''The Hits Album 3'' or ''Hits 3'' is a compilation album released in the UK by and

WEA Records Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

and CBS Records in November 1985. It followed up the extremely successful previous volumes '' Hits 1'' and '' Hits 2''. Although those albums both reached #1, ''Hits 3'' peaked at #2 (held off by '' Now 6''), despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits. ''Hits 3'' was a 28 track double- LP and

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. A 22-track video compilation titled ''The Hits Video: Take 2'' was also released on VHS by WEA Music Video. ''Hits 3'' features two songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: " Frankie" and "

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". The Cars song "

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" previously appeared on '' Hits 1''.

Track listing

Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1) #

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– " Take On Me" # King – "The Taste of Your Tears" # Red Box – "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)" # Matt Bianco – "

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Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim, and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. ...

– " Frankie" #

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– "My Toot Toot" # Shakin' Stevens – "Lipstick, Powder and Paint" Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2) #

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– " Dress You Up" # Prince and

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– " Raspberry Beret" #

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– " Dancing in the Dark" #

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– "Dancin' in the Key of Life" #

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– " It's a Man's Man's Man's World" # Colonel Abrams – " Trapped" #

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– " Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3) # Jennifer Rush – " The Power of Love" # Paul Young – " Everytime You Go Away" # The Cars – "

" ^† # Cyndi Lauper – " Time After Time" #

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– "

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" # The Dream Academy – " Life in a Northern Town" # Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren – "

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" Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4) # John Parr – "

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" #

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– " The Power of Love" # ZZ Top – " Sleeping Bag" # Bonnie Tyler – "

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" # Thompson Twins – "

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" # The Cult – "

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" # Echo & the Bunnymen – "

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" † Previously available on '' Hits 1''.

The Hits Video: Take 2

# A-ha – "Take On Me" # King – "The Taste of Your Tears" # Red Box – "Lean On Me" # Matt Bianco – "Yeh Yeh"† # Brilliant – "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" # The Associates – "Take Me To the Girl"†† # Jennifer Rush – "The Power Of Love"† # Paul Young – "Every Time You Go Away" # Simply Red – "

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"†† # The Dream Academy – "Life In A Northern Town" # Howard Jones – "

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(new version)"††† # Shakin' Stevens – "Lipstick, Powder and Paint" # Bonnie Tyler – "Holding Out for a Hero" #

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– " My Heart Goes Bang"†† #

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– "Twin Cadillac Valentine"†† # The Jesus and Mary Chain – "

Just Like Honey "Just Like Honey" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain from their 1985 debut album '' Psychocandy''. The track was released as the third single from the record through Blanco y Negro Records in September 1985. ...

"†† # The Cult – " Rain"†† # Prefab Sprout – " When Love Breaks Down"†† #

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– "Over the Sea"†† # Eighth Wonder – "Stay with Me"†† # Strawberry Switchblade – " Jolene"†† # Echo & the Bunnymen – "Bring On the Dancing Horses" † Only available in

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. †† Never appeared on any ''Hits'' album. ††† Previously appeared on a ''Hits'' album.

References

Collins Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Graham Betts. 2005. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Hits 03 1985 compilation albums CBS Records compilation albums Warner Music Group compilation albums Hits (compilation series) albums