''The Collection'' is a
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
by British band
Ultravox
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was ...
, released on 2 November 1984 by
Chrysalis Records. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including "
Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album as a stand-alone single.
The album peaked at number 2 on the
UK Album Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts ...
, becoming their highest-charting album.
Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection
/ref> It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with ...
(BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies.
Track listing
Side one
All lyrics by Midge Ure, except where noted.
Track listing
Side two
All lyrics by Midge Ure, except where noted.
Track listing
''The 12″ Collection''
Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled ''The 12″ Collection'', consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:
Side one:
# "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Special Re-mix) – 10:02
# "Serenade" (Special Re-mix) – 6:03 (music: Currie, Ure, Cross)
# "One Small Day" (Final Mix) – 7:45
Side two:
# "Love's Great Adventure" (Extended Version) – 5:40
# "We Came to Dance" (Extended Version) – 7:35
# "Reap the Wild Wind" (Extended Version) – 4:45
Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Bibliography
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1984 compilation albums
Chrysalis Records compilation albums
Ultravox compilation albums