''Hits'' is a compilation album by

Mike + The Mechanics Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) is an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for his earlier group Genesis. The band is known for hit singl ...

, released in 1996 except in the United States and Canada, where it was released in 2005. It contains nearly all of the band's hits up to the time of its release. "

All I Need Is a Miracle "All I Need Is a Miracle" is a song performed by English pop rock band Mike + The Mechanics. Written by guitarist Mike Rutherford and producer Christopher Neil, it was first included on their 1985 self-titled debut album, and later released a ...

" was re-recorded for the album.

Reception

Peter Kane in '' Q'' wrote, "These are all songs that are uniformly high on melody and craftsmanship, with mercifully no hidden agenda." In a retrospective review,

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editor

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declared ''Hits'' "a first-rate compilation, giving the casual fan all of the essential Mike + the Mechanics tracks".

Track listing

#" All I Need Is a Miracle '96" #" Over My Shoulder" #"

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The Living Years "The Living Years" is a soft rock ballad written by B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford, and recorded by Rutherford's British rock band Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in the United States a ...

" #"Another Cup of Coffee" #"Nobody's Perfect" #"

Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" is a song performed by Mike + The Mechanics. Written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, it was the first track on the 1985 self-titled debut album of Mike + the Mechanics. It was also released as the ...

" #"Nobody Knows" #"Get Up" #"A Time and Place" #"

Taken In "Taken In" is a song performed by Mike + The Mechanics. Written by guitarist Mike Rutherford and producer Christopher Neil, it was the third single released in June 1986 from their 1985 self-titled debut album, and the third to become a Top 4 ...

" #"Everybody Gets a Second Chance" #"A Beggar on a Beach of Gold" *Tracks 1*, 7, and 11 are taken from ''

'' (1985) *Tracks 4, 6, and 8 are taken from ''

Living Years ''Living Years'' is the second album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1988. The album reached number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. History Mike Rutherford began writing songs for the album in Sept ...

'' (1988) *Tracks 3, 9, 10, and 12 are taken from ''

'' (1991) *Tracks 2, 5, and 13 are taken from ''

Beggar on a Beach of Gold ''Beggar on a Beach of Gold'' is the fourth album by Mike + the Mechanics, released on 6 March 1995. This album contains three singles: the No. 12 hit "Over My Shoulder", the No. 33 hit "A Beggar on a Beach of Gold", and the No. 51 hit "Anothe ...

'' (1995) * *Re-recording of original album track.

References

1996 greatest hits albums Mike + The Mechanics albums Albums produced by Mike Rutherford Albums produced by Christopher Neil {{1990s-compilation-album-stub