''Greatest Hits'' is the first
compilation album
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by Australian rock band
Noiseworks
Noiseworks are an Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1986 with bass guitarist Steve Balbi, guitarist Stuart Fraser, drummer Kevin Nicol, keyboardist Justin Stanley and lead vocalist Jon Stevens. They had four Australian Top 10 al ...
. Released in 1992, it peaked at No. 4 in Australia and was certified platinum in 1993.
Background
After releasing three studio albums, Noiseworks completed a national tour in March 1992 and disbanded shortly after. Band member,
Jon Stevens
Jon Stevens (born 8 October 1961) is a New Zealand singer, best known for his work with Noiseworks and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.
Biography 1980–1986: career beginnings and ''Jezebel''
Stevens was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, and is o ...
pursued opportunities on a different kind of stage and starred as
Judas
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in the 1992 highly acclaimed and successful Australian Musical Production of
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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's ''
Jesus Christ Superstar
''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...
''.
A greatest hit album was released to collate the group's singles and included three Australian top twenty singles, "
Take Me Back", "
Touch
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" and "
Hot Chilli Woman". The songs appear in chronological order of release.
A live recording of
the Beatles
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' song "
Let It Be
Let It Be most commonly refers to:
* ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970
* "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album
It may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...
" was released as the first and only single. It was recorded at their live concert in March 1992.
Track listing
# "
No Lies
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Summary
The film, which is in the style of a ''cinéma vérité'' interview by a young filmmaker, deals with a young woman ...
"
# "
Take Me Back"
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Welcome to the World"
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Love Somebody"
# "
Burning Feeling"
# "
Touch
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"
# "
Simple Man"
# "
Voice of Reason"
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In My Youth"
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Freedom
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"
# "
Miles & Miles"
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Hot Chilli Woman"
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R.I.P. (Millie)"
# "
Take You Higher"
(with Vika & Linda Bull)
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Let It Be
Let It Be most commonly refers to:
* ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970
* "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album
It may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...
"
(live)
Chart positions
Weekly charts
''Greatest Hits'' debuted at No. 16 in Australia and peaked at No. 4 two weeks later.
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1992 compilation albums
Noiseworks albums
Columbia Records compilation albums