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, released on 6 December 1993. The album does not include any of their 1980s singles, which were released on a different record label. The album failed to enter the Australian

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top 100. In late 1992, the Divinyls covered

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song, " I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore", for the

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''. It was subsequently issued as the lead single from ''The Collection'', in October 1992. The single peaked at No. 19 on the Australian singles charts and spent sixteen weeks in the top fifty. The second single released, " Wild Thing", was recorded for the

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'' (1993). The song reached No. 39 on the Australian singles charts. The third single, a cover of

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''. The single failed to enter the top 100.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collection, The 1993 greatest hits albums Divinyls compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums