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in December 1988 and is the ninth volume of the long-running '' Hits'' compilation series. It charted on December 17, 1988 on the UK Top 100 Album chart. Possibly in response to the comparatively lower selling ''The Hits Album 8'', the record labels involved in this follow up volume decided to re-boot the ''Hits'' series, and this ''Hits Album'' was released without the expected chronological '9' and with markedly different artwork and design. The front cover artwork was a scene captured from the television advertising campaign. Further differences to the previous ''Hits'' volumes included fewer tracks at 30, but with the added benefit that there were no longer early fades on any of the tracks. The LP gatefold included pictures and artist information to accompany each song, but this wasn't included on the CD and MC formats. The compilation is listed as ''The Hits Album 9'' in ''The Complete Book of the British Charts'' and other chart statistic publications due to the catalogue number 'CDHITS9'. It is also known as ''The Hits Album 9'' to avoid confusion with two other albums simply titled ''The Hits Album'' (the 1st and 14th editions of the series). The re-boot seemingly failed, and the album stalled at number 5 in the UK Top 100 Album chart, the lowest charting ''Hits '' album on the main album chart. On January 14, 1989, compilation albums were excluded from the main chart and ''The Hits Album'' transferred to the new Compilations Top 20 for the rest of its run, peaking (in the very first compilation chart) at number 4. It includes two songs which reached number one on the

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Orinoco Flow "Orinoco Flow", also released as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, ''Watermark'' (1988). It was released on 3 October 1988 by WEA Records in the United Kingdom and by Geffen Rec ...

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One Moment in Time "One Moment in Time" is a sentimental ballad by American singer Whitney Houston and written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, produced by Narada Michael Walden for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. It was released by Arista ...

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Never Trust a Stranger "Never Trust a Stranger" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde, released as the third single from her sixth album, '' Close'' (1988). Remixed from the original album track by producer Ricki Wilde, it was released in the autumn of 1988 following t ...

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Debbie Gibson Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple plati ...

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Foolish Beat "Foolish Beat" is the fourth single released by American singer and songwriter Debbie Gibson, originally recorded in late 1987 for the ''Dream Tour'', months prior to its inclusion on Gibson's debut album, '' Out of the Blue'' (1987). The single t ...

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The Pasadenas The Pasadenas were an English R&B/pop group. They had two UK top 10 albums and eight UK top 40 hit singles, including " Tribute (Right On)" (1988), "Riding on a Train" (1988) and " I'm Doing Fine Now" (1992). Career The group scored a UK num ...

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Enya Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...

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Fairground Attraction Fairground Attraction were a London based folk and soft rock band. They are notable for the 1988 hit songs " Perfect" and " Find My Love", both taken from the group's multi-platinum selling debut album, '' The First of a Million Kisses''. The ...

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Find My Love "Find My Love" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as their second single from their debut album '' The First of a Million Kisses'' in July 1988. As with much of their debut album, the words and music of the song ...

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Deacon Blue Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond. The band released their debut albu ...

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Real Gone Kid "Real Gone Kid" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue. Vocalist Ricky Ross wrote the song about a performance he saw of ex- Lone Justice singer Maria McKee during a time when Deacon Blue and Lone Justice toured together. The lyrics a ...

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Everything but the Girl Everything but the Girl (occasionally referred to as EBTG) are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, producer and singer Ben Wat ...

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I Don't Want to Talk About It "I Don't Want to Talk About It" is a song written by American guitarist Danny Whitten. It was first recorded by American rock band Crazy Horse and issued as the final track on side one of their 1971 eponymous album. It was Whitten's signature ...

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Tanita Tikaram Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969) is a British pop/ folk singer-songwriter. She achieved chart success with the singles "Twist in My Sobriety" and " Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, ''Ancient Heart''. Background Tikaram was born i ...

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Somewhere Down the Crazy River "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" is a 1987 song by Robbie Robertson, initially released on Robertson's debut solo album ''Robbie Robertson'', with Sam Llanas on backing vocals. Background When one of the producers, Daniel Lanois, was asked about ...

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Yazz Yazz (born Yasmin Evans; 19 May 1960) is an English pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population. Career Yazz was born i ...

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Stand Up for Your Love Rights "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" is a 1988 song performed by British pop singer Yazz. It is the follow-up single to her successful single "The Only Way Is Up" and was released as the second single from her debut album, ''Wanted'' (1988). The song ...

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Love House "Love House" is a song by English singer Samantha Fox from her third studio album, '' I Wanna Have Some Fun'' (1988). Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland wrote and produced the song. It was released as the first European single from the album in the thi ...

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Karyn White Karyn Layvonne White (born October 14, 1965) is an American singer who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is known for several hit singles including "Superwoman" (1988), " Secret Rendezvous" (1989), " The Way You Love Me" (19 ...

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Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song " Ne ...

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She Wants to Dance with Me "She Wants to Dance with Me" is a song written and recorded by Rick Astley in 1988. It is the lead single from his second studio album, '' Hold Me in Your Arms''. The song was released in United Kingdom on September 20, 1988; it entered the cha ...

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Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...

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Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...

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Ben Liebrand Ben Liebrand () (born 27 September 1960 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is a Dutch dance music DJ and remixer. He has produced for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixed tracks by artists such as Alexander O'Neal, Salt-N- ...

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Alexander O'Neal Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi. O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of whic ...

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Angry Anderson Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known f ...

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Londonbeat Londonbeat is a British dance-pop band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s. Band members are American Jimmy Helms (who also had a successful solo career and sang radio jingles for Radio Hallam and Hereward Radio in the ...

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Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. A "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart" known for his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five solo albums, two of which t ...

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Driving Home for Christmas "Driving Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written and composed by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The first version was originally released as the B-side to his single " Hello Friend" in 1986. In October 1988, a re-recorded versio ...

References

Collins Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Graham Betts. 2005. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Hits Album 9, The 1988 compilation albums CBS Records compilation albums Warner Music Group compilation albums Hits (compilation series) albums