''The Hits Collection'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award f ...

. The album was released on March 6, 2006. Originally the album was intended to be a repackaged version of the 1996 compilation ''Best of Kim Wilde''. When the album was announced, the webmaster of Wilde's fansite contacted

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

and asked if it would be a better idea to release a new compilation of Wilde's EMI 'first' years of 1981-1983 instead. EMI agreed, and so this compilation came to be. This compilation assembles the first eight 7" A-sides of Wilde's career (tracks 1 through 8) as well as their respective B-sides (tracks 9 through 16), in chronological order. Versions included on the original singles had been the album versions, except "Water on Glass" which was remixed, and "Love Blonde" which was edited. Those two single versions appear here. "Can You Hear It" is not the original 7" version though, but the reworked album version. Also included is the 1982 Japan-only A-side " Bitter Is Better", unreleased in the UK until this CD. The last two tracks are the two extended versions (12" A-sides) released in the time frame.

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