only represented by the song "

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", a song Manchester co-wrote with

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and became a top 10 hit for him and

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in 1978 (Manchester duets with

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on her version, which was not released as a single). In addition, "Come In From The Rain", a song which Manchester wrote and first recorded in 1976 as an album track but became a hit for

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a year later, is also included, albeit in its 1982 remixed version found on Manchester's album ''

''. "Nice Girls" and "My Boyfriend's Back" were released as singles, with the former peaking at #42 in the

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. Both became top 40 hits on the

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chart. The compilation peaked at #43 in the USA, and was a steady seller, eventually being certified gold in 1989 by the RIAA. A German 1994 reissue added 6 bonus tracks, all of which were released as singles and charted on the Billboard Hot 100, including the 1983 single "No One Can Love You More Than Me", which was released later in the year from Manchester's last Arista album ''Emergency''.

Track listing

Charts

References

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